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6 Xbox games including free this weekend, here’s how to get them



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Microsoft is renewing its Free Play Days, this formula which allows millions of Xbox players to test popular titles for free for a few days. From November 21 to 24, 2025 at 8:59 a.m. (Paris time), six games can be played free of charge, under certain conditions linked to the Xbox subscription. Here’s everything you need to know.

A selection of titles for all tastes: action, strategy, exploration

Games available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members

Three games are offered exclusively to Xbox Game Pass subscribers, in its most complete versions.

  • Police Simulator: Patrol Officers takes players to the streets of Brighton, a fictional American city. The objective? Climb the ranks starting with minor offenses and then assuming greater responsibilities within law enforcement. The game encourages a balance between authority and fairness: “Be firm, but fair. Obey the law and gain more experience to unlock neighborhoods, districts and tasks to complete! »
  • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game invites scientific missions in hostile terrain. From scorching deserts to thick forests, each environment is a logistical and tactical challenge. Players can explore solo or cooperatively in search of forgotten ruins and unsuspected treasures.
  • Wildgate updates with Emergencean expansion adding two game modes. The first, Treasure huntalleviates the pressure with a PvE approach. The second, Space battleintroduces multiplayer clashes of up to 24 pilots in a strategic fight between teams.

Games open to all Xbox members, with no specific subscription required

Three other titles are accessible to all players with an Xbox account.

  • Nowhere Prophet offers a mix of survival and deck-building in the heart of a post-apocalyptic world. We play a technomancer prophet responsible for guiding a group of survivors to a legendary refuge: “You are the last hope of a band of refugees. Lead them through randomly generated wastelands. »
  • One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 adapts the explosive universe of the One Piece anime into an intense action game where dozens of enemies can be knocked out of combat with just a few attacks. The experience is faithful to the spirit of the saga: “ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 is the latest installment in the PIRATE WARRIORS action games. »
  • For the King II follows the popular turn-based strategy game. This time, players face a once-adored queen who has become tyrannical. The adventure can be experienced alone or in cooperation with up to four.

Why are these games offered? And what happens after the weekend?

The Free Play Days operation is not new for Microsoft, which regularly offers it to encourage people to try new games or support titles currently being updated. During this period, players can:

  • Download games for free
  • Play it without content limits during the weekend
  • Retain their progress if they purchase the game afterwards
  • Take advantage of discounts on the games in question via the Microsoft Store

This offer also has a strategic role in promoting Xbox Game Pass. By limiting certain freebies to Ultimate or Premium subscribers, Microsoft is highlighting the concrete advantages of its most expensive plans.