Xbox Free Play Days: Which Games Are Free This Weekend?
Your weekend plans are sorted. Microsoft has revealed this week's Xbox Free Play Days lineup, offering games you can download and play entirely for free.
Every single week, Microsoft treats Xbox players to a rotating selection of full games that can be downloaded and played completely free of charge over the weekend.
To access these Free Play Days titles, you must hold an active subscription to one of the main console tiers: Xbox Game Pass Essential, Xbox Game Pass Premium, or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. (Note: On occasion Microsoft hosts a 'Free Play Days for All' event, making select titles free for every single Xbox owner regardless of subscription status).
This article serves as your permanent weekly hub. We update this page every Thursday, ensuring you always know how to download them, which versions are included, and what discounts are active.
Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker
Optimized for: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Availability: Available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members to play from Thursday through Sunday.
The Deal: Celebrate the 8th Anniversary of Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker with special in-game events, and check out the new DLC featuring Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Mode). Create your own custom shinobi or select your favorite character to participate in 4v4 battles where you can unleash a multitude of ninja techniques on your opponents.
Discount: NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER is available to purchase for $4.99 (save 75% for a limited time) on the Xbox Store.
ARK: Survival Ascended
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere
Availability: Available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members to play from Thursday through Sunday. Note: ARK: Survival Ascended is already included in Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass.
The Deal: Respawn into a rebuilt dinosaur survival experience. Awaken on a mysterious island to form a tribe, tame and breed hundreds of primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food chain.
Discount: ARK: Survival Ascended is available to purchase for $11.24 (save 75% for a limited time) on the Xbox Store.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Optimized for: Xbox Series X|S
Availability: Available this weekend for all Xbox players to play from Thursday through Sunday.
The Deal: Step into South Town with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Featuring a unique art style, an innovative REV system, and two distinct control schemes, this fighting entry brings robust combat mechanics to both newcomers and series veterans alike.
Discount: FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is available to purchase for $9.99 (save 50% for a limited time) on the Xbox Store.
Control Ultimate Edition
Optimized for: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Availability: Available this weekend for all Xbox players to play from Thursday through Sunday.
The Deal: Winner of over 80 awards, Control Ultimate Edition is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure. Turn the world into your weapon and utilize supernatural abilities in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy after containment fails.
Discount: Control Ultimate Edition is available to purchase for $31.99 (save 20% for a limited time) on the Xbox Store.
This article was written by Gemini 1.5 Flash and fact-checked and edited by a human.
Editorial Standard: Drafted with AI assistance, thoroughly reviewed and published under GoodGamePass editorial supervision.
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