South of Midnight launches today on Game Pass. Disco Elysium drops tomorrow. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth arrives March 24. This is one of the best single-month lineups Game Pass has had in years — and most of it costs nothing extra if you’re already on Ultimate or Premium.
Microsoft confirmed 12 games joining Xbox Game Pass from March 17 through April 7. Here’s the full list with quick verdicts on what’s actually worth your time.
The Full List: 12 Games Joining Game Pass (March 17–April 7)
| Date | Game | Platforms | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 | DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse: Ready to Party | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| March 18 | South of Midnight | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Premium |
| March 18 | The Alters | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Premium |
| March 19 | Disco Elysium | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| March 24 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Console, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| March 25 | Absolum | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| March 26 | Nova Roma | PC only | Ultimate, PC |
| March 30 | The Long Dark | Console, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| March 31 | Resident Evil 7 | Console, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| April 2 | Barbie Horse Trails | Console, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
| April 2 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Premium |
| April 7 | Final Fantasy IV | Series X|S, PC, Cloud | Ultimate, Premium, PC |
Heads up on tiers: South of Midnight, The Alters, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are Premium-only. You need the $19.99/month Xbox Game Pass Premium plan. The $14.99 Ultimate tier doesn’t include them at launch.
South of Midnight (March 18 — Day One, Premium)
Compulsion Games — the studio behind We Happy Few — built something genuinely weird and beautiful. South of Midnight is an action-adventure set in a mythologized American South, with Hazel hunting folklore creatures through flooded bayous and Southern Gothic mansions. The visual style mixes stop-motion-inspired character animation with fluid 3D combat, and nothing else in the Game Pass catalog looks like it.
Retail price is $59.99. On Premium today at no extra cost. If you’re paying $19.99/month, there’s no reason not to load it up right now.
Verdict: Play it. The kind of weird creative swing that makes the service worth having.
Disco Elysium (March 19 — Ultimate, Premium, PC)
You’ve probably heard about this one. An amnesiac detective. A murder investigation. A psyche that talks back to you. Almost no combat — it’s skill checks and dialogue the whole way through, and the writing is sharper than nearly anything else in games. 2019 GOTY winner. Still holds up. Takes 30-40 hours depending on how much you poke around. Normally $39.99 on Steam.
Verdict: Play it. Top-10-of-the-decade territory, free on Game Pass from March 19.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (March 24 — Ultimate, Premium, PC)
The mainline Ichiban Kasuga entry, set in Hawaii. If you’ve been watching the series — Ishin, Gaiden, Pirate Yakuza — this is where it all comes together. New players: start with the first Like a Dragon on Game Pass first, then come here. Budget 60-80 hours for main story plus the big sidequests. Normally $59.99.
This is the standout addition for Ultimate subscribers this wave — a full $60 RPG that usually takes two months to finish, at no extra cost.
Verdict: Play it. If turn-based JRPGs are your thing, this is the best one on the service right now.
The Alters (March 18 — Premium)
11 bit studios — Frostpunk, This War of Mine — made a survival base-builder where you crew your operation with alternate versions of yourself. Different life choices gave them different skills. It’s a genuinely interesting concept from a developer that doesn’t make bad games. Premium only at launch.
The Long Dark (March 30 — Ultimate, Premium, PC)
Canadian wilderness survival after a geomagnetic disaster. No monsters. No combat in Survival mode. Just cold, hunger, wolves, and your own poor decisions catching up with you. One of the best games in the genre, and it’s been $34.99 on Steam for years. The Wintermute story campaign is worth playing too.
If you want more picks from the Game Pass survival catalog, we have a full rundown: The Best Survival Games on Xbox Game Pass Right Now (2026).
Verdict: Play it. Genuinely tense in a way most survival games never manage.
Resident Evil 7 (March 31 — Ultimate, Premium, PC)
RE7 is what reset the franchise after the action-heavy missteps. First-person, one house, one family, one nightmare that takes about 9 hours to get through. Capcom doesn’t pad it. The Standard Edition ($19.99 retail) doesn’t include DLC, but the base game is the experience everyone talks about when they bring up RE7.
Verdict: Play it. Best survival horror Capcom made between REmake and RE Village.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (April 2 — Premium)
The French RPG that’s been generating serious buzz. Turn-based combat with real-time dodge mechanics layered in, Symbolist painting-inspired art direction, and a world where everyone born in a given year gets erased by an entity called the Paintress. The previews have been exceptional. Premium only at launch.
Verdict: Watch for reviews at launch — early signals are very strong.
Final Fantasy IV (April 7 — Ultimate, Premium, PC)
The Pixel Remaster version — updated visuals, remastered OST, quality-of-life auto-battle. Cecil’s story holds up. If you’ve never touched classic Final Fantasy, IV is the cleanest starting point. Normally $17.99.
What Tier Do You Need?
Ultimate ($14.99/month): Disco Elysium, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, The Long Dark, Resident Evil 7, Final Fantasy IV, and Absolum. Still an absurdly good stretch.
Premium ($19.99/month): Everything above, plus South of Midnight, The Alters, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on day one. The $5 gap is earning its keep this month.
Not sure which plan makes sense for you? We broke it down in detail: Xbox Game Pass Essential vs Ultimate vs Premium — Which Tier Is Worth It in 2026?
Bottom Line
South of Midnight today, Disco Elysium tomorrow, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth next week, Resident Evil 7 at month’s end, and Clair Obscur on April 2. This is probably the best Game Pass month since Cyberpunk 2077 dropped on the service — and Cyberpunk is still there too.
If you’ve been on the fence, now’s the time. If you’re already subscribed, your backlog just got a lot worse — in the best way.
