Game Pass: A critically-acclaimed roguelike has made a surprise return to Xbox Game Pass
Monster Train has returned to Game Pass after being removed more than a year ago
A critically acclaimed deck-building roguelike game has returned to Xbox Game Pass.
Monster Train, which was originally released on PC in 2020 before being ported to Xbox One, Switch, PS5 and iOS, has been added to the service today.
This isn’t the first time Monster Train was on Game Pass – the game was available on Microsoft‘s subscription service a couple of years ago, but was removed in late December 2023.
Its return may be designed to build up some hype for its sequel Monster Train 2, which is set for release later this year. The sequel will be published by Big Fan Games, a label of Devolver Digital.
The game was well-received by critics and players alike. The PC version currently has a Metacritic score of 86, while the Steam version has ‘overwhelmingly positive’ user reviews, with 96% of the more than 18,000 reviews marked as positive.
In it, players have to command an army of demons in an attempt to relight the fires of Hell, by boarding a multi-storey train and working through it until reaching and lighting a pyre.
On March 15, eight games will be leaving Game Pass, including Yakuza 5 Remastered, Yakuza 6, No More Heroes 3, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, MLB The Show 24, Solar Ash, Lies of P and Evil West.
Last month the big releases added to Game Pass included Madden NFL 25, Far Cry New Dawn, Another Crab’s Treasure and Kingdom Two Crowns.
The main addition, however, was Avowed, the latest game from Obsidian Entertainment, which was released to a generally positive reception.
VGC’s Avowed review called the game “a solid, entertaining ARPG that neatly fills a gap” in Microsoft’s release calendar.
“Avowed is a solid action RPG with an entertaining script, satisfying combat and impressively detailed environments,” we wrote. “The inability to clean up side quests after the main story is beaten can be frustrating, but take your time with it and enjoy everything it has to offer, and you’ll find plenty of memorable moments.”
