Deathloop, Grounded, and Valheim top September’s latest Xbox Game Pass additions

Microsoft has dated the second batch of Game Pass titles for Xbox and PC to September, many of which were confirmed last week during the Xbox Indie Showcase.

Of course, this bundle is undoubtedly headlining with the long-awaited arrival of Deathloop, the full version of Grounded, and indie hit Valheim on PC.

Parents and the young at heart may also be pleased to see that the new Paw Patrol Grand Prix release is also part of this latest update. The popular version of puppies on Mario Kart joins Game Pass next week.

As previously announced, Arkane’s acclaimed Deathloop is coming to Xbox and entering Game Pass for cloud, console, and PC today. The game was one of the last released by Bethesda before Microsoft bought the company, and had a one-year PlayStation exclusivity window.

Co-op couch brawler SpiderHeck arrives next week alongside Slime Rancher 2 and the storybook adventure Beacon Pines, which I have my eye on. It looks like a suitably spooky/cute experience, perfect for when the nights start to roll in.

Rounding out the month are 2D Souls-like Moonscars, management sim Let’s Build a Zoo, the full release of Grounded and indie hit Valheim for PC. Oh, yes, and the Paw Patrol Grand Prix.

• Deathloop (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) – Available Now
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Cloud and Xbox Series X/S) – Available Now
• Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 22
• SpiderHeck (Console and PC) – September 22
• Slime Rancher 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) – September 22
• Moonscars (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 27
• Grounded – Full Release (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 27
• Let’s Build a Zoo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 29
• Valheim (Game Preview) (PC) – September 29
• Paw Patrol Grand Prix (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 30

Touch controls are available in nine other cloud games: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition, Grounded, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered, Road 96, Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, This War of Mine and Torment: Tides of Numenera.

And finally, another end of the month brings another selection of titles leaving Game Pass. From September 30, you will have to say goodbye to:

• IA: Somnium files (Cloud, console and PC)
• Astria Ascendant (Cloud, Console and PC)
• Dandy Ace (cloud, console and PC)
• Dirt 4 (PC) EA Play
• Dirt Rally (PC) EA Play
• Go under (cloud, console and PC)
• Lemnis Gate (Cloud, Console and PC)
• Slime Rancher (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Subnautica: Under Zero (cloud, console and PC)
• The Procession to Calvary (Cloud, Console and PC)
• Invisible (Cloud, Console and PC)
• Face (Cloud, Console and PC)

So when is GoldenEye 007 coming? In October, perhaps?