Xbox quietly drops 6 free downloads you can grab without Game Pass

You can play these six Xbox games for free right now without having a subscription to Game Pass.

Back in the '90s and 2000s, it was a glorious time to pick up the latest video game magazine to check out what free demos were available to play on the disc supplied. Nowadays, as nostalgic as those times are, accessing free playable demos is easier than it’s ever been.

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Whether you play on PC, PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo, each respective digital stores have a plethora of free demos that you can download and play today. With that in mind, I’ve picked out just six demos that you can play for free courtesy of the Xbox store.

• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: “Take the helm of your ship and challenge rival crews in the infamous Pirates' Coliseum, where you and your crew engage in intense, real-time naval battles with machine guns, cannons and more. After immobilizing your enemy's ship, issue the boarding call to swing into epic hand-to-hand deck brawls vs. hordes of enemies to claim victory.”
• Lost in Random: The Eternal Die: “blends dynamic real-time action, tactical combat, and risk-reward dice mechanics for thrilling second-to-second battles. Unravel an original stand-alone story as Queen Aleksandra, the once great ruler of Random on a mission for vengeance and redemption.”
• Esophaguys: “Stretch, bite, and swing yourself around in 1-4 player guttural mayhem: co-op, competitive, and solo. Stretch, bite, and swing together, traversing and solving puzzles as you search to reactivate the forgotten monuments of your diasporic people.”
• Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age: “is a hand-drawn 2v2 fighting game – four players on two teams. Each beautiful stage features three lanes to freely move between, and even when a player is defeated their fight isn’t over!”
• Adventures of a Cat in Space: “is a family-friendly point-and-click adventure. After being accidentally launched into space, a cat is on a mission to find their way back home. Along the way, you will need to solve puzzles in this cosy adventure purrrfect for all ages. “
• Little Big Adventure - Twinsen’s Quest: “On a planetoid with two suns, four species lived in perfect harmony... But that all changed when Dr. Funfrock, a brilliant scientist, invented cloning and teleportation, bringing the inhabitants under his total control.”

So, there you have it, those are just six out of the hundreds of demos that you can play for free today.

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