The Warhammer 40K Skulls 2025 showcase presented a look at the future of Warhammer video games, with Boltgun 2 and an upgraded version of the original Space Marine among the biggest announcements. Xbox wants to continue the Warhammer celebration in the present, however, so it's announced that eight Warhammer games will be available for free to all Xbox Game Pass members May 22-25 as part of its Free Play Days initiative.
The event began at 12:01 AM PT / 3:01 AM ET on May 22, and it will run until 11:59 PM PT / 2:59 AM ET on May 25. A few of the games included in the Free Play Days event received updates during the Warhammer Skulls livestream, including Darktide, Blood Bowl 3, and Rogue Trader.
Xbox Free Play Days
The full list of games available during the Xbox Warhammer Free Play Days event are below:
Players interested in checking these games out can download them from the Xbox Store as usual, so long as they subscribe to any of the Game Pass tiers--Ultimate, Standard, and Core. Each game can also be purchased at a discounted price throughout the weekend, with all progress from the free version remaining after the promotion has ended.
The Warhammer Skulls showcase also revealed Dark Heresy, a new project from Rogue Trader developer Owlcat Games focusing on the Inquisition, as well as crossovers with Counter-Strike 2 and Rust. The next Warhammer game on the schedule, Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks, launches today on PC.
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The event began at 12:01 AM PT / 3:01 AM ET on May 22, and it will run until 11:59 PM PT / 2:59 AM ET on May 25. A few of the games included in the Free Play Days event received updates during the Warhammer Skulls livestream, including Darktide, Blood Bowl 3, and Rogue Trader.
Xbox Free Play Days
The full list of games available during the Xbox Warhammer Free Play Days event are below:
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
- Blood Bowl 3
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
- Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
- Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Ultimate Edition
- Warhammer Chaosbane Slayer Edition
Players interested in checking these games out can download them from the Xbox Store as usual, so long as they subscribe to any of the Game Pass tiers--Ultimate, Standard, and Core. Each game can also be purchased at a discounted price throughout the weekend, with all progress from the free version remaining after the promotion has ended.
The Warhammer Skulls showcase also revealed Dark Heresy, a new project from Rogue Trader developer Owlcat Games focusing on the Inquisition, as well as crossovers with Counter-Strike 2 and Rust. The next Warhammer game on the schedule, Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks, launches today on PC.
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