Summary
Xbox Game Passhas addedAliens: Dark Descentto its content catalog. This is the ninth new title to reach the subscription service in November 2024 and the 133rdXbox Game Passaddition since the turn of the year.
Developed by Paris-based studio Tindalos Interactive,Aliens: Dark Descentis a real-time tactics game set in 2198, 19 years following theevents ofAlien 3. Released in late June 2023 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, it debuted to “Very Positive” Steam user reviews and received a decent critical reception.
A year and a half later,Aliens: Dark Descentreached Microsoft’s subscription service on Wednesday, November 27. This addition concludes thesecond wave of the November 2024 Xbox Game Pass lineup. Since it’s not a day-one release,Aliens: Dark Descenthas been made available across all non-Core tiers of the service. Anyone paying for XGP Ultimate is also able to stream the real-time tactics game via Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Alien Franchise Has Been Missing From Xbox Game Pass Since Early 2023
Day-one release
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Mar 27
Cloud(?), Console, PC
The first wave of the December 2024 Xbox Game Pass lineup is expected to be revealed next week. Since Microsoft historically favors Tuesdays for such announcements, the new release roster may be confirmed on December 3. One title that’s bound to be part of the upcoming lineup isIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, which has long been confirmed as a day-one Xbox Game Pass release and is on course to hit the market on December 9. Before any of that happens,Xbox Game Pass is set to lose nine titles on November 30.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
