Summary
An Xbox fan put together an image showing all theXbox Onegames ever given away as part of Microsoft’s Games With Gold. The picture includes over 200Xbox Onegames featured on the service since 2014.
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Reddit user theoneandonlybiscuit decided to make a complete list ofXbox One gamesfeatured on Games with Gold. It does not include Xbox 360 games, which theoneandonlybiscuit listed in a previous post. There are 222 in all, starting withHalo: Spartan AssaultandMax: The Curse of Brotherhoodfrom June 2014 and ending withBlue FireandInertial Drift, which hit the service next month.
The list is an interesting mix of mostly indie games with a few AAA titles thrown in. The sheer number of Xbox One Games with Gold titles makes it hard to discuss them all, but there are a few interesting standouts. For example, as theoneandonlybiscuit notes, 2017’sSlime Rancherwas the only Xbox One title to be featured on Games With Gold at launch.
The first game on the list,Halo: Spartan Assault, is a top-down twin-stick shooter initially released on the Windows Phone alongside its console launch. Meanwhile, its partner,Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, is a physics-based puzzle platformer that sees the titular character trying to rescue his annoying little brother from monsters. They were followed by the famous luchador Metroidvania platformerGuacamelee!andCrimson Dragon, a Kinect-only rail shooter inspired byPanzer Dragoon.
2015 was a solid year for games with Gold, featuring titles likeD4,Rayman Legends,Child of Light,Massive Chalice,Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag,MGS 5: Ground Zeros,Tomb Raider (2014),Valiant Hearts, andThe Walking Dead. Notable 2016 games includedLords of the Fallen,Wolf Among Us,Goat Simulator,The Banner Saga 2,Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China,Murdered: Soul Suspect,Sleeping Dogs, andOutlast. Major games from later years includeSuperhot,Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate,MGS 5: Phantom Pain,Gears of War 4andGears of War 5,Dead Rising,The Styx Games, andtheResident Evilremake.
As for thefinal free Xbox Games with Gold,Blue Fireis a 2021 action platformer with mixed reviews. Meanwhile,Inertial Driftis a 2020 racing game and the best-reviewed of the two. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely the games would be as noteworthy if they weren’t the last free Games with Gold titles ever.
