
Though many games will appear on all three platforms, this article only lists Xbox Game Pass games on the Xbox family of consoles. In addition to Xbox Game Pass on console, there's also Xbox Cloud Gaming and a separate PC subscription called PC Game Pass. Eurogamer Newscast Special: Xbox buying Activision Blizzard. Added to the roster in recent years are Zenimax's games (think Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Wolfenstein) following the publisher's acquisition in March 2021, and the likelihood of all future Activision Blizzard games once that deal with Microsoft is done. There's a range of heavy hitters available from all generations of all Xbox consoles - from the original Xbox to the Xbox One thanks to Xbox backwards compatibility - including all Gears of War and Halo games, a selection of Rare's back catalogue, and the likes of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Forza Horizon 5.Īs well as a selection of games from third-party publishers, you can expect all future Xbox Game Studios games to be arriving day-in-date on the service. Only five Skills can be equipped at a time, so players should choose wisely later on in the game when skills are more plentiful.Xbox Game Pass is a Netflix-style service providing access to hundreds of games for a flat monthly fee. To equip a new one, players can simply click on a Skill that is not yet highlighted.

Some of these Skills may be highlighted, showing that they are already equipped. Then, they can go to their combat submenu, and there will be a list of Skills. To equip the skills in Darkest Dungeon 2, players can simply right-click their target hero to upon up their character menu. Overall, Shrines are extremely important and offer many benefits, including permanent skills for heroes.

Each hero has five different cutscenes that can be viewed through these Shrine encounters, so players should make sure to pay attention and enjoy the extra bit of lore that comes with it, and not get too hard-focused on the skill itself.

Additionally, a cutscene will play for the chosen hero, giving players some information on their backstory.
