Xbox is offering seven games free to play this weekend, including a major new update for one of this year's biggest multiplayer releases and trials for several other notable titles. Players can try extraction shooters, sci-fi adventures, and radioactive wasteland settings before the weekend ends.
WW2 FPS Squad 44 is free to play on Steam until Tuesday.
Xbox Free Play Days runs October 8 to 11, with Screamer and Family Man free for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members, while ARC Raiders is free for all Xbox members. High On Life 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III and Rogue Waters are also available as timed trials, with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 including Update 2.0.
Xbox's Free Play Days lineup this week has grown from three games to seven, including ARC Raiders, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III, High on Life 2, Screamer, Family Man and Rogue Waters. Screamer and Family Man require an Xbox Game Pass subscription, while the rest are free for all Xbox players, with some being timed trials. All games are available until late on October 11th and are also on sale.
Escape from Tarkov developer BattleState Games has partnered with YYSTV to offer a PVE-mode starter supply code. After the new version launches, players can enter "YYSTV" on the official website or in the client's redemption code interface to receive an in-game mail containing a full equipment pack with headset, helmet, armored rig, backpack, an HK416 assault rifle, and 120 rounds of high-penetration ammo. The code is valid for two weeks, and BattleState initiated the collaboration to ensure Chinese players don't miss out on the perk.
Xbox Game Pass announced its first batch of October 2026 additions, with Battlefield 6 joining the subscription for the first time on October 13, a year after launch and just as its Las Vegas-themed season 5 begins. The same wave brings indies including Echo Weaver, Neon Abyss 2, and Chained Beasts between October 8 and 16. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, out this month, will not come to Game Pass at launch because of Xbox's ongoing reset.
ARC Raiders has launched the biggest update in the game's history and is free to play for four days. The source does not detail the update's contents or the exact end of the free period.