Microsoft typically adds new games to the Xbox Game Pass service in two batches each month. Usually, one batch of new games is added in the first half of the month, with the second batch added in the second half of the month. It seems Microsoft will be holding true to that with the new Xbox Game Pass games for September 2021, confirming eight titles that are being added in the first half of September.
The new Xbox Game Pass games for September 2021 will start being added on September 2, with Craftopia kicking things off as an Xbox Game Preview game. It will be joined by Final Fantasy 13 on PC and console, marking yet another FF game that is available to play on Microsoft's Game Pass service. Other games coming to Xbox Game Pass on September 2 include Signs of the Sojourner and Surgeon Simulator 2.
Then on September 7, Xbox Game Pass subscribers can look forward to the addition of Crown Trick. On September 9, XBox Game Pass is getting Breathedge, Nuclear Throne, and The Artful Escape. Out of those games, The Artful Escape may be of particular interest to Xbox Game Pass subscribers as the game is a Day One Xbox Game Pass title with a voice cast that includes Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey of Game of Thrones fame, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers. It's a musical platformer and definitely looks like it has potential to be an indie hit.
New Xbox Game Pass Games for September 2021
- Craftopia (PC/Cloud/Console) - September 2
- Final Fantasy 13 (PC and Console) - September 2
- Signs of the Sojourner (PC/Cloud/Console) - September 2
- Surgeon Simulator 2 (PC/Cloud/Console) - September 2
- Crown Trick (PC and Console) - September 7
- Breathedge (PC/Cloud/Console) - September 9
- Nuclear Throne (PC and Console) - September 9
- The Artful Escape (PC and Console) - September 9
These aren't the only games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September. As previously mentioned, Microsoft usually releases the new Xbox Game Pass games in batches, and so fans can expect more titles to come in the second half of September. There's at least three games that have already been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass release for the second half of September, including the quirky skateboarding game Skatebird on September 16 and stealth-action game Aragami 2 on September 17. Turn-based FPS Lemnis Gate is also coming to Game Pass this month, with a current release date scheduled for September 28.
While there are plenty of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September, there are also games that will be leaving the service as well. A slew of titles were just removed from Game Pass on August 31, and even more are set to be removed later in the month. Red Dead Online is leaving Xbox Game Pass on September 13, while six more titles are set to be axed on September 15.