Game Pass

The Diablo 4 base game has been on Xbox Game Pass (Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass for Console) since Mar 28, 2024, the first Battle.net game on the service. The expansions Vessel of Hatred and Lord of Hatred are not shown as included and are bought separately (Xbox store, read Oct 20, 2026).

8:21 The Diablo 4 base game has been on Xbox Game Pass since Mar 28, 2024, in Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass for Console, and it was the first Battle.net game ever added to the service; the expansions, Vessel of Hatred and Lord of Hatred, are not shown as included and have to be bought separately (Xbox store, read Oct 20, 2026). A Game Pass member still gets a large share of the game: the campaign, every season, the five base classes, and the free parts of each expansion's patch. When Lord of Hatred was presented, Blizzard said the reworked skill trees come to every class and "will be available to all players regardless of Lord of Hatred ownership", with more than 40 reworked choices and over 80 new options for each class. What the full game holds is on Diablo 4.

A shadowy stone hall with a large circular gold pattern and a star-shaped sigil on the floor. Three adventurers fight at its edge; blue lightning arcs from one, and a cluster of red spikes rises near a pillar. — In a dark dungeon chamber, a lightning-wreathed armored fighter, an archer in red and a hooded figure with a long blade fight beside a golden rune circle on the floor, a rack of blood-red spikes behind them in an official Steam store screenshot of Diablo 4. Blizzard Entertainment

Quick facts

On Game Pass	Yes, the base game, since Mar 28, 2024
Tiers	Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass for Console
Announced	Feb 15, 2024
First	The first Battle.net game on Game Pass
Vessel of Hatred	Not shown as included; bought separately (comes with Lord of Hatred)
Lord of Hatred	Not shown as included; Game Pass appears only under "Works with"
PC	Needs a linked Battle.net account
Progress	Shared with every other platform through Battle.net
Season of Hell's Legacy perk	Over 50 cosmetics for members who link Battle.net
Buy the expansions	Lord of Hatred on Xbox, $39.99 on Steam

What Game Pass includes

Microsoft, which has owned Blizzard since it completed its purchase of Activision Blizzard on Oct 13, 2023, announced on Feb 15, 2024 that Diablo 4 would join Game Pass (The Verge). It arrived on Mar 28, 2024, the first game from Blizzard's Battle.net library on the service (Inven Global). What came was the base game, the one sold alone as the $49.99 Standard Edition: the Lilith campaign, the Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue and Sorcerer, and the seasons, each of which is free to play on the Seasonal Realm.

	On Game Pass?
Diablo 4 base game	Yes (Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass for Console)
Seasons and patches	Yes, free for every owner
Vessel of Hatred	No, not shown as included
Lord of Hatred	No, not shown as included
Battle Pass and shop	Paid separately with Platinum

Are the expansions on Game Pass?

0:13 No, as far as the stores show. The Xbox store's page for Lord of Hatred lists Game Pass only under "Works with", for the base game it needs, and not as included (Microsoft Store). Vessel of Hatred was not on Game Pass at launch either (Blizzard). What you would pay for is substantial: IGN's review of Lord of Hatred credits it with "a tight, satisfying campaign, two new classes" and an endgame so loaded with things to do that the reviewer "occasionally forgot some of the systems even existed". It costs $39.99 for the Standard Edition and includes Vessel of Hatred; prices for every edition are on Price and Editions. Whether either expansion was ever part of Game Pass for a time is not known from the sources read, as of Oct 20, 2026.

The Vessel of Hatred Game Pass month

Instead of putting Vessel of Hatred on Game Pass, Blizzard gave one month of Game Pass Ultimate to Xbox and Battle.net players who pre-purchased its Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition or Expansion Bundle in 2024 (Blizzard; ONE Esports).

How to play Diablo 4 on PC Game Pass

On PC, Diablo 4 from Game Pass still runs on Blizzard's account system: PC Game Pass needs a linked Battle.net account (Inven Global). The same account is how cross-play and cross-progression work, and PC players on Game Pass can join Blizzard's public test realms like other Battle.net players. Hardware needs are on PC Requirements.

Game Pass rewards in Season of Hell's Legacy

42:08 The current season adds a reason to link accounts. Season of Hell's Legacy, Diablo 4's 15th season, was announced at the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony to launch on Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, with Deckard Cain returning, and Blizzard's season post says Game Pass members who link Battle.net get "over 50 total cosmetics across all classes" in it. The season itself is on Season of Hell's Legacy.

If you buy the game later

Progress belongs to your Battle.net account, not to Game Pass. If you buy Diablo 4 or an expansion on any platform later, the characters you made on Game Pass are the same characters, and they follow you across PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch 2 through cross-progression (Platforms and Crossplay). Lord of Hatred is bought once per platform, but progress is shared across them (Blizzard).

Frequently asked questions

Is Diablo 4 on Game Pass? Yes. The Diablo 4 base game has been on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass for Console since Mar 28, 2024.

Is Lord of Hatred on Game Pass? No. Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion is not shown as included in Game Pass on the Xbox store (read Oct 20, 2026); it costs $39.99 for the Standard Edition and includes Vessel of Hatred.

Is Vessel of Hatred on Game Pass? No. Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred was not on Game Pass at launch and is not shown as included; it now comes with every edition of Lord of Hatred.

Do I need Battle.net to play Diablo 4 on PC Game Pass? Yes. Diablo 4 on PC Game Pass needs a linked Battle.net account, which also carries your progress to other platforms.

Does my Diablo 4 progress carry over if I buy the game? Yes. Diablo 4 progress is saved to your Battle.net account, so characters made through Game Pass carry over if you buy the game or an expansion later, on any platform.

Do Game Pass players get anything extra in Diablo 4? In Season of Hell's Legacy, Game Pass members who link a Battle.net account get over 50 cosmetics across all Diablo 4 classes.