Game Pass additions for May include Subnautica 2 and Forza Horizon 6
Source: Engadget
Microsoft did the unthinkable last month when it reduced the price of a media subscription, reversing 2025’s controversial Game Pass Ultimate hike (even if the new, CoD-less plan still costs more than it used to). If you’re one of the people who ditched the subscription service after the price increases, Xbox is hoping to tempt you back in with its Game Pass additions for May, which include arguably Microsoft’s biggest first‑party release for a while in Forza Horizon 6.
New Additions
The consistently excellent open‑world racing series heads to Japan this time around, promising more than 550 real‑world cars to tear through Tokyo in. Engadget’s Kris Holt got to play what is essentially the game’s prologue last month, and came away both impressed with Playground Games’ virtual recreation of the Land of the Rising Sun, and itching to book a trip to its real‑life counterpart.
Forza Horizon 6 lands on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on May 19. Like its predecessor, it will eventually come to PS5, though that version has no release date yet.
Other highlights:
- May 7 – Annapurna Interactive’s narrative adventure Mixtape arrives on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. (More info: [Mixtape announcement](https://www.engadget.com/gaming/musical-adventure-game-mixtape-will-be-ready-to-rock-out-on-may-7-200500458.html))
- May 14 – Subnautica 2 enters Early Access on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. The sequel to the 2018 underwater survival hit is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam.
May 6 Additions
- Ben 10 Power Trip — Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Descenders Next (Game Preview) — Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)
- Wheel World — Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)
- Wildgate — Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers — Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)
May 7 Additions
- Mixtape — Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
May 11 Additions
- Outbound — Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
May 12 Additions
- Black Jacket — Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Call of the Elder Gods — Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Elite Dangerous — Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium
May 14 Additions
- Doom: The Dark Ages — Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)
- Subnautica 2 — Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Games Leaving on May 15
- Galacticare (Cloud, console, PC)
- Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, console, PC)
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, console, PC)
- Paw Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship (Cloud, console, PC)
- Planet of Lana (Cloud, console, PC)