Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft has a new batch of games on Xbox Game Pass. Leading the pack is Mortal Kombat 1, the bloody reboot of the fighting game franchise. It's the perfect time of the year to sing carols and decapitate some digital heads.
Xbox Game Pass offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, smart TV and PC or mobile device, with prices starting at $10 a month. While all Game Pass tiers offer you a library of games, Game Pass Ultimate ($30 a month) gives you access to the most games, as well as Day 1 games, like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, added monthly.
Here are all the games subscribers can play on Game Pass. You can also check out other games the company added to the service in November, including The Outer Worlds 2.
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Mortal Kombat 1
Available now for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass subscribers.
The Mortal Kombat series has gone back to the beginning, sort of. Mortal Kombat 1 is a reboot of the franchise with some changes, such as series protagonist Liu Kang becoming the Fire God who created this new universe. Pick your favorite fighter from the mainstays, including Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage, or splurge a bit and purchase the downloadable characters, including the T-1000 from the Terminator series, Conan the Barbarian or DC Comics' Peacemaker.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Available now for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass subscribers.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a narrative adventure game from Don't Nod, the studio behind Life Is Strange, and follows a group of friends as they uncover long-hidden secrets from a pivotal summer in 1995. Decades later, they reunite to confront the secrets they buried and the fallout that still haunts them.
Monster Train 2
Available now for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass subscribers.
Monster Train 2 is the sequel to the deck-building roguelike from Shiny Shoe, bringing back strategic card combat with new factions and mechanics. Players once again battle through shifting hellscapes while defending their pyre from invading forces. The sequel expands on the original with deeper customization, more dynamic battles and fresh ways to build powerful decks.
Routine
Available now for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.
Routine is a first-person sci-fi horror game from Lunar Software, finally released after more than a decade in development. Set on an abandoned lunar base, it blends exploration with tense, survival-driven encounters against rogue machines. The game's long road to launch has made its atmospheric world and polished retro-futuristic design a key part of its appeal.
The Crew Motorfest
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can start playing on Nov. 20.
The Crew Motorfest is a massive car culture festival spanning the Hawaiian islands, featuring races, stunts and open-world driving challenges. The game features more than 700 vehicles, including cars, bikes, boats and planes, letting you pick how you want to explore the islands. Now in its third year of free updates, Motorfest adds new locations, customization options, a race creator tool and NASCAR content.
Death Howl
Available now for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.
Death Howl is a genre‑blending soulslike deckbuilder where players craft tactical decks and face relentless spirits as Ro, a grieving mother on a mythic quest to bring her son back from the dead. You'll be building decks, dodging deadly spirits and wondering if that creepy forest is watching you back.
Dome Keeper
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass subscribers can start playing on Nov. 25.
Dome Keeper is a roguelike survival miner from indie studio Bippinbits, where players dig for resources and upgrade their defenses while protecting a glass dome from relentless alien attacks. You'll still be digging for scraps and blasting alien hordes as you juggle mining for upgrades and zipping back to shore up your dome before it gets wrecked.
Games leaving Game Pass in December
While Microsoft is adding those games to Game Pass, it's also removing five others from the service this month. So you still have some time to finish your campaign and any side quests before you have to buy these games separately.
On December 15:
On December 31:
For more on Xbox, discover other games available on Game Pass now and check out our hands-on review of the gaming service. You can also learn about recent changes to the Game Pass service.
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