Microsoft wishes Xbox Game Pass subscribers a bloody Christmas with Mortal Kombat 1

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 year to sing hymns and behead some digital heads.

Xbox Game Pass offers hundreds of games you can play on your device Xbox Series, Xbox Series SXbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Smart TV And PC or mobile device, with prices starting from $10 per month. While all Game Pass tiers offer you a library of games, The ultimate bass game ($30 per month) gives you access to most games, as well as day one games, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7added monthly.

here All games Subscribers can play on Game Pass. You can also check out other games the company added to the service in November, including: 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 kind of gone back to the beginning. Mortal Kombat 1 is a reboot of the franchise with some changes, such as series hero Liu Kang becoming the fire god who created this new universe. Choose your favorite fighter from mainstays, including Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage, or splurge a little and purchase downloadable characters, including the T-1000 from the Terminator series, Conan the Barbarian, or Peacemaker from DC Comics.

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Lost Records: Bloom and 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, that follows a group of friends as they discover long-hidden secrets from a pivotal summer in 1995. Decades later, they reunite to confront the secrets they buried and the repercussions that still haunt them.

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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 battle back through the ever-changing landscapes of Hell as they defend their pyre from invading forces. The sequel expands on the original with deeper customization, more dynamic battles, and new ways to build powerful decks.

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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, the game mixes exploration with tense survival encounters against rogue machines. The game’s long road to launch has made its atmospheric world and polished futuristic design a key part of its appeal.

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Al Crew Car Festival

Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can start playing on November 20.

The Crew Motorfest is a massive festival of car culture spanning the Hawaiian Islands, featuring races, stunts and open-world driving challenges. The game features over 700 vehicles, including cars, bikes, boats and planes, letting you choose how you want to explore the islands. Now in its third year of free updates, Motorfest adds new locations, customization options, and a tool to create race and NASCAR content.

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Howl of death

Available now for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

Death Howl is a soul-mixing card-building game where players create tactical formations and face relentless spirits like Ro, a grieving mother on a legendary 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.

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Dome guard

Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass subscribers can start playing on November 25.

Dome Keeper is a roguelike survival mining game from indie studio Bippinbits, where players mine for resources and upgrade their defenses while protecting a glass dome from relentless alien attacks. You’ll still be scavenging for scraps and blasting hordes of aliens while juggling mining and upgrades and returning to shore up your dome before it’s destroyed.

Games leaving Game Pass in December

While Microsoft is adding these games to Game Pass, it is also removing five more games from the service this month. So you still have some time to finish your campaign and any side quests before you have to purchase these games separately.

On December 15:

On December 31:

For more about Xbox, find out Other games available on Game Pass now and check out our hands-on review of Games service. You can also learn about Recent changes to Game Pass.