Xbox Game Pass is going to receive a GOTY contender as a free title in its Premium catalog starting on March 12, which will be a huge boon for members of that specific tier. Microsoft recently announced the new titles arriving for the subscription service this month. After a few rumors, it was confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will join Xbox Game Pass on March 10, for example, but another change to the catalog is worth noticing.
As seen on the official post made by Microsoft on Xbox Wire, a series of new games are being added to the catalog as part of the first wave of additions in March. Among them is Hollow Knight: Silksong, which joins Xbox Game Pass in an unexpected way. Members of the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers may find it strange that a game that is currently available is being announced as a new addition, but there is a fair reason for it to be featured in the post.
The Metroidvania Joins The Premium Tier
According to the official announcement, Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting an upgrade of sorts within the subscription service. Silksong is available on Xbox Game Pass via the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers, but it is now being added to the Premium catalog as well. This means that members of that tier will finally be able to download and play the critically acclaimed metroidvania for free.
As a day-one release last year, Silksong was added exclusively to the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers, which are those that feature day-one games. Something similar happened with the Avowed update on Xbox Game Pass in February – the game was a day-one release on the service in early 2025 and, nearly a year later, it was made available for Premium members, too. The difference here is that Premium members only had to wait six months since Silksong’s release to play it.
March Is A Busy Month For Xbox Game Pass
Several Games Join The Catalog This Month
With the announcement of the first wave of additions, one can already ascertain that this month will be great. The Xbox Game Pass additions in March 2026 also include Cyberpunk 2077, as was previously mentioned, as well as EA Sports F1 25, to a T, and more.
Members of the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers will also gain access to Planet of Lana 2 as a day-one release on Xbox Game Pass. Of course, this is only the first batch of games planned to join the service’s multiple catalogs this month, and the second wave should be announced in a few weeks.
Xbox Game Pass Gets GOTY Contender For Free Starting March 12
