Best Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (May 8-10 2026)
The story
We have a variety of Xbox Game Pass recommendations to save you from endlessly searching for something new to play.
From the source
Xbox rolled out some drastic changes to Xbox Game Pass last month: It lowered the price of the subscription service , but also announced future Call of Duty titles won't be day-and-date releases on Game Pass. Because of that, there was a spotlight on the first wave of additions since the price change. Would a drop in price mean fewer games? That wasn't the case, as May's new titles are absolutely stacked, headlined by a new Forza and several indie games launching day one on the service .
We're enjoying a handful of games on Xbox Game Pass this weekend. Our recommendations include a bloody good fighter, a nostalgic narrative adventure, and a cinematic puzzle platformer that's set to leave Game Pass this month.
Mortal Kombat 2 debuts in theaters this weekend, and critics are split on it; it holds a 48 on Metacritic and 68% on Rotten Tomatoes , as of this writing. Polygon's reviewer Jake Kleinman called it a forgettable film , writing Mortal Kombat 2 "feels more like a series of well-choreographed fight scenes set against meticulously crafted backdrops, then strung together with a plot and dialogue that recreates the experience of watching a video game cutscene."
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