Rare’s original Xbox game Grabbed by the Ghoulies is available with Xbox Game Pass, and it’s an Xbox Play Anywhere game, so you can play it on Xbox consoles and PC.
Xbox flagged the game as “also available with Xbox Game Pass” in a 12 November Xbox Wire post announcing that 21 more original Xbox games had arrived on PC, taking the Backward Compatibility library there to 25. The full list is in our 25 original Xbox games on PC piece.
Which Game Pass plans include it, and where it plays
The official UK Xbox Store lists Grabbed by the Ghoulies as included with Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate. It is also in Xbox’s official GB Game Pass catalogues for console and for PC.
The UK Xbox Store lists it as Xbox Play Anywhere, playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. If you would rather buy it, the UK store price is £4.19.
A Rare original from 2003
Grabbed by the Ghoulies was developed by Rare and published by Microsoft. The UK Xbox Store and Microsoft’s official catalogue date it to 21 November 2003. The official description puts you in the shoes of Cooper, out to rescue his girlfriend after she is “grabbed by the ghoulies,” then sends you through Ghoulhaven Hall to deal with the monsters, tricks and traps along the way.
What Xbox players need to know
- Game Pass: listed on the UK Xbox Store as included with Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate; also present in the official GB console and PC Game Pass catalogues
- Xbox Play Anywhere: yes, on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC
- Price: £4.19 / $4.99 on the Xbox Store
- Original release: 21 November 2003
- Rating: PEGI 3
- Developer: Rare
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Store: Grabbed by the Ghoulies on the Xbox Store
The rest of the 12 November Backward Compatibility drop is covered in our 25 original Xbox games on PC article.
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More on the game: our Grabbed by the Ghoulies hub and Grabbed by the Ghoulies: Everything We Know.
