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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Play RE 3, Madden 24 and More Now

You can play these games and more with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games that you can play on your Xbox Series X or Series S, Xbox One and PC for $17 a month. With a subscription, you get new games every month -- like the gaming world's latest obsession, Palworld -- and other benefits, like online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.

Last month, Game Pass Ultimate added the instant phenomenon Palworld, and it continues to add new titles. Here are some of the games available on the service now.

Resident Evil 3

Available now.

About a month after Game Pass Ultimate added the award-winning RE2 remake to its library, subscribers can now play the next Resident Evil remake. RE3 puts you back in the shoes of Jill Valentine as she attempts to escape from the zombie outbreak that's taken over Raccoon City. You'll have to solve puzzles and figure out the best routes of escape in this survival horror game, all while being stalked by the walking weapon Nemesis.

Madden NFL 24

Available now.

The Super Bowl is over, but with Madden NFL 24 on Game Pass Ultimate you can keep playing football all year round. The latest installment in the football franchise introduces some new gameplay mechanics, like an upgraded passing system that adds jump and dive passes to your arsenal. Your in-game playbook has also been expanded, putting more than 70 new formations and at least 500 new plays at your disposal. So if you're not thrilled that the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 58 -- or you think they should have won by more -- now's your chance to take your team to the championship.

Train Sim World 4

Available now.

If you're a fan of model trains, but don't have the space in your home for the tracks -- or a means to finance the hobby -- you should give Train Sim World 4 a try. In this game, you can learn how to operate a train and take it across countries like Australia, Germany and the US. You can run different scenarios where you can change things like the weather en route for an added challenge, or you can go into Free Roam and ride the rails however you want.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Available now.

This game is back on Game Pass Ultimate almost three years after it was removed from the service. This Metroidvania-style game was developed by Koji Igarashi, a former Castlevania series producer, and it feels like another installment in that series. You'll explore a castle, solve puzzles and use magic and physical weapons to rid the land of monsters and demons. 

A Little to the Left

Available now.

This cozy puzzle game will have you stacking documents, sorting postcards and cleaning areas. 

"A Little to the Left is all about tidying messes into pleasing arrangements, without worrying about timers or fail-states," Anne Macmillan, co-founder of developer Max Inferno, told Xbox.com. "It's peaceful and accessible, with simple controls that anyone can quickly understand."

Just as you think you've solved these puzzles, though, a playful cat may come along and mess up your progress. But so it goes. You're not racing against a clock, so solve the puzzle again and hope the cat minds its own business.

PlateUp!

Available now.

Have you thought about starting your own restaurant, or just caught up on The Bear and want more chaos? If so, you should give this a try. PlateUp! is a cooking action game that lets you experience the ups and downs of the restaurant business without any of the financial risk. You design your restaurant and kitchen, cook up dishes and plan out who's working which shift so your new place thrives.

Return to Grace

Available now.

This narrative adventure game puts you in the boots of a space archaeologist who's just discovered the resting place of an AI god named Grace. Your goal now is to befriend Grace's fractured variants and discover why the AI was shut down in the first place. 

Titles leaving Game Pass

While you'll be able to play the above games on Game Pass Ultimate in the coming weeks, there are a few titles that left the service. You'll have to buy these titles separately now if you have any side quests left to do.

For more on Xbox, here's what Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass likely means for the service, other titles available on Game Pass Ultimate now and everything to know about the gaming service.

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