Xbox Free Play Days: 29 Oct-1 Nov 2026

You can play WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Darkwood, Spirittea and EVERSPACE 2 with Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate from 29 October to 1 November 2026. Dead by Daylight is also free for every Xbox player this weekend, through 2 November, with multiplayer included. You can choose console or PC for Spirittea and Everspace 2. This page covers Xbox's 29 October announcement; use the platform and membership columns below before downloading.

This weekend's games and dates

Install through the Free Play Days collection

On your console, press the Xbox button to open the guide, then choose Store > Home > Subscriptions. Scroll down to Free Play Days and press X to view the full collection. Choose the game you want and install its event offer. Sign in with your eligible Game Pass account for the four subscriber games. If the offer is missing, check your account's membership and the game's Store details for your region.

Choose Wuchang on Series X|S for a single-player action RPG set in Shu, where you fight as a pirate warrior affected by a mysterious illness. On Xbox One, Darkwood gives you a different survival challenge: you gather materials in the forest by day, craft weapons and traps, then defend your hideout at night. Its Store listing includes both Xbox One and Series X|S, with Smart Delivery.

Choose Spirittea or Everspace 2 on PC

You can also take the Spirittea and Everspace 2 offers to PC. Open the game's Xbox.com Store page, sign in and select the available installation offer for your device. Both listings carry Xbox Play Anywhere support and include PC under Play with. Use that platform list when choosing your download: Spirittea also runs on Xbox One, while Everspace 2's native console version is for Series X|S.

In Spirittea, you solve troublesome spirits' problems and turn them into paying bathhouse customers. You clean towels, chop wood to heat the baths and arrange guests according to their preferences. Choose Everspace 2 for single-player space combat, exploration, loot and ship customisation instead. Its campaign lets you gather equipment, complete side missions and change your ship build as you travel through its handcrafted star systems.

Play Dead by Daylight without Game Pass

Choose Dead by Daylight's console offer to join Free Play Days for All. You get the game and multiplayer access during the event without buying Essential, Premium or Ultimate. Play as the Killer hunting the other players, or join the four Survivors trying to escape. The base Xbox edition includes seven Killers and nine Survivors, each with character progression and unlockables you can customise.

Buy a game to continue from where you stopped after its free period. You keep your earned points, purchased DLC, Gamerscore and achievements. Check the game and edition before paying, especially when the Store also offers expansion packs or upgraded editions. For longer subscription access, check November's announced Game Pass games and tiers; for a PC giveaway you can keep, see this week's Epic free game and claim deadline.

Last week's games: 22-26 October

Last weekend, you could play Dying Light 2: Stay Human - Reloaded Edition, Let's Build a Zoo and Tropico 6 with Essential, Premium or Ultimate from 22-25 October. Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin each offered a three-hour trial for all Xbox players. Those gave you a short sample of their turn-based adventures without needing a Game Pass membership.

You could also play Riders Republic without Game Pass from 22-26 October. That longer window has finished too. For the current weekend, return to the Free Play Days collection and choose from the five games in the table above.