What does Xbox Play Anywhere mean?

Xbox Play Anywhere means a game you own or have access to through Game Pass is playable on both Xbox consoles and Windows PC from a single entitlement, with saves, achievements and most add-ons syncing between the two automatically.

How does Xbox Play Anywhere work?

Once you launch a Play Anywhere title on either platform while signed into your Microsoft account, your progress saves to the cloud and picks up from the same point on the other platform — there's no separate purchase or manual transfer needed.

How do I use Xbox Play Anywhere with Game Pass?

Any Play Anywhere game included in your Game Pass tier installs and plays the same way on Xbox and PC — just sign in with the same Microsoft account on both devices and your save carries over automatically.

Xbox Play Anywhere Games on Xbox Game Pass (34)

Xbox Play Anywhere games are a single purchase or entitlement that works on both your console and Windows PC, with saves, achievements and most add-ons carried over automatically between the two. For a Game Pass subscriber that means you can start a session on the TV in the living room and pick it up later at a desk without buying anything twice or losing progress. Below is the full list of Xbox Play Anywhere titles currently in the Game Pass library, so you can see at a glance which games on your Xbox Play Anywhere games list actually support it before you install on a second device.

This is one of the most useful filters on the whole site if you split your play time between console and PC, since it tells you up front which games won't force you to start over on a second device. RPGs and action & adventure games are both well represented here, since long single-player campaigns benefit the most from being able to switch screens mid-playthrough. Each title below is free with your subscription — the price shown is what it would cost to buy and keep. See other features or the full catalogue.

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