Game Pass Game of the Week: Control
Sometimes the best Game Pass games aren't the newest additions—they're the ones worth revisiting at exactly the right moment.
That's why Control is this week's Game Pass Game of the Week.
With Control: Resonance expected later this year, now is the perfect time to return to Remedy Entertainment's 2019 supernatural action-adventure or experience it for the first time if you somehow missed it.
Sometimes the best Game Pass games aren't the newest additions—they're the ones worth revisiting at exactly the right moment.
That's why Control is this week's Game Pass Game of the Week.
With Control Resonant expected later this year, now is the perfect time to return to Remedy Entertainment's 2019 supernatural action-adventure or experience it for the first time if you somehow missed it.
What makes Control stand out years later is its atmosphere. The mysterious Federal Bureau of Control and its ever-changing headquarters, known as the Oldest House, remain one of the most memorable settings in modern gaming. Every hallway, office, and hidden corner feels like it has a story waiting to be discovered.
Remedy's signature style is on full display here. The game blends mystery, supernatural events, and environmental storytelling into an experience that feels unlike anything else on Game Pass. Even in 2026, Control still feels fresh.
The gameplay holds up remarkably well too. Combining fast-paced gunplay with powerful supernatural abilities creates combat encounters that are both satisfying and visually impressive. Whether you're launching objects across rooms or levitating above enemies, Control never loses its unique identity.
The timing is what makes this week's recommendation easy.
Many players experienced Control during its original release or its first Game Pass run back in 2020. Others skipped it entirely. With the sequel approaching, revisiting the original now feels like the perfect way to prepare for what's next while refreshing yourself on one of gaming's most intriguing worlds.
If you've never played Control, now is the time. And if it's been a few years since your last visit to the Oldest House, there's a good chance you'll appreciate it even more today than you did the first time around.
Game Pass Game of the Week: Call of the Elder Gods
The deeper you go, the stranger and more unsettling the world becomes, leaning heavily into atmosphere, ancient secrets, and psychological tension instead of cheap scares or nonstop action.
Available on Game Pass today, Call of the Elder Gods feels less like a traditional horror game and more like stepping into an interactive cosmic mystery. The deeper you go, the stranger and more unsettling the world becomes, leaning heavily into atmosphere, ancient secrets, and psychological tension instead of cheap scares or nonstop action.
It’s also a refreshingly focused experience at roughly six hours long, making it an easy Game Pass recommendation for anyone wanting something story-driven with a darker, eerie vibe. Definitely the kind of game best played late at night with headphones on.
Game Pass Game of the Week: Mixtape
Mixtape already feels like it could become one of this year’s Game Pass standouts on Xbox.
Mixtape already feels like it could become one of this year’s Game Pass standouts on Xbox. The coming-of-age vibe, nostalgic soundtrack, and stylized visuals give it a very different energy from most games hitting Game Pass lately.
As an xbox Play Anywhere title, now’s the perfect time to get this one on your radar.
Is Mixtape on your must-play list, or are you waiting to see the early reactions first?
See launch trailer below: