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One Weekend. Seven Worlds. Endless Possibilities. Screamer and Family Man are available in Free Play Days this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 11.
Additionally, ARC Raiders is free for all XBOX members to try from October 8 until October 11 (XBOX Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership not required).
Watch out! These games are time bound. High On Life 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III, and Rogue Waters are available for all XBOX players to try out with timed trials.
How to Start Playing
Scroll down and find and install the games on each of the individual game details page on XBOX.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the XBOX Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your XBOX One and XBOX Series X|S.
Keep the Fun Going
Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and achievements earned during the event! Please note that discounts, percentages, and title availability may vary by title and region.
Free Play Days (Game Pass Membership Required)
Screamer
High-octane action and anime aesthetics collide in this arcade racing game, featuring fighting mechanics and a storyline that hits hard. In this world, some race for glory while others seek power or revenge. Every race is a fight and every battle is personal. For a limited time, get 60% off the Standard Edition or the Digital Deluxe Edition and keep playing after the weekend is over.
Screamer
Milestone S.r.l.
$59.99
$23.99
Family Man
Family Man is part of Xbox Free Play Days, so you can try it all weekend for free, and grab the game for 85% OFF! Family Man is a dark, story-led RPG that asks the question: When pushed to the limits of your own morality, how far would you go for the sake of your family? Make difficult decisions, earn cash to put food on the table, and decide just how moral your compass is.
Family Man
No More Robots
$19.99
$2.99
Free Play Days For All
ARC Raiders
This October, we’re celebrating a year of ARC Raiders by giving new Raiders the chance to play for free for an entire weekend! Speranza is throwing open its hatches to new Raiders looking to enlist by scavenging the surface to thrive in a desolate world.
Experience ARC Raiders’ biggest update since launch: Frozen Trail. An unprecedented disruption has drawn dangers to the Rust Belt unlike anything we’ve seen before. With a colossal new threat eviscerating anything in its path, both the Nomads’ trails and Toledo itself threaten to become collateral damage of ARC’s ill-equipped salvage operation. Plus, from October 8 through October 15, you can buy the ARC Raiders base game, Deluxe Edition, and Deluxe Edition upgrade, at 50% off.
ARC Raiders
Embark Studios
$39.99
$19.99
High On Life 2
You’ve done it. You’ve taken down an intergalactic cartel, brought humanity back from the brink of extinction, and hunted dangerous bounties to the far corners of the galaxy. Bounty hunting has brought you fortune, fame and love; but when a mysterious figure from your past reappears and puts a price on your sister’s head, your cushy life gets thrown into chaos.
An intergalactic conspiracy threatens the fate of humanity! Team up with a wide cast of talking alien guns as you shoot, stab, and skate your way through the exotic locales to take down the bad guys and save your favorite species (humans)!
High On Life 2
Squanch Games, Inc.
$39.99
$31.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Free Trial
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land.
The massive Update 2.0 improves performance, significantly transforms the look and feel of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and introduces new features that make the journey more immersive than ever. Test your luck in the Zone during Free Play Days, then continue your journey with 30% OFF the full game!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
GSC Game World
$59.99
$41.99
Little Nightmares III
Face your childhood fears in Little Nightmares III, a haunting adventure filled with dark mysteries and unforgettable horrors. Explore the secrets of the Spiral, solve puzzles, and evade terrifying creatures lurking around every corner.
Little Nightmares III
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
$39.99
$19.99
Rogue Waters
Rogue Waters is an addictive Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite pirate adventure. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Free to play for 2 hours in a timed trial during Xbox’s Free Play Days and 75% OFF to buy! The high seas await. Will ye heed the call?
Rogue Waters
Tripwire Interactive LLC
$29.99
$7.49
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Set sail as Captain Cutter, a pirate caught in a deadly struggle for power and vengeance. Navigate dangerous waters, unleash mythical sea creatures, and outwit enemies as you chase legendary treasure and confront dark secrets.
● Embark on a journey of loyalty, betrayal, and revenge, as you unravel the mysteries of the Sea Shepherd prophecy and face the immortal Captain Blackbone.
● Use your Pirate Cave (HUB) to equip ship upgrades & crew members before each run.
● Each run generates new encounters, requiring careful navigation as you work your way toward Captain Blackbone.
● Enjoy a rich, story-driven adventure across 3 acts, with endless replayability.
Recruit and grow your pirate crew, discovering their hidden potential as you lead them into battle. It’s your responsibility to mold them into the legendary pirates they were destined to be.
● Recruit from 6 unique classes, each with distinct abilities and playstyles for your ship’s crew.
● After each run, upgrade your crew’s skills to increase their effectiveness.
● Damage persists across runs, requiring you to swap out crew members to allow them time to heal.
Face new challenges as the game world shifts procedurally with each run, offering fresh secrets, combat scenarios, and treasures to discover.
● Encounters feature diverse pirate factions and enemy types—choose your battles wisely.
● Your crew will engage enemies on ships and land alike.
● Visit shops to heal, upgrade crew, buy cannons, and repair your ship.
● You can extort shops for loot, but it’ll lead to a fight.
Customize your naval encounters with cannons and ship artillery. Unleash powerful shots during naval combat to destroy enemy ship modules and gain the upper hand in boarding fights.
● Encounters begin with Sea Battles where you can use cannons to target key areas of enemy ships.
● Both your ship and the enemy’s have distinct buffs that can be destroyed.
● Crew members can be targeted and killed during battle, so defend your ship and crew before boarding.
Experience a fresh take on turn-based tactical combat that replicates the visceral intensity of cloak-and-dagger duels. Use the environment to gain the upper hand like never before.
● The boarding phase involves hand-to-hand combat where your crew faces off against enemies.
● Use your crew’s unique abilities to maneuver and pin enemies against obstacles for fatal damage.
● Leverage the environment by pushing enemies into spikes, grabbing one-time weapons, or swinging into position with ropes.
Legendary sea creatures, once thought to be myths, roam the oceans of Rogue Waters. Free them from captivity and gain their trust to summon them in battle.
Summon 3 sea monsters to assist in the boarding phase:
● The Kraken crushes nearby enemies.
● The Mermaid disrupts and pushes enemies in any direction.
● The Giant Snail drops a deadly spiked obstacle on the deck.
Each run resets your equipment and items, but unlocks permanent upgrades for your crew, ship, and Captain Cutter, allowing you to grow stronger with every battle.
Items and upgrades reset between each run:
● Personal items (character equipment): additional weapons, attack modifiers, and side upgrades for abilities.
● Shipboard weapons (cannons and similar items): each new run begins with a usable, basic starter set.
● Ship modules reset as well.
Each run permanently increases your progress:
● Unlock skill trees for crew members and Captain Cutter.
● Acquire ship and port facility upgrades in the Pirate Cave (HUB).
Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play Days for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members! Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to XBOX Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the latest XBOX gaming news.
