Xbox Game Pass Adds 2023 Open-World RPG

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is now available to Xbox Game Pass members. This is the third title to reach the subscription service in August 2025 and the 98th new Xbox Game Pass release of the year.

Launched in October 2023, Assassin’s Creed Mirage was envisioned as a return to the series’ roots, featuring a gameplay loop and world design that draw from the earliest entries in the franchise. It’s still built with the tech that Ubisoft developed for the post-Syndicate installments, thus incorporating elements like a skill tree and enemy tagging using a bird companion. Nevertheless, the game emphasizes stealth, parkour, and open-ended missions set largely within a single location, which are all meant to appeal to fans of the series’ original formula.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Debuts on Xbox Game Pass

Just two months shy of its second anniversary, Assassin’s Creed Mirage made its way to Xbox Game Pass, debuting on Microsoft’s subscription service in the early afternoon hours (ET) on August 7. Since it’s not a day-one release, Ubisoft’s 2023 open-world RPG is available across all non-Core tiers of Xbox Game Pass. It can be played on the latest two generations of Xbox consoles and PC, as well as via Xbox Cloud Gaming, currently an exclusive perk of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the third title to debut on Xbox Game Pass in August 2025. It is also the highest-rated among this month’s additions so far, based on its “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, with an average score of 76 and a 73% reviewer recommendation rate. While it fell short of the critical reception achieved by two of the most recent mainline entries—Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Shadows, both of which hold average scores in the low 80s—it received widespread praise for its mission design, social stealth mechanics, and detailed depiction of 9th-century Baghdad.

Overall, fans of classic Assassin’s Creed games with an Xbox Game Pass subscription should find this addition to be well-worth their time, especially if they haven’t yet gotten a chance to play it. Mirage is the first installment in the franchise to join the subscription service since Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was added to Xbox Game Pass in early 2024. Valhalla is still part of the XGP content catalog to this day, as are Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey.

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games

Moving forward, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is scheduled to reach the subscription service on August 12, followed by the early access version of 9 Kings two days later. Xbox Game Pass is also set to lose several titles on August 15, including the critically acclaimed Persona 3 Reload.