List of confirmed Xbox Game Pass day-one releases in 2023

By:Semir Omerovic

Published: 18:23, 02 December 2022

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Xbox Game Pass looks absolutely packed in 2023 with heavy hitters like Starfield, Ark 2, Redfall, Forza Motorsport and Stalker 2

Here is the full list of every video game releasing day-one on Xbox Game Pass in 2023.

It does seem like 2023 is the year for the Xbox platform as Microsoft finally have some blockbusters ready to release over the next twelve months.

From first-party releases in Starfield , Redfall , Forza Motorsport and Minecraft Legends to third-party exclusives like Stalker 2 , Ara History Untold and Replaced, 2023 seems absolutely packed for Xbox and their subscription service Game Pass.

At the moment, Xbox have over 35 day-one releases confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in 2023, which certainly is mighty impressive. Since it can be hard to track all these games and their respective release dates, we've made a full list of all Game Pass releases in 2023. You'll find it below.

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Xbox Game Pass day-one releases in 2023:

Release date order.

Persona 3 Portable - January 19
Persona 4 Golden - January 19
Monster Hunter Rise - January 20
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Console release - January 31 (Exclusive)
Atomic Heart - February 20
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - March 3
Amnesia: The Bunker - March
Valheim - Early Spring (Exclusive*)
Forza Motorsport - Spring (Exclusive)
Minecraft Legends - Spring
Lightyear Frontier - Spring (Exclusive*)
Guilty Gear: Strive - Spring
Ghostwire Tokyo - After March
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - Early 2023
Ravenlok - Early 2023 (Exclusive*)
Redfall - Early 2023 (Exclusive)
Starfield - Early 2023 (Exclusive)
Planet of Lana - Q2 2023 (Exclusive*)
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition - Q2 2023

Bethesda

Starfield is certainly one of the biggest, if not the biggest release of 2023

Stalker 2 - December (Exclusive*)
Ara History Untold - 2023 (Exclusive)
Age of Empires 4 - 2023 (Exclusive)
The Last Case of Benedict Fox - 2023 (Exclusive*)
Hollow Knight Silksong - 2023
COCOON - 2023
Ark 2 - 2023 (Exclusive*)
Ereban: Shadow Legacy - 2023 (Exclusive*)
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - 2023
Lies of P - 2023
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - 2023
Replaced - 2023 (Exclusive*)
Party Animals - 2023 (Exclusive*)
Dungeons 4 - 2023
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank - 2023
Railway Empire 2 - 2023
Flock - 2023
Thirsty Suitors - 2023
Bounty Star - 2023
Routine - 2023 (Exclusive*)

*Console launch exclusive.

The list will be updated as Xbox announce more day-one Game Pass releases in the coming months.

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List of confirmed Xbox Game Pass day-one releases in 2023

Here is the full list of every video game releasing day-one on Xbox Game Pass in 2023.

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Xbox Game Pass day-one releases in 2023:

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