Get after it with Free Play Days! Borderlands 4, F1 25 2026 Edition, Surviving Mars: Relaunched and CarX Drift Racing Online are available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, September 10 until Sunday, September 13.
Dustborn will have a two-hour trial and discount from September 10 through September 13.
Additionally, EA Sports Madden NFL 27 is free for all XBOX members to try from September 10 until September 13 (XBOX Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership not required).
How to Start Playing
Scroll down and find and install the games on each of the individual game details page on XBOX.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the XBOX Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your XBOX One and XBOX Series X|S.
Keep the Fun Going
Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and achievements earned during the event! Please note that discounts, percentages, and title availability may vary by title and region.
Free Play Days (Game Pass Membership Required)
Borderlands 4
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Borderlands 4 brings intense action, badass Vault Hunters, and billions of wild and deadly weapons to an all-new planet ruled by a ruthless tyrant. Crash into Kairos as one of four new Vault Hunters seeking wealth and glory. Wield powerful Action Skills, customize your build with deep skill trees, and dominate enemies with dynamic movement abilities. Break free from the oppressive Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who dominates the masses from on high. Unite the people of Kairos and ignite a revolution in this seamless Borderlands experience.
Borderlands®4
2K
$69.99
$34.99
F1 25 2026 Season Edition
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Rewrite The Grid with the ultimate evolution in racing, EA SPORTS F1 25: 2026 Season Edition! Try F1 25 and the 2026 Season Pack in one bundle for the most complete Formula One experience. Take on the action-packed 2025 season, then launch a new career with the ground-breaking 2026 teams, the next generation of Grand Prix racing.
F1® 25: 2026 Season Edition
Electronic Arts
$49.99
$34.99
Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Build a thriving Martian settlement in Surviving Mars: Relaunched. Construct domes, manage resources, and keep your colonists alive as you transform the Red Planet into humanity’s new home. Explore the new research tree and much more in the free Services & Science update. Then, expand your colony with the Feeding the Future DLC, introducing new food production systems, buildings, crops, and delicacies that influence your colonists’ comfort, morale, health, and sanity!
Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Paradox Interactive
CarX Drift Racing Online
Xbox Game Pass members can dive into the ultimate multiplayer drift sandbox for free this weekend! Experience realistic physics and build your dream ride from a massive fleet of over 100 cars with deep visual and customization. Tear up an endless variety of community-created tracks alongside friends in online lobbies.
CarX Drift Racing Online
CarX Technologies
Free Play Days For All
Dustborn
You play Pax: exile, con-artist – Anomal. Looking for a way out and a new life, Pax has been hired to transport an important package from Pacifica to Nova Scotia, across the Justice-controlled American Republic. Explore the stunning Neo-Western landscapes of an alternate history America on a robot-driven tour bus, and stop at a dozen locations along the road to build your crew, manage relationships, complete missions, and face increasingly difficult challenges.
Dustborn
Spotlight by Quantic Dream
$29.99
$4.49
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27
Optimized for XBOX Series X|S
Run the league one decision at a time. EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27, powered by the all-new Persona Engine, transforms Franchise into a reactive, always-evolving league where every NFL athlete has a distinct, realistic personality that informs their motivations, demands and reactions. Gameplay gets physical with more precise control from authentic WR/DB battles, new short-yardage mechanics, defensive coverage improvements and new strategic pre-play settings and controls. Build your NFL legacy on a deeper progression path in the new Superstar G.O.A.T. Career Journey and control your roster with more customization with Ultimate Team Captains.
EA SPORTS
Madden NFL 27
Electronic Arts
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