what you need to know
- For years, Xbox Games with Gold has provided four free original Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles per month to subscribers.
- The lineup for September 2022 has been revealed, and it will be the last month Xbox 360 games are included.
- Next month, subscribers will be able to add the legendary Portal 2 to their collection.
- Gods Will Fall, Double Kick Heroes, and Thrillville are also included in September’s Games with Gold.
Xbox Games with Gold hasn’t been considered Microsoft’s most interesting or exciting gaming service by many for a long time, but it has been relatively consistent. Every month, two Xbox One games and two original Xbox or Xbox 360 games are offered for free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The revealed lineup for September 2022 continues this trend, though things will change next October.
Xbox Games with Gold for September 2022 (opens in a new tab) includes four additional titles for subscribers to add to their library, worth a combined $67 and 3,000 Gamerscore for achievement hunters. The four titles include:
- the gods will fall, available from September 1 to 30, 2022
- emotion village, available from September 1 to 15, 2022
- Gate 2, available from September 16 to 30, 2022
- double kick heroes, available from September 16 to October 15, 2022
This month’s main title certainly seems to be Portal 2, a legendary puzzle platformer that still holds up all these years later. So it’s fitting that Portal 2 is among the last Xbox 360 titles scheduled to be offered on the service, as Xbox Games with Gold will stop offering games from previous generations starting in October. It’s unclear whether Microsoft will start offering four newer Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S games a month next month, or simply downsize to two. All traded-in old Xbox games will continue to be available to players in their libraries even without an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
Gamers looking for superior value and more games to play should look beyond Xbox Live Gold and its lackluster Games with Gold service to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Microsoft’s flagship subscription service includes access to Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Games with Gold, Xbox Perks with Ultimate, Xbox and PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming, all at one monthly cost. That means access to hundreds of amazing games across all platforms, with a much more compelling lineup than Microsoft has offered in Games with Gold in recent months.
