Xbox Games with Gold is celebrating Star Wars Day in May

What you need to know

• Xbox Games with Gold is a part of Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and gives subscribers free games every month.
• Xbox has announced the Games with Gold coming to players in May 2023, and only two are on the list this time around.
• In honor of Star Wars Day on May 4, Xbox Games with Gold will include Star Wars Episode 1 Racer.
• The second game will be Hoa, a well-received puzzle-platforming adventure.

Xbox Games with Gold is an aging part of the Xbox ecosystem, giving many Xbox subscribers access to a handful of free games every single month. The quality of these games has come under fire from the Xbox community for years, now, but the program has continued as is.

April is drawing to a close, not in a drizzle but in an explosion of new game releases like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Age of Wonders 4. With April’s conclusion comes the arrival of May, and a new announcement from Xbox (opens in new tab) on the titles being offered through Xbox Games with Gold next month. There are only two games this time, but both seem to be well-received by players, and one is actually thematically appropriate for the month of May.

• Star Wars Episode 1 Racer — Available from May 1 to May 31
• Hoa — Available from May 16 to June 15