March 2022 has proven to be a hectic month for Xbox Game Pass, with Microsoft securing a number of day one releases and other notable games for its popular subscription service. New Xbox Game Pass games have been added frequently throughout the month, with some days getting multiple releases. This Thursday, March 24 is set to receive three new Xbox Game Pass games, though there are caveats with each one that make it an especially interesting day.
For one, narrative-driven adventure game A Memoir Blue is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 24. A Memoir Blue, published by Annapurna Interactive, is described as an "interactive poem" that explores the relationship of a mother and her daughter. Despite A Memoir Blue previously being announced as a day one Xbox Game Pass game, though, it wasn't part of the new Xbox Game Pass games list that Microsoft revealed earlier in the month.
Microsoft announced the new Xbox Game Pass games for the second half of March 2022 on March 15, but it left a number of games off the list. Surprise day one releases like Paradise Killer and Tunic were left off so Microsoft could launch them as surprise day one games, but A Memoir Blue's absence was strange since it had previously been confirmed for the service. It's unclear what's going on with A Memoir Blue, but as far as we know, it's still on track to release as a day one Xbox Game Pass game come March 24.
New Xbox Game Pass Games for March 2022
- Far: Changing Tides - March 1
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Cloud) - March 1
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 - March 3
- Kentucky Route Zero - March 10
- Lawn Mowing Simulator - March 10
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - March 10
- Young Souls - March 10
- Paradise Killer - March 16
- Tunic - March 16
- Shredders - March 17
- The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos - March 17
- Kraken Academy - March 22
- Tainted Grail: Conquest - March 22
- Zero Escape: The Nonary Games - March 22
- A Memoir Blue - March 24
- Norco (PC Game Pass only) - March 24
- F1 2021 (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate only) - March 24
- Crusader Kings 3 - March 29
- Weird West - March 31
Norco is another game coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 24, but its caveat is that it will only be available to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Norco is a point-and-click adventure game without an Xbox version available, so that's why it will only be playable for those with a PC handy. Game Pass subscribers are able to play PC games if they subscribe specifically to PC Game Pass, or if they subscribe the highest-tier option, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will be necessary for those that want to play the third game coming to the service on March 24. Well-reviewed racing game F1 2021 is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 24 through EA Play, which is not available to vanilla Game Pass subscribers.
Because of the caveats tied to each of the three new games coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 24, it makes it an interesting day for the service. Of course, there are plenty of other new Xbox Game Pass games releasing later this month as well, with the console version of Crusader Kings 3 joining the lineup on March 29 and day one game Weird West releasing March 31, among others.