Descenders Next has been shadow-dropped and is now available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. This surprise addition marks the 13th new title to reach Microsoft's subscription service in July 2025, as well as the 91st Xbox Game Pass release since the turn of the year.
Developed by Dutch studio RageSquid, Descenders Next is a sequel to the 2019 downhill mountain biking game Descenders. It features two sports—snowboarding and mountainboarding—with RageSquid previously confirming plans to add more. Originally slated for an April 9 launch, Descenders Next suffered a last-minute delay, which was indefinite in nature and thus left it without a release date.
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Three and a half months later, the early access version of the game has been shadow-dropped across several of its target platforms, namely PC and the latest two generations of Xbox consoles. As originally promised, the extreme sports title also debuted as a day-one Xbox Game Pass release. Descenders Next is hence now available via the Ultimate tier of Microsoft's service, as well as PC Game Pass....