The mid-month addition to Xbox Game Pass for August 2025 includes Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced, a revamped version of the action-adventure game originally released in May 2024. Ninja Theory’s latest release serves as a prequel to 2017’s Senua’s Sacrifice and was similarly well received. The game brought home awards for audio design, writing, best game, and two accolades for the performance of Melina Juergens, who portrays and voices the titular character. And now Xbox Game Pass subscribers can dive into the game again to check out its exciting enhancements.
Immersing players in a popular but infrequently visited location, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 takes place in 9th century Iceland, which happens to be around the time when Vikings discovered and began settling the isolated, volcanic island. Senua, an Orcadian, is transported from her home in the Orkney Islands to be sold as a slave in this new land. While there, she begins to experience the hallucinations that so distinguish her from other game protagonists.
The game originally released as an Xbox exclusive and launched day one on Microsoft’s subscription service. On August 12, the enhanced version of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was released as a free...
