New AAA video games used to cost $50 apiece, but it's not unusual to see a similar game cost $70 now. That price might make you pause before you buy the game, but with an Xbox Game Pass subscription,

Lies of P is an awarding-winning game that reimagines the story of Pinocchio as a soulslike set in a grimy world overrun by killer mechanical puppets. It was released on day one on Xbox Game Pass in 2023, and Microsoft is removing that game and others from the service on March 15.

You need a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Core, Xbox Game Pass Standard or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to take part in Free Play Days each weekend. All four of these Xbox titles are playable as part of the program until late on Sunday, March 9.

The headline item is 33 Immortals, a game from Spiritfarer developer Thunder Lotus that was first revealed back during the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase. The title is entering Xbox Game Preview as the development team solicits player feedback.

There's one major game hitting Game Pass this week, but if Avowed isn't your style we have plenty of other excellent new Xbox games you can play this weekend.

Game Pass wasn’t a novel idea when it first launched in 2017. The service was positioned as a direct competitor to Sony’s PlayStation Now (which has since been subsumed into PlayStation Plus) and was similar to the EA Play subscription offered on both the Xbox One and PS4.

Sony releases the latest batch of PS Plus games, Microsoft reveals its Xbox Game Pass line-up for the first half of March.