Xbox Game Pass Reveals Second List of March Additions, with Tunic at the Forefront

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass rolls out a second list of games upcoming in March 2025, including the Blizzard Arcade Collection, Tunic, and Batman: Arkham Knight.

Octopath Traveler II is about to land on Xbox Series X|S on March 19 within the Game Pass Standard subscription plan. Developed by Square Enix and Acquire and published by Square Enix in 2023, the game is a sequel to Octopath Traveler (2018) and the third entry in the series after the prequel mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent (2020). A traditional JRPG with HD-2D visual style features eight new travelers in a new story set in the land of Solistia.

Train Sim World 5 is coming on March 19 for Xbox Series X|S within the Game Pass Standard. Developed and published by Dovetail Games. This latest entry in the train simulation series allows players to master the rails across three new routes. 

Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island hits Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC within Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard on March 20. Developed by Polygon Treehouse and published by Whitethorn Games the game is set on a mysterious, lost island where gamers play as Alex, a shipwrecked traveler who must befriend the forgotten gods and restore their memories.

Blizzard Arcade Collection drops on March 25 for Xbox Series X|S and PC for Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers. This collection includes five classic Blizzard arcade titles: Blackthorne, The Lost Vikings, The Lost Vikings 2, Rock N Roll Racing, and RPM Racing. Plus, it includes Blizzard Arcade Museum with concept arts, music, behind-the-scenes interviews, and more.

Atomfall action survival game developed and published by Rebellion Developments is coming on March 27 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC within Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. The game offers players an alternate version of the history 1960s, when the Windscale nuclear disasters turned much of Northern England into a radioactive quarantine zone. Atomfall devs promise a narrative-driven story set against a backdrop of government conspiracies and mysterious cults with a mix of exploration, crafting and combat.

Tunic, a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Isometricorp Games and published by Finji, is coming to Game Pass Core on March 26. The game is set in a ruined fantasy world, where the player controls an anthropomorphic fox on a journey to free a fox spirit trapped in a crystal.

Batman: Arkham Knight is coming to Game Pass Core on the same day as Tunic. Developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the game is the successor to the 2013 video game Batman: Arkham Origins, a direct sequel to Batman: Arkham City (2011) and the fourth main installment in the Batman: Arkham series.

Monster Sanctuary, developed by Moi Rai Games and published by Team17, is coming along with Batman: Arkham Knight and Tunic to Game Pass Core on March 26. The game is a pixel art monster collecting game with metroidvania-like exploration and turn-based combat.

On top of new titles, Xbox also brings more March Perks for Game Pass Ultimate Members, available starting March 18:

• War Robots: Frontiers: Lancelot Rising brings Lancelot (War Robot) with 4 Punisher Weapons, Counterattack and Speedboost Abilities, as well as Ruin (Common Pilot), 3 days of Premium, a Play Hard sticker, and the Mean & Green Wrap,
• Apex Legends offers Gold Voidwalker Injector Weapon Charm, available for those with EA Play membership,
• EA Sports WRC brings a Livery & Location Content Pack available for those with an EA Play membership.

It is worth noting that March will see the departure of several games from the Game Pass library on March 31:

• MLB The Show 24,
• Lil Gator Game,
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2,
• Open Roads,
• Yakuza 0,
• Yakuza Kiwami,
• Yakuza Kiwami 2,
• Yakuza Like a Dragon,
• The Lamplighter’s League,
• Monster Hunter Rise.