The main reason for subscribing to Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold service is to play multiplayer games online, but there’s also an added bonus to consider. An Xbox Live Gold membership not only allows you to play multiplayer games online, but also gives you access to free Xbox 360 and Xbox One games each month.
Typically, Xbox Live Gold subscribers get two 360 games and two Xbox One games, though there are a few months where additional games are included, and it looks like May 2022 is one of those months, as Microsoft has added a game. free bonus for subscribers xbox live gold as part of the Games with Gold for may from 2022.
The bonus game is Orcs Must Die, a tower defense game that was originally released in 2011 for Xbox Live Arcade to mostly positive reviews. It’s completely free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers, so those interested should try it out while they can.
It’s entirely possible that Orcs Must Die was added to the lineup of free Xbox games with Gold by accident and is being removed. This has happened recently, when Microsoft accidentally added three free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers before quickly removing them.
Since Orcs Must Die hasn’t been announced to be free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, it’s likely that it was also accidentally added and will be removed sooner rather than later.