Xbox Game Pass adds one of the best open-world RPGs of all time and more

Three more were added to the multiple titles Xbox Game Pass levels today, February 19. The catalog update contains The Witcher 3: Wild Huntwhich has been gone from the Xbox Game Pass library for nearly half a decade.

Originally published in May 2015, The Witcher 3 is widely regarded as one of the best open-world RPGs of all time. While it's far from the first game to offer open-ended quests full of morally gray possibilities, it did so on an unprecedented scale. The writing it brought resonated with players to a great extent, regardless of whether they were following the main story or doing a low-stakes side activity, such as accepting a side quest to retrieve a pan that is only a few meters away.

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4 Xbox Game Pass games end on February 28th

Xbox Game Pass is losing one of its top-rated games with an 87 OpenCritic score and three other titles at the end of February 2026.

The Witcher 3 joins Xbox Game Pass with all DLC included

The Witcher 3 was added to Xbox Game Pass on February 19, rejoining the service nearly five years after ending its previous tenure. The critically acclaimed fantasy RPG is available to both Premium and Ultimate tier subscribers, but only on consoles and through Xbox Cloud Gaming. While the PC version is not included, the console version is a complete edition of the game containing all of its post-launch content. This is unusual for Xbox Game Pass releases, which often exclude expansions when available. The inclusion is also notable because The Witcher 3 has some of the highest-rated DLC in the open-world RPG genre, offering two massive maps and dozens of hours of quests.

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The February 19 catalog update also includes EA Sports College Football 26which is only available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers due to the EA Play add-on requirement. While the perk is also part of PC Game Pass, EA Sports College Football 26 it doesn't have a console version. Subscribers can still technically play it on PC via Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming in supported regions.

The last addition to the catalog from February 19 is Death howlsan unconventional genre hybrid that's part deck-building card game and part turn-based soul RPG. The game features a large open world divided into five themed realms and features the story of a grieving mother who battles the underworld to bring her son back from the dead. Death howls was the first addition to PC Game Pass in December 2025, but its Xbox Series X/S version was not available until today.

Xbox Game Pass coming soon with confirmed 2026 release dates

Date	Game	Game Pass Level(s).	Platforms	Comment
February 19	Death howls	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S	First console release; available on PC GP from December 2025.
February 19	EA Sports College Football 26	final	Cloud, X/S series
February 19	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	Ultimate, Premium	Cloud, console	Return of title; last available between December 2019 and March 2021.
February 24th	TCG Card Shop Simulator	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S	Game Preview; the first release of the console. Version 1.0 release date TBA.
February 25th	Dice million	Ultimate, PC	pc	First day release.
February 26	Towerborne	Insurance premium	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First release 1.0; available in Game Preview on XGP Ultimate and PC GP from April 2025.
March 3rd	Final Fantasy 3	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S
March 3rd	Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S
March 5th	Planet Lana 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, console, PC	First day release.
March 26	Nova Roma	Ultimate, PC	pc	First day release.
April 14th	Exchanged	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
May 19	Forza Horizon 6	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
August 4th	Beast from Reincarnation	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.

Xbox Game Pass has three more confirmed releases in February 2026: TCG Card Shop Simulator, Dice millionand Towerbornein that order. Then on February 28, the service will lose four titles: Injustice 2, Monster Train, Middle-earth: Shadow of Warand Madden NFL 24.