Free Play Days: Four New Games to Try This Weekend

If you're holding an Xbox Game Pass subscription—whether it's Ultimate, Premium, or Essential—this weekend has something worth your time. From November 12 through November 15, Xbox is opening up four games for a free play period, and they're a genuinely mixed bag in the best way.

Sumerian Six is a real-time tactical stealth adventure set during World War II, letting you approach each scenario with strategy and precision. If that's too grounded for you, Hypnospace Outlaw takes you back to a '90s internet simulator—a game that captures that particular era's aesthetic and weirdness in ways that feel genuinely nostalgic without being saccharine. Then there's Sunderfolk, a tactical co-op RPG that does something a little different: it requires a free mobile app to play, so it's worth downloading if you want to experience what cross-platform co-op feels like on a smaller scale.

Rounding things out is STUFFED, a procedurally generated first-person shooter set inside a little girl's dreams—which should tell you something about its tone and visual direction.

The nice part about Free Play Days is that you're not just borrowing these games for the weekend. Any Gamerscore and achievements you earn stick around permanently, so there's no pressure to rush through everything before Sunday night. If any of them grab you, the Xbox Store will have discounts available for purchase once the free period ends, so you can decide whether you want to keep going.

Just grab them through the Xbox Store and you're set. It's a solid way to sample some variety without committing anything but a little time.

Source: Xbox WIRE