Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Core (October 1)

Update []: As you may have seen, Microsoft has announced a major overhaul for Xbox Game Pass today which has seen Xbox Game Pass Core being renamed as "Xbox Game Pass Essential".

In the process, it's also been confirmed that Hades is joining the lineup of Core / Essential games. We've thrown that one into the list below, and you can find more details about the Game Pass changes elsewhere on Pure Xbox:

Original Story: Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today's refresh focuses purely on the Xbox Game Pass Core library, which grows by three new titles as Microsoft builds out the service.

These are three excellent games as well, with the always-popular Disney Dreamlight Valley joining classic simulation game Cities: Skylines - Remastered and co-op FPS Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

Here's what's coming to Xbox Game Pass Core today, October 1st:

Cities: Skylines - Remastered (Xbox Series X|S, Cloud)

Cities: Skylines - Remastered puts you in charge of a growing city, from the ground-breaking of its first streets to the ever-changing needs of thousands of citizens. Design, build, and manage the city of your dreams, from public services to civic policies, and challenge yourself to grow from a simple town to a bustling metropolitan hub.

Disney Dreamlight Valley (Console, PC, Cloud)

Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.

Hades (Console, PC, Cloud)

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (Console, PC, Cloud)

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Playing any of these on XGP Core? Talk to us about this library refresh down below.