Xbox Game Pass has added Luna Abyss to its ever-growing content catalog. The FPS is the 13th new title to join the subscription service in May 2026 and the 85th Xbox Game Pass release since the turn of the year.
Made by Kwalee, a British developer-publisher that recently made waves with the GTA-style cop game The Precinct, Luna Abyss is a modern example of a fading genre: the single-player first-person shooter. The game is set within a crumbling alien megastructure, where a lone prisoner is sentenced to scavenge underground ruins in search of ancient technologies and answers about the fall of the civilization that once inhabited them. Its sci-fi narrative is paired with fast-paced action built around shootouts and platforming.
Xbox Game Pass Adds Highest-Rated Game of 2026
The highest-rated game of 2026 so far is now available on Xbox Game Pass, having debuted on two tiers of the subscription service.
Luna Abyss Lands on Xbox Game Pass with Positive Reviews
Luna Abyss has officially launched for the Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC on May 21 at 9 a.m. ET. The sci-fi FPS has also joined Microsoft’s subscription service on day one and is thus already available to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. The original Luna Abyss demo from July 2023 that amassed “Very Positive” reviews on Steam is still available to try as of this writing. Meanwhile, the game itself launched to comparable reviews, as reflected in its “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, based on an average score of 78 and an 85% recommendation rate.
Delving into the actual contents of the Luna Abyss reviews tracked by OpenCritic, critics appear to regard the game as a stylish, compact, and narratively distinctive experience whose atmosphere and boss encounters help offset somewhat uneven moment-to-moment shooting. The current consensus frames it less as a genre benchmark than as a confident, memorable indie shooter whose oppressive prison-moon setting gives it a strong sense of place.
Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games with Confirmed Release Dates
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Date |
Game |
Game Pass Tier(s) |
Platform(s) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 21 |
Luna Abyss |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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May 26 |
Escape Simulator |
Ultimate, PC, Premium |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
|
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May 27 |
Echo Generation 2 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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May 27 |
The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition |
Ultimate, PC, Premium |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
|
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May 28 |
Crashout Crew |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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May 28 |
Kabuto Park |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
Jun 2 |
Final Fantasy VI |
Ultimate, PC, Premium |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
|
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Jun 2 |
Jurassic World Evolution 3 |
Ultimate, PC, Premium |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
|
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Jun 11 |
Beastro |
Ultimate |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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Jul 13 |
Ascend to Zero |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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Aug 4 |
Beast of Reincarnation |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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Aug 14 |
Grave Seasons |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
Five more titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the final stretch of May 2026, beginning with Escape Simulator on the 26th. Echo Generation 2 and The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition are then scheduled to join the service on May 27, with Crashout Crew and Kabuto Park due to follow a day later.
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Looking further ahead, May 30 will see some of the best JRPGs on Xbox Game Pass leave the service, with the upcoming departures including both Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 4 Golden. However, JRPG fans are then scheduled to receive Final Fantasy 6 on June 2.
