
Once you’ve installed the games that you want to play, you can start them via the Xbox app, or through a shortcut created during installation. Better yet, it surfaces Game Pass games on the first screen that you see, and unlike the Store’s default view, everything that the Xbox app displays can be played on PC. You’ll be treated to a more luxurious user interface than the Microsoft Store provides. Head to the Microsoft Store and search for the “Xbox (Beta)” app, or find it at this link.
First, download the new Xbox app on Windows 10. This is the easiest, most user-friendly method of finding Game Pass games that will play on a PC. Access Game Pass games on PC via the Xbox app The latter is Microsoft’s everything-in-one bundle subscription that also includes Xbox Live Gold for online multiplayer on consoles and Game Pass for Xbox One consoles, as well as Game Pass on PC. You can purchase a subscription to either Game Pass on PC for $4.99 per month (that’s an introductory price the full price will eventually be $9.99 per month) or to Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99 per month. If you already subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate or Game Pass on PC, you can skip this step. The second method doesn’t require any additional installations, but finding compatible Game Pass games is more cumbersome. The first, and easiest, requires you to download a free app, though I think it will be worth the effort. There are two ways to find Game Pass games on PC. While an Xbox One lets you easily access your Game Pass right on the home dashboard, finding Game Pass games on a PC is a whole other story. However, the expansion to Windows PCs hasn’t been seamless. It’s a great value if you like to play and discover new games, and now that it’s on PC instead of solely being a console experience, your subscription can follow you from your Xbox One to your Windows 10 computer.
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that offers on-demand access to dozens of games.