# Xbox Free Play Days game promotions

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> Updated: 2026-09-10T05:59:59.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 4.

Microsoft has implemented several iterations of its Xbox Free Play Days program. In late August 2026, the promotion initially featured a rotation of three games valued at over $100, including the survival RPG ‘Icarus: Console Edition’, available to various Game Pass tiers.

Subsequent offerings expanded the selection to include titles such as ‘Control Ultimate Edition’ and ‘Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ for all players, while requiring specific subscriptions for access to ‘Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker’ and ‘ARK: Survival Ascended’. The period also included access to the ‘Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4’ open beta.

From September 3 to September 6, 2026, the lineup included ‘EA Sports College Football 27’, available to all Xbox members without specific Game Pass requirements, while ‘The Survivalists’ required an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, or Essential membership. During this window, all members could also access two-hour trial versions of Don’t Nod’s ‘The Lonesome Guild’ and Quantic Dream’s ‘Under the Waves’.

In the second Xbox Free Play Days edition of September, Microsoft announced that subscribers could access six titles on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, including ‘Borderlands 4’, through September 13, 2026. This period coincided with new additions to the Xbox Game Pass Premium, Ultimate, and PC Game Pass libraries, such as Sega’s ‘Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage’ and the roguelike card game ‘The Royal Writ’. 

From September 10 to September 13, 2026, the Free Play Days promotion for Xbox Game Pass Essential, Premium, and Ultimate subscribers featured a lineup including ‘Borderlands 4’, ‘Madden NFL 27’, ‘F1 25’, ‘Dustborn’, ‘CarX Drift Racing Online’, and ‘Surviving Mars’.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-10: Xbox expands Game Pass with Virtua Fighter 5 and Free Play Days titles

Xbox has expanded its Game Pass offerings, featuring Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage and a Free Play Days lineup including Borderlands 4 and Madden NFL 27.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/xbox-announces-free-play-days-and-new-game-pass-titles

### 2026-09-04: Xbox Free Play Days features four titles for weekend trials

Xbox Free Play Days offers four games for trial from September 3–6, 2026, including EA Sports College Football 27 and two-hour trials of The Lonesome Guild and Under the Waves.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/xbox-free-play-days-features-four-titles-for-weekend-trials

### 2026-08-28: Xbox offers Free Play Days with multiple game titles

Xbox is offering several games for free through its Free Play Days promotion, including Control Ultimate Edition and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/xbox-offers-free-play-days-with-multiple-game-titles

### 2026-08-21: Xbox offers three free games worth over $100 via Game Pass

Xbox is offering three free games worth over $100 to Game Pass members through its Free Play Days event, headlined by the survival RPG Icarus: Console Edition, available until August 23, 2026.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/xbox-offers-three-free-games-worth-over-100-via-game-pass

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