10 Best Adventure Games on Xbox Game Pass (October 2026)

My top picks for the best adventure games on Xbox Game Pass are LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Grand Theft Auto V, Celeste, and a couple more in the listicle below. These don’t compromise on compelling stories, accompanied by memorable lead characters, creative ways to elevate the stories, whether by using brilliantly-designed puzzles that draw from the lore of the world the game is built on, or combat that gives meaning to your adventures. In all the games chosen, you’ll have an absolute heck of a good time.

What is an Adventure Game?

An adventure game takes the storytelling format to the next level, with cinematic cutscenes, playable characters, and often gamified activities like puzzles and combat.

Best Adventure Games on Xbox Game Pass

You know what, even if you play nonstop, I doubt you’ll finish all of the games in Xbox Game Pass. Hence my narrowing them down for you.

10. DOOM Eternal

Games like DOOM: The Dark Ages have always hinged their story and gameplay design on power fantasy. And for a minute there, I hated how impractical it is for one man to wage war against thousands of the armies of hell.

But hey, when you actually play this game, it somehow convinces you that it just might be possible to slash and burn that many demons. That bearing your heavyweight armor and explosive chainsaw, you just might stand a chance, and do, eventually, cleanse the Earth.

9. A Way Out

You need just the right number of people to stage the perfect break from prison. And even more importantly, survive whatever manhunt and life as a fugitive await you. At least from Prison Break, the show, I went into A Way Out full of adrenaline to kick some ass.

And you will, but, and this is important, with a friend by your side. This is a strictly split-screen, co-op experience. Two heads are better than one kind of deal that hits heavy from its cinematic, action setpieces to the tense moments that you must rely on each other to survive.

8. A Plague Tale: Requiem

Although the new game takes away the rats, I kind of miss them. And so, going back to A Plague Tale: Requiem is something I know I will keep on doing every couple of months. Here’s one of the stories that will break you. It’ll show you all of the trauma and devastation two innocent kids endure.

It’ll also demand your full attention across its stealth and rat-based combat sequences. The rats are your enemy, but they can also be your ally, thanks to Hugo’s curse. Never mind that it’s a curse that’s killing him.

7. Quake

Quake is back. Perhaps it never left. At least for the fans of retro dark fantasy. And more specifically, those who appreciate the solid beginnings of the FPS gameplay that birthed the DOOM franchise. 

Lovecraftian horrors are your living nightmare in this game, crawling through complex networks of gothic corridors and medieval castles. You clear the levels, powered up on a powerful arsenal until Earth is saved.

6. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indy movies are immediately the kind that make you want to embody the character and explore the ancient cities he visits. It’s a hotbed of globe-trotting adventures and clever puzzles that can kill you. 

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle captures this aura of mystery and adventure so well. It respects the films, and gamifies your adventures with lots of handcrafted puzzles, ancient traps, clues to track down, and more.

5. Tunic

The story in Tunic is one of its strongest elements, with rich lore and history about foxes. Your main character is a fox, and his adventures take him across the globe. Even when it gets dangerous, he pushes on, because as charming as the world is, it’s also on the brink of collapsing.

4. Celeste

A few of the best adventure games on Xbox Game Pass like Celeste actually manage to merge the ideas and structure of the story with the gameplay. These two elements are intentionally woven together, taking you on an overwhelming journey of Madeline’s struggles with mental health and the challenges that come with trying to achieve a daring feat of climbing the gigantic Mount Celeste.

3.  Grand Theft Auto V

The trailer for GTA 6 really shows how much Grand Theft Auto V has aged, which says a lot, given that it remains my favorite open-world adventure game. The city of Los Santos and San Andreas are hotbeds of chaos and violence, many of which you are completely capable of instigating, controlling, and reaping benefits from. 

It’s a beautiful, dynamic, and content-packed world, where you make and break your own rules. You can practically start a new life here and determine how you want it to unfold.

2. Immortals Fenyx Rising

In truth, you’re a visitor of the Golden Isle. A Greek mythological-based open world that has Olympian gods, titans, and stories you’ll find surprisingly hilarious. I find it perfectly fitting that I’m an outsider who visits Immortals Fenyx Rising to rescue it. My visit isn’t just for leisure, although it can be if you prefer. But it’s also one of urgency. 

The Greek gods need my help, and I have all the toys I want to save the world. Mounts I can hope on. Wings that I can glide through the skies with. Combat is satisfying. And the puzzles and platforming challenges, too, are a welcome addition to my adventures.

1. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Even though LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a story of the nine Skywalker films that you’ve probably already watched, it sure damn feels like an entirely new adventure. LEGOs being the characters you control are the obvious reason for it feeling refreshing. But even more so is the overwhelming content, planets you can explore freely, vehicles you can control, and so many playable characters, both familiar and new.