The Xbox Free Play Days event will run through Sunday, June 11. Remedy Entertainment’s action-adventure game was featured in one of our Xbox Classics Revisited posts, and was generally well-received upon release. It currently has a Metacritic score of 84 for both the Xbox One and PC versions.

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control.

From developer Remedy Entertainment, this supernatural 3rd person action-adventure will challenge you to master the combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts and reactive environments while fighting through a deep and unpredictable world.

Control is Jesse Faden’s story and her personal search for answers as she grows into the role of the Director. The world of Control has its own story, as do the allies Jesse meets along the way. Jesse works with other Bureau agents and discovers strange experiments and secrets.—Xbox Store Description.

Note that it is the (backward compatible) Xbox One version offered with Xbox Free Play Days this weekend. That version is currently on sale with a 70% discount as part of the Deals Unlocked Sale. The Xbox Series X|S  version, Control Ultimate Edition, featured the next–gen upgrades, although that edition is not currently on sale.

Control Ultimate Edition ($39.99, Microsoft Store) →

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Operator Edition

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is an elite, realistic, tactical, team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumphs. Featuring 5v5 attack vs. defense gameplay and intense close-quarters combat in destructible environments.

Choose from over 60 operators, each with unique gadgets and customizable weapon loadouts. Outthink your opponents by breaching walls, floors, and windows, or lie in wait with deadly traps.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is constantly expanding: each season brings new content, in-game events, and more.

Farming Simulator 22 – Platinum Edition

The most extensive farming sim to date!

With the Platinum Edition of Farming Simulator 22, you start your farming venture in one of four distinctive European and American environments to take on agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. At your disposal: More than 500 authentic machines and tools by over 100 renowned agricultural manufacturers from all over the world.

With Farming Simulator 22, various new gameplay mechanics are introduced: Seasonal cycles challenge you to plan ahead and adapt to changing weather conditions. New crops like grapes and olives require you to carefully work in narrow spaces with specialized machines, and various production chains allow you to build an agricultural empire.

Ghostrunner

Ghostrunner is a hardcore FPP slasher packed with lightning-fast action, set in a grim, cyberpunk setting of a futuristic megastructure. Climb Dharma Tower, humanity s last shelter after a world-ending cataclysm. Make your way up from the very bottom to the top, confront the tyrannical Keymaster, and take your revenge.

Are you satisfied with this week’s Xbox Free Play Days offerings?

How do you feel about this week’s Xbox Free Play Days games, and about the program in general? Let us know in the comments. Remember that games are typically discounted during these Free Play Days events if you find a keeper. To learn more head over to the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

XCOM 2

XCOM® 2 is the sequel to the award-winning strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Join The Division, an elite group of civilian agents, and save a country on the brink of collapse as you explore an open, dynamic, and hostile world in Washington, D.C.

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Ultimate Edition

You are an Inquisitor, the Imperium’s most powerful agent. In this Action-RPG developed by the creators of The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, search closely in the fortress-monastery, Martyr, and purge it of the Chaos lurking behinds is walls.

Conduct your investigation on a large number of planets in the Caligari sector and take on hordes of enemies on a variety of terrain. Launch yourself into combat with brutal and tactical assaults: use the cover system, destructible environments, controllable towers and vehicles to your advantage.

Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition Xbox Series X|S

Fight Chaos in this ultimate version of Warhammer: Chaosbane, which includes the Tomb Kings expansion, all existing content and the new Witch Hunter class.
In the Old World ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Choose a hero from 6 character classes, equip the most powerful artefacts and prepare for epic fights.

How to take advantage of Xbox Free Play Days

This week’s lineup is especially nice for fans of the Warhammer franchise, with two Warhammer games on the slate. What do you think of this week’s selection? Will you be taking any of these games out for a spin this week?

As previously mentioned, you will need a subscription to either Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to take advantage of the Free Play Days perk. To learn more head on over to the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

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Just Die Already

Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator.

You are an old retired person in a near future where people aren’t having any children. There isn’t anyone to pay for pensions due to those ungrateful millennials who prefer playing video games instead of doing actual work. With no one to cover your living costs, you – just like all other old people in this world – have no other choice but to survive on your own.
How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 gives players the ultimate DRAGON BALL gaming experience! Develop your own warrior, create the perfect avatar, train to learn new skills & help fight new enemies to restore the original story of the DRAGON BALL series. Join 300 players from around the world in the new hub city of Conton & fight with or against them.

Hunting Simulator 2 (Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One)

It’s open season! In stunning natural environments, choose your gear from the best official weapons and accessories and set off with your dog in search of a variety of animal species in this hunting simulation.

Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Overcooked!, Overcooked! 2 and all additional content are blended together and remastered in this delicious definitive edition! Enjoy hundreds of levels of cooperative cooking chaos across increasingly perilous and obscure kitchens.

How to take advantage of Xbox Free Play Days

As mentioned, you’ll need either Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to enjoy these games, which will be available from May 11-14 as part of the event. Learn more over on the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

Golf With Your Friends

Why have friends if not to play Golf… With Your Friends! Nothing is out of bounds as you take on courses filled with fast paced, exciting, simultaneous mini golf for up to 12 players!

Turbo Golf Racing (Game Preview)

Welcome to the future of motorsports. Feel the excitement of fast-paced arcade-style racing as you tee off with your friends in a new exhilarating way. Jump, flip, glide boost and dash with supercharged cars and be the first to get your ball in the hole.

NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER

The Naruto franchise is back with a brand new experience in NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER! This new game lets gamers battle as a team of 4 to compete against other teams online! Graphically, SHINOBI STRIKER is also built from the ground up in a completely new graphic style. Lead your team and fight online to see who the best ninjas are!

For The King

For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally. None before you have returned from their journey. Will you put an end to the Chaos?

For The King is a challenging blend of strategy, turn-based combat, and roguelike elements. Each playthrough is unique with procedural maps, quests, and events. Explore Fahrul in either single player, local, or online co-op.

Just remember adventurer, you do this not for riches or fame but for your village, for your realm, For The King!

What will you be playing this weekend?

It’s another solid lineup this week for Xbox Free Play Days. Granted, one of these games (Turbo Golf Racing) is already available with Game Pass. But nevertheless the four games on offer present a nice variety.

Will you be trying out any of these games this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

Without further delay, let’s go ahead and see what we’ll be playing this weekend with Xbox Free Play Days.

Hell Let Loose

Join the ever-expanding experience of Hell Let Loose – a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.

Leap

LEAP is a fast-paced, multiplayer first-person shooter featuring epic large scale battles, each with players armed to the teeth. Become an elite LEAP mercenary as you soar into battle. Fight for either the United Earth Defense Coalition (UEDC) or the rebel Exo-Terrans – whoever pays the most, wins your trigger finger and excessive arsenal.

Crusader Kings III

Finally on console, you can live the life of a medieval ruler in Paradox Development Studio’s award winning strategy role-playing game, Crusader Kings III! Assume the leadership of a medieval noble family, increasing its power and reputation through the generations. As one ruler dies, they are replaced by an heir who may have very different abilities or interests, forcing you to adjust your long term plans.

Play a master of the battlefield, conquering your enemies, or play a subtle seeker of secrets, using plots and poison to advance your agenda – all in the same game. Arrange marriages, champion the faith and establish new empires in this modern classic – unlike any other strategy game you’ve ever played on console.

Don’t Starve Together: Console Edition

Don’t Starve Together: Console Edition is the standalone multiplayer expansion of the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don’t Starve: Giant Edition.

Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. Play your way as you unravel the mysteries of this strange land.

Cooperate with your friends in a private game, or take your chances with strangers online. Work with other players to survive the harsh environment, or strike out on your own.

Do whatever it takes, but most importantly, Don’t Starve.

So which of these Xbox Free Play Days games will you be playing?

It’s going to be a pretty busy weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Which of these games are you most excited for? Will you be trying all of them? Tell us in the comments. And don’t forget that these games are discounted throughout the Xbox Free Play Days event. To learn more about the program head on over to the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

Xbox Free Play Days: Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is a fun, multiplayer game perfect for all skill levels. Four proton pack wielding Ghostbusters attempt to catch a Ghost haunting unique locations in asymmetrical multiplayer battles (online or offline). As players progress, they will unlock cosmetics and upgrades for both Ghostbusters and Ghosts to evolve their gameplay experiences. The look and feel will deliver to fans an immersive experience in the universe, allowing them to play out their Ghostbusting fantasies. Whether hunting or haunting, the game is easy to learn and fun to master!

Xbox Free Play Days: Roguebook

Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II free multiplayer week

In addition, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will have a free-to-play multiplayer event through Wednesday, April 26 at 1pm ET. This free trial will include season 3 content, with 10 multiplayer maps total and a whopping dozen game modes. The trial is available on both Xbox One and Series X|S.

Play 12 modes and 10 maps in #MWII Multiplayer for FREE in for a limited time between April 19 and April 26. Learn more https://t.co/0ecKhAFjAF

2v2 Gunfight
New S03 Map Pelayo’s Lighthouse
Variety of other classic Maps and Modes pic.twitter.com/CrYYRLZejk

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) April 18, 2023

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Payday 2

PAYDAY is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter where you rob banks and get paid. Up to four friends co-operate on the hits and as the crew progresses the jobs become bigger, better and more rewarding. Along with earning more money and becoming a legendary criminal Crime does pay – use your funds to customize your character with new skillsets that change the way you play and kit them out with their own guns and gear.

The Elder Scrolls Online

Join over 21 million players in the award-winning online multiplayer RPG and experience limitless adventure in a persistent Elder Scrolls world. Battle, craft, steal, or explore, and combine different types of equipment and abilities to create your own style of play. No game subscription required.

Them’s Fightin’ Herds

Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a 2D fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a serious fighter awaits!

Wrap up

So which of these games will you be taking for a spin this weekend? Granted, two of them are already available on Game Pass. And the other, Them’s Fightin’ Herds, is now purchasable at half off. If you would like to learn more, head on over to the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

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Black Desert

Black Desert is a living-world MMORPG. Experience fast-paced, action-packed combat, hunt monsters and huge bosses, fight with friends in a guild to siege nodes and region castles, train your life skills such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and much more!
Players will enjoy jaw-dropping graphics,
intuitive skill-based combat, and an immersive story encased in our expansive
world that’s just waiting to be explored. Accompanied by a Black Spirit, a
companion whose destiny is intertwined with their own, players will discover
the secret of the Black Stones and the history of their corrupting effects.

Bravery and Greed

Bravery and Greed is a beat ’em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!

PGA Tour 2K23 (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S)

Hit the links with more swagger in PGA TOUR 2K23. Take your skills, and your swag, on the PGA TOUR and become the next FedExCup Champion. Compete against other TOUR pros with your MyPLAYER and establish new rivalries.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited

Join over 18 million players in the award-winning online multiplayer RPG and experience an ever-expanding story in a persistent Elder Scrolls world.

• ESO COMES TO Xbox Series X|S – Experience the award-winning RPG like never before with game-changing features/enhancements such as 60-fps performance mode, advanced lighting and shadows, improved reflections, shorter loading times and more!
• BEGIN YOUR ADVENTURE – Discover Tamriel’s Second Era and enjoy all the epic quests, memorable characters, and dangerous enemies you expect in an Elder Scrolls game.
• PLAY YOUR WAY – Battle, craft, steal, siege, or explore. Combine different types of weapons, armor, and abilities to create your own style of play.
• TELL YOUR OWN STORY – Experience any story in any part of the world, in whichever order you choose – alone or with friends.

Wrap up

Xbox Free Play Days has been on something of a roll lately, and this week’s lineup is pretty sweet with a couple of big MMOs thrown into the mix. Which of these will you be playing this weekend? Let us know down in the comments. If you would like to learn more, head on over to the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (10% off at $16.99)

For years, we’ve battled armies and conquered history. Now it’s time for the next evolution. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is now available across Xbox platforms. Enjoy a new way to play this much-loved game on console including optimizations for playing with a controller and new tutorials to get you into the fun quickly. Or if you prefer playing with a keyboard and mouse you can easily plug into your console or play on PC.

Enjoy 200+ hours of historical campaign gameplay, 1,000 years of human history and 35 civilizations now from the comfort of your living room.

Embr (70% off at $5.99)

Team up with friends to become the most über firefighters money can buy. Rush into burning buildings filled with dangerous hazards, valuables, and top-of-the-line security systems. Fight fires, save lives, salvage goods, and make life-changing money. Buy high tech tools with advanced upgrades, and fresh outfits that unlock new ways to play.

There’s plenty of fire to go around! Play by yourself or join a response crew of up to 4 players online, with dynamic difficulty that adapts to the size of your team.

Play through 25 unique levels across 3 districts filled with traps, hazards, and escalating danger.

There’s more than one way to be a hero. Break down doors, smash windows, fix electrical circuits, clear gas leaks, evade security systems, and do whatever you can to get the job done and get paid.

Indivisible (75% off at $9.99)

Indivisible is an action RPG / platformer featuring stunning hand drawn art and animation combined with unique real-time combat mechanics. Immerse yourself in a fantastical world with dozens of playable characters, a rich storytelling experience, gameplay that’s easy to learn but difficult to master, and the trademark razor-sharp quality that Lab Zero Games is known for!

Our story revolves around Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak. Raised by her father on the outskirts of their rural town, her life is thrown into chaos when her home is attacked, and a mysterious power awakens within her.

The game’s huge fantasy world, characters and aesthetic design are inspired by various cultures and mythologies. Throughout Ajna’s quest she’ll encounter many “Incarnations”: people whom she can absorb and manifest to fight alongside her. There are many Incarnations to recruit, each with their own story and personality. By uniting people from faraway lands, Ajna will learn about herself, the world she inhabits, and most importantly, how to save it.

Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition (20% off at $23.99)

The definitive edition of the hilarious first-person adventure game Journey to the Savage Planet! Fully optimized for new hardware, running at a snappy 60 frames per second, includes all patches, all that juicy DLC, and a few new cinematics for your viewing pleasure.

You have been sent to a distant alien world by your semi-competent employer, Kindred Aerospace, with the aim of finding a new home for humanity! But the world that awaits you is filled with challenges, humor, and surprise, and sadly, Kindred forgot to equip you with any of the gear you will need, meaning you have to go find it and craft it yourself.

Play alone or in two-player co-op as you explore a beautiful and surprising alien world to solve the mystery that lurks at its heart before deciding whether or not to return to Earth! Four unique biomes, each with their own flora and fauna to explore. Dozens of wacky creatures to find, catalog, and photograph. A plethora of tools, weapons, and throwables let you tackle the challenges the way you want! Jet Boots! A Grapple! Acid grenades! And more! You’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, you’ll uncover secrets, and you can do it all with your best friend!

Wrap up

It’s a pretty sweet lineup for Xbox Free Play Days this week with four awesome game to try out. Keep in mind that featured games are typically discounted, so if there’s something you want to hang on to here this would be the time to act.

What do you think of this week’s Xbox Free Play Days games? Let us know down in the comments. And if you would like to learn more, head on over to the Xbox Free Play Days FAQ page.

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