Xbox’s Free Play Days is back this weekend with a fantastic mix of hardcore action, co-op adventures, and wonderfully weird sims, giving Xbox players five very different games to try between November 27 and November 30, 2025. With The First Berserker: Khazan, Hammerwatch 2, Hypnospace Outlaw, Let’s Build a Zoo, and Biped 2 all free to play for a limited time (with big discounts if you want to keep them), it’s a perfect window to test-drive something new without spending a dime up front.
What is Free Play Days this weekend?
This week’s Free Play Days event runs from Thursday, November 27 through Sunday, November 30, giving Xbox players a time-limited chance to fully download and play select titles on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Two of the games — The First Berserker: Khazan and Hammerwatch 2 — are available as part of the Free Play Days catalog for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members, while the other three titles are open to all Xbox players with no subscription required.
As always, any Gamerscore and achievements you earn during Free Play Days carry over if you decide to buy the game later, so it genuinely feels like a full test run rather than a restricted trial. On top of that, each title in this lineup is discounted for a limited time, letting you lock in a cheaper price if something really clicks over the weekend.
How to start playing the Free Play Days titles
Getting into the action is straightforward whether you’re on console or browsing from a browser. On the web, you can head to each individual game page on Xbox.com, where signed-in Xbox players will see an option to install the game as part of Free Play Days or via their Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, or Essential membership if required.
On your Xbox console, open the Microsoft Store, navigate to the Subscriptions tab, then scroll down to the Free Play Days collection, where all five games will be grouped together for quick access and installation. Once installed, you can play them as much as you like until the event ends on Sunday, at which point continued access will require a purchase or a relevant subscription.
Game Pass Free Play Days: The First Berserker: Khazan and Hammerwatch 2
The headliner for Game Pass members this weekend is The First Berserker: Khazan, a hardcore action RPG that puts you in the armor of Khazan, the disgraced general of the Pell Los Empire on a path of vengeance. Set on the continent of Arad, the game focuses on deep, timing-heavy combat that forces you to learn enemy patterns, manage risk, and overcome punishing bosses as you uncover the truth behind Khazan’s downfall.
Beyond its intensity, The First Berserker: Khazan leans into an “untold story” vibe that should appeal to players who like lore-rich worlds and tragic antiheroes rather than straightforward power fantasies. If the game sinks its hooks into you, there’s added incentive to stick around: it is discounted by 30% between November 20 and December 3, making this weekend a prime time to both sample and secure it at a lower price.
Hammerwatch 2 serves as the perfect counterbalance: a colorful, top-down action RPG that riffs on classic dungeon-crawling but expands out into a much larger pixel-art world. Instead of being confined to the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch, you and your friends are sent out across the countryside to support King Roland’s resistance, picking up side quests, helping villagers, and clearing out beasts, undead hordes, and evil forces along the way.
Class-based co-op, loot, and progression all come together here, making Hammerwatch 2 a terrific pick if you want something you can play with a group over the course of the weekend. It also comes with a huge temporary discount, dropping from its regular $24.99 price down to $4.99 during the promotion period, which makes it one of the best value purchases in the current Free Play Days lineup.
Free for all players: Hypnospace Outlaw, Let’s Build a Zoo, and Biped 2
The other half of this weekend’s Free Play Days roster is open to everyone on Xbox, no Game Pass subscription required, and it covers three very different moods: surreal internet sleuthing, zoo management chaos, and co-op platforming. Hypnospace Outlaw is the standout if you love quirky, narrative-driven experiences; it’s a “90s internet simulator” where you patrol a fictional dream-web called Hypnospace as an Enforcer, combing through bizarre user pages to track down rule-breakers while dodging viruses and odd downloads.
The appeal of Hypnospace Outlaw lies in its nostalgia-packed presentation and open-ended investigation style, as you read posts, follow links, and piece together what people are doing online with only fuzzy in-world guidance. As part of this Free Play Days weekend, it’s not only free to try but also heavily discounted, with the full game available at 70% off for players who want to continue exploring Hypnospace after Sunday.
Let’s Build a Zoo offers a completely different kind of rabbit hole: a management sim that starts normal and quickly gets wild. At its core, you’re building a zoo by importing animals, breeding them, hiring staff, and keeping visitors happy, all while balancing money and ethics. But the game’s real twist is its DNA Splicing system, which lets you combine animals into more than 300,000 possible hybrids — everything from a Giraffephant to a PandOwl — creating endlessly meme-worthy exhibits and moral dilemmas at the same time.
Like Hypnospace Outlaw, Let’s Build a Zoo is discounted during the event, with the base game and its DLCs available for up to 65% off, making it easy to keep your zoo empire going long after the free weekend ends. It’s optimized for Xbox Series X|S, supports Smart Delivery, and includes Xbox Play Anywhere, so your zoo can travel with you between console and PC without losing progress.
Biped 2 rounds out the “Free for all” list with cheerful cooperative action that’s easy to pick up but surprisingly challenging to master. The sequel follows two charming bipedal robots, Aku and Sila, as they tackle obstacle courses and puzzles that require tight communication and coordination, particularly if you’re playing in local or online co-op.
Every step in Biped 2 is deliberate, as you and your partner must carefully coordinate movement, balance on platforms, and solve physics-driven challenges while keeping the vibe light and fun. For anyone looking for a couch co-op game this weekend — especially families or friends wanting something cute but mechanically interesting — Biped 2 is a smart pick to download and experiment with before deciding whether you want to buy.
Why this Free Play Days lineup is worth your time
One of the strengths of this specific Free Play Days lineup is how well it covers different player types and session lengths. If you want a serious time investment with a steep skill curve, The First Berserker: Khazan provides that hardcore, boss-driven action RPG experience, while Hammerwatch 2 offers a more relaxed but still satisfying co-op ARPG grind with friends.
On the other side, Hypnospace Outlaw and Let’s Build a Zoo are perfect for players who prefer reading, exploring, and tinkering with systems at their own pace. Hypnospace Outlaw lets you sink hours into strange web pages and in-world lore, while Let’s Build a Zoo is a management sandbox with enough depth to keep you busy well beyond the weekend, especially once you dive into hybrid animal experimentation and long-term park planning.
Biped 2 acts as the “drop-in” co-op title that can fill an evening, offering satisfaction in bite-sized levels even if you only have a couple of hours to play. Together, these games make this Free Play Days event a strong one to highlight for any Xbox owner looking for something new to play without committing funds upfront.
How to keep the fun going after the weekend
If you fall in love with any of these games during Free Play Days, continuing is frictionless because your save data, Gamerscore, and achievements all carry forward to the full game. Simply purchase the title you want from the Microsoft Store — ideally while the limited-time discounts are still active — and you can pick up exactly where you left off.
Since discounts, percentages, and availability can vary by title and region, it’s worth checking the store page for each game to confirm the deal in your locale before Free Play Days ends. Don’t forget to check out next week’s game lineup on Xbox. And if you’re a Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, or Essential member, keeping an eye on these weekend events is a great way to sample deeper cuts and indie darlings you might otherwise overlook.
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