Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds Surreal Day-One games from Microsoft Studio

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has been added Keeper to its content directory. The surreal adventure is the 56th new title to hit the subscription service in October 2025, as well as the 178th Xbox Game Pass Ultimate release since the start of the year.

The latest project from Psychonauts developer and Microsoft subsidiary Double Fine Productions, Keeper was officially announced during the recent Xbox Games Showcase. The June 2025 event introduced it as a third-person adventure in a post-apocalyptic setting that tells a comforting tale of camaraderie without words. It stars an unlikely duo of a pelican-like bird and a long-dormant lighthouse that mysteriously comes to life and grows legs.

Keeper Lands on PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Keepers surreal world and speculative biology can be experienced starting today, October 17, with the trippy title now available on Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass. As with other day one launches, Double Fine's latest version is limited to the PC and Ultimate tiers of Microsoft's subscription service. Keeper can also be streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming in countries where the cloud platform is available.

When is Keeper coming to Xbox Game Pass Premium?

Microsoft restructured the Xbox Game Pass tiers on October 1, replacing Core and Standard with Essential and Premium, respectively, among other changes. While the Premium membership does not include first releases, the company has committed to bringing Xbox-published titles to its library within a year of launch. The promise suggests that Keeper will make its way to Xbox Game Pass Premium by October 2026 at the latest, and – if the XGP Standard cadence is any indication – possibly as early as mid-2026.

Five more titles are currently confirmed to come to Xbox Game Pass before the end of October 2025. Ninja Gaiden 4 and Wicked West expected to arrive on October 21 and will be followed by PowerWash Simulator 2 and Bounty Star two days later. The Outer Worlds 2 is then scheduled to debut on October 29. The Wave 2 Xbox Game Pass lineup for this month is expected to be officially announced on or around October 21st.

New and upcoming Xbox Game Pass games with confirmed release dates

Game	Game Pass Level(s)	Platform(s)	Date	Notes
Pax Dei	Ultimate, PC, Premium	PC	Oct. 16	Day one 1.0 release.
Keeper	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct. 17	Day one release.
Ninja Gaiden 4	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct. 21	Day one release.
Wicked West	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, console, PC	Oct. 21	Returning title, last available in the period March 2024–March 2025.
Bounty Star	Ultimate, PC	PC, Series X/S	Oct. 23	Day one release.
PowerWash Simulator 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct. 23	Day one release.
The Outer Worlds 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct. 29	Day one release.
Football Manager 26	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Nov. 4	Day one release.
1000xResist	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Nov. 4	Day one (Xbox) release.
Void train	Ultimate, PC	PC, Series X/S	Nov. 7	Day one 1.0 release. Cloud version to be confirmed.
Winter Burrow	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, console, PC	Nov 12	Day one release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	Ultimate, PC	Console, PC	Nov 14	Day one release. Cloud version to be confirmed.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC	Nov 19	Day one release. Game preview. The XSX version will possibly come to XGP after early access.

Looking a little further ahead, Xbox Game Pass already has six confirmed releases for November 2025. Next month's game lineup includes Football Manager 26, 1000xResist, Void train, Outer Burrow, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7and Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault.