Xbox Game Pass Ultimate just dropped a major update to its “Stream Your Own Games” feature, adding 100 new indie bangers. Here’s what it means for cloud gaming—and why it’s a win for you.
Xbox Just Buffed Its Cloud Gaming — 100 Indie Titles Join the Fight
Alright squad, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate just pulled off a pretty epic buff to its “Stream Your Own Games” feature. If you’ve ever wished you could beam your own library of games to your phone, tablet, toaster (okay, not quite), Microsoft just made that wish come true — and then some.
As of August 2025, 100 new games have been added to the feature, and yeah, most of them are indie darlings — the kind of stuff that hits different late at night with headphones on and existential dread creeping in.
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Wait, What’s “Stream Your Own Games” Again?
Quick refresher for anyone who skipped the last patch notes:
“Stream Your Own Games” lets Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stream titles they own digitally — not just stuff already on Game Pass — using Cloud Gaming. Think of it as Xbox letting you take your favorite games for a walk without needing to lug around a console.
Launched back in November 2024 (for Insiders only), it finally opened to the public in April 2025. And now it’s leveling up with a fresh new content drop.
The August Drop: Indie Heaven (and Some Jumpscares)
This month’s lineup is straight-up stacked. Some highlights:
- SOMA – Spooky sci-fi horror, but with an existential crisis.
- A Short Hike – Perfect vibes, 10/10 game to relax with.
- Tetris Effect: Connected – Tetris, but make it emotional.
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 1-4 + Ultimate Custom Night – You asked for pain? Here it is.
And yeah, that’s just scratching the surface. There are deep cuts like Eastern Exorcist, Kentucky Route Zero, and Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (yes, that’s real and yes, it’s amazing).
Check the full list if you want to see if your personal fav made the cut — odds are, it did.
- A Memoir Blue
- A Short Hike
- Airborne Kingdom
- Amnesia: Rebirth
- Archvale
- Astria Ascending
- Bassmaster® Fishing
- Beacon Pines
- Choo-Choo Charles
- DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
- DEMON’S TILT
- Dodgeball Academia
- Dreamscaper
- Eastern Exorcist
- Eastshade
- Echo Generation
- Edge of Eternity
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
- Embr
- Exo One
- F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
- F1 Manager 2023
- F1 Manager 2024
- Fae Farm
- Fae Tactics
- Figment 2: Creed Valley
- Figment: Journey Into the Mind
- Five Nights at Freddy’s
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 3
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 4
- Flynn: Son of Crimson
- From Space
- Ghost Song
- Ghostlore
- Gigantic: Rampage Edition
- Gorogoa
- Guacamelee! 2
- Hole io
- HyperDot
- I Am Fish
- Immortality
- Infinite Guitars
- Inkulinati
- Into the Pit
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Kraken Academy!!
- Last Stop
- Levelhead
- McPixel 3
- Morkredd
- MX vs ATV All Out
- MX vs ATV Legends
- Myst
- Next Space Rebels
- Nobody Saves the World
- Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
- Observation
- One Step From Eden
- Paradise Killer
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
- PHOGS!
- PICO PARK 2
- Ravenlok
- Ready or Not
- Recompile
- Ring of Pain
- Riverbond
- Rubber Bandits
- Ruiner
- ScourgeBringer
- Signs of the Sojourner
- Silence – The Whispered World 2
- Solasta: Crown of the Magister
- SOMA
- Spelunky 2
- Streets of Rage 4
- Supermarket Shriek
- Supraland: Six Inches Under
- Tacoma
- Tainted Grail: Conquest
- Telling Lies
- Tetris® Effect: Connected
- The Artful Escape
- The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos – Chicken Edition
- The Forgotten City
- The Procession to Calvary
- The Wild at Heart
- Torchlight III
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
- Ultimate Custom Night
- UNSIGHTED
- Unto The End
- Visage
- Windjammers 2
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
- Xeno Crisis
- You Suck at Parking® Complete Edition
How to Access It (and Why It Slaps)
To use the feature:
- You’ll need Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ($19.99/month)
- The game must not already be on Game Pass
- You need to own it digitally
- Then stream it to any supported device: phones, tablets, PCs, even VR headsets if that’s your jam
Oh, and you earn Microsoft Rewards points just by playing on PC. Free games? Free points? Yes, chef.
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Why This Update Actually Matters
Let’s be real: Cloud Gaming used to be more gimmick than game-changer. But Microsoft’s turning it into something legit. Here’s why this move hits different:
- You’re not locked into Game Pass titles. Own a weird little indie from 2017? Stream it.
- Indie games get a second wind. Half these titles are hidden gems that deserve to be played on the go.
- Device freedom = gamer freedom. Cloud gaming means no more waiting to get home just to grind a run in Spelunky 2.
This is also part of Microsoft’s bigger push to make Xbox a platform, not just a box. You can game anywhere, any time — as long as your Wi-Fi isn’t trash.
Here’s the Loot Recap:
- Xbox added 100 indie-heavy games to Stream Your Own Games
- Works on mobile, PC, and more — no console required
- You gotta own the game and have Game Pass Ultimate
- Microsoft Rewards points? Still in play. Grind your backlog and earn perks.
Xbox Just Gave Us a Sleeper Hit Feature
Honestly, Stream Your Own Games is shaping up to be the unsung MVP of Game Pass. It’s easy to overlook next to flashy new day-one drops, but this update gives us actual control over our digital libraries — and makes cloud gaming feel less like a beta test and more like the future.
So if you’ve got a collection gathering dust in your Xbox library, this is your sign: fire it up, stream it out, and flex that cloud.
Now go commit some tax evasion, Turnip Boy.
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