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The Casting of Frank Stone is now available on Xbox Game Pass. Including the shadow-dropped Ubisoft Classic catalog added on October 1, this marks the 54th new addition to Microsoft's subscription service since the start of the month and the 176th new Xbox Game Pass release of 2025.

The Casting of Frank Stone is an interactive drama developed by horror-genre veterans at Supermassive Games. It was originally released for the Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC in early September 2024. The game is set in the universe of Dead by Daylight, a popular asymmetric multiplayer survival horror experience made by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive, which also published The Casting of Frank Stone. Its story centers on a group of young filmmakers wanting to make a horror movie in an abandoned steel mill—before things go horribly wrong.

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The Casting of Frank Stone Joins 3 Xbox Game Pass Tiers

Some six weeks following its first anniversary, Supermassive's unnerving interactive drama made its way to Xbox Game Pass, which added it on October 14. Since it is not a day-one release, The Casting of Frank Stone is available across all the non-Essential tiers of Microsoft's subscription service: PC, Premium, and Ultimate. Its arrival bolsters the Xbox Game Pass horror catalog just in time for Halloween. The game it's based on, Dead by Daylight, is also presently available on Microsoft's subscription service, having been added in May 2019.

In terms of critical acclaim, The Casting of Frank Stone is among the lower-rated horror titles developed by Supermassive Games. It still holds a "Fair" rating on OpenCritic, with an average score of 68 based on 69 reviews. Critics praised its atmosphere, presentation, branching narrative, gameplay accessibility, and authentic adaptation of the Dead by Daylight IP, underlined by many Easter eggs that longtime fans can appreciate. Its scores were dragged down by complaints of pacing issues and limited interactivity, as well as some technical hiccups such as mistimed lip-syncing.

The Casting of Frank Stone release issues

Nine more titles are confirmed for release on Xbox Game Pass during the remainder of October 2025. Fantasy roguelite Ball x Pit and action platformer The Grinch: Christmas Adventures are coming on October 15, with the 1.0 launch of sandbox MMO Pax Dei scheduled for the day after. Double Fine's mute adventure Keeper is slated to launch on October 17, with Flying Wild Hog's beat 'em up Evil West set for October 21. Ninja Gaiden 4 is also coming on October 21 as one of this month's highest-profile Xbox Game Pass releases. The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian's next RPG, is then scheduled to debut on October 29.

New and Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games

Game	Game Pass Tier(s)	Platform(s)	Date	Notes
The Casting of Frank Stone	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 14
Ball x Pitt	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 15	Day-one release.
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Oct 15
Eternal Strands	Premium	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 15	Available on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since Jan 2025.
He Is Coming	Premium	PC	Oct 15	Game Preview; available on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since Jul 2025.
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black	Premium	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 15	Available on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since Jan 2025.
Pax Dei	Ultimate, PC	PC	Oct 16	Day-one 1.0 release.
Keeper	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 17	Day-one release.
Ninja Gaiden 4	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 21	Day-one release.
Evil West	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Oct 21	Returning title, last available in the Mar 2024–Mar 2025 period.
Bounty Star	Ultimate, PC	PC, Series X/S	Oct 23	Day-one release.
PowerWash Simulator 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 23	Day-one release.
The Outer Worlds 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Oct 29	Day-one release.
Football Manager 26	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Nov 4	Day-one release.
Winter Burrow	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Nov 12	Day-one release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	Ultimate, PC	Console, PC	Nov 14	Day-one release. Cloud version to be confirmed.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC	Nov 19	Day-one release. Game Preview. XSX version possibly coming to XGP after early access.

October 15 will see the subscription service lose three titles: Cocoon, Core Keeper, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed. Microsoft is expected to officially announce the Wave 2 Xbox Game Pass lineup for this month on or around October 21.

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