Xbox Game Pass is home to hundreds of titles spanning both PC and Xbox consoles, and navigating the seemingly bottomless list of games can be challenging. Thanks to one Redditor's tireless efforts, the entire Xbox Game Pass catalog has been converted into an Excel spreadsheet that makes browsing various categories extremely straightforward.
Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's subscription service that grants access to a generous number of titles playable across PC and Xbox. Since Xbox Game Pass launched in 2017, the catalog has grown to include hundreds of titles across every genre, with a rotating list of games available each month. Rather than shelling out $60 for the latest AAA titles, Game Pass users pay a monthly subscription for limitless playtime with the service's ever-growing collection. Xbox Game Pass also includes EA Play, a similar service operated by EA that includes tons of AAA titles. This form of subscription model has proven to be extremely successful as many gamers end up saving hundreds of dollars.
Since Xbox Game Pass encompasses both PC and Xbox console exclusive games, the need to categorize and easily browse the catalog is apparent. In an effort to make the browsing process as informed as possible, Redditor and Xbox Game Pass community moderator ABattleVet has put together an extremely handy spreadsheet viewable online through Google Sheets. The list is color-coded and includes a number of informative categories such as release date, Metacritic rating, platform, and genre. The list also has a tab for EA Play's free games catalog, showing both the currently available titles and removed titles.
A similar list has been created by Redditor RagnarLorth that encompasses both the NA and EU versions of PlayStation Now's free games catalog. Similar to the Xbox Game Pass master list, the PlayStation Now master list shows a detailed color-coded list of free games exclusive to the PlayStation service. Release date, system, and Metacritic ratings are listed for each game, and the color codes make it easy to see the game's Metacritic rating at a glance. 834 games are present in the PlayStation Now master list, and over 1,100 titles are listed in the Xbox Game Pass master list.
With regular free-to-keep games from the Epic Games Store each week and hundreds of titles available through affordable subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Now, PC and console gamers are being treated to very low-cost entertainment compared to previous years when every game had to be purchased at full value. As subscription services continue to battle for players' attention, these catalogs will likely continue to grow in order to attract new subscribers.
Source: Xbox Game Pass Master List, Reddit