The Survival Horror genre has continued to flourish more and more with each passing year from major franchises like Silent Hill that saw the release of Silent Hill F this year to smaller devs like Bloober Team, the developers behind last year’s very successful Silent Hill 2 Remake, debuting a new game in Cronos: The New Dawn. We’ve even seen a solo dev, Francis Coulombe, bring interesting genre mashups such as the Survival Horror RPG Look Outside. This week sees another indie Survival Horror game release in Routine and its coming day one to Xbox Game Pass as well.
Set in an abandoned lunar base, Routine features survival horror of the Sci-Fi variety where you are tasked with finding out why the base has gone silent. All the while, the search reveals an unknown threat lurking in the shadows. Explore surroundings, investigate events, and use the tool at your disposal to progress forward.
Routine isn’t the only day one release for this wave as the Soulslike deck builder Death Howl also comes to Xbox Game Pass on December 9. There’s also the addition of Mortal Kombat 1 for those looking for a brutal fight. Marvel Cosmic Invasion just released yesterday on the service as well and there was also the two shadowdropped games from the recent Xbox Partner Preview in Cloverpit and Total Chaos as well.
Routine and Mortal Kombat 1 Head to Xbox Game Pass in Wave 1
Here’s the full list of what’s coming to Xbox Game Pass in Wave 1 of December 2025….
Monster Train 2 (December 3 for PC, Cloud, & Xbox Series X|S) (Now on Premium)
33 Immortals (December 3 for PC, Cloud, & Console) (Now on Premium)
Spray Paint Simulator (December 3 for PC, Cloud, & Console) (Now on Premium)
Indiana Jones And the Great Circle (December 4 for PC, Cloud, & Xbox Series X|S) (Now on Premium)
Routine (Day One Release) (December 4 for PC) (Available on PC Game Pass & Ultimate Only)
A Game About Digging a Hole (December 9 for PC, Cloud & Xbox Series X|S) (Available on PC Game Pass, Ultimate & Premium)
Dome Keeper (December 9 for PC, Cloud, & Console) (Available on PC Game Pass, Ultimate & Premium)
Death Howl (Day One Release) (December 9 for PC) (Available on PC Game Pass & Ultimate Only)
Mortal Kombat 1 (December 10 for PC, Cloud & Xbox Series X|S) (Available on PC Game Pass, Ultimate & Premium)
Bratz: Rhythm & Style (December 11 for PC, Cloud & Console) (Available on PC Game Pass, Ultimate & Premium)
