In one of the biggest and most exciting drops of the year, a new nightmare has just pulled onto the Game Pass highway – Dead Static Drive.
A long-awaited survival-horror road trip described as Grand Theft Cthulhu, has launched today, 5th November 2025! This nightmare version of 1980s Americana from developer Reuben Games is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
While you can buy it outright for £21.49, the best news of all is that it is available to play Day One on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
A Road Trip into Madness
The story of Dead Static Drive puts you in the boots of Hearst, a wayward traveler on a desperate search. Your parents live out in this remote part of America, but you haven’t heard from them in far too long. Now, there’s smoke on the horizon, strange news on the wind, and a growing, terrifying sense that something ancient and wrong has begun to unravel reality itself. You know, like Grand Theft Auto…
You came to find your family. You came to understand what’s happening. If you don’t keep moving, you won’t get the chance to do either.
What is “Grand Theft Cthulhu”?
This isn’t a linear horror game; it’s an open-world survival experience where you must scavenge, fight, and sneak your way across small towns and eerie highways.
In this collapsing world, you can’t make it alone. Trust is your most valuable resource, and you’ll need to rely on others to survive. This means protecting those around you.
The Lovecraftian monsters are one thing, but you’ll also have to evade the police and deal with a violent, paranoid man whose own delusions are putting everyone at risk – including his own children.
This is a true road trip. You can’t just hunker down in one spot. You must keep moving, scavenging for fuel and supplies, and driving down eerie highways as, in the game’s own ominous words, “something stirs beneath the pavement.”
Your All-Access Pass to the Apocalypse
The best part of this launch is its incredible accessibility for Xbox players. As a Day One Game Pass title, subscribers on both Xbox and PC can jump in right now at no extra cost.
Furthermore, Dead Static Drive is a full Xbox Play Anywhere title. This fantastic feature means a single digital purchase (or your Game Pass download) unlocks the game on both your Xbox console and your Windows PC. All your saves, progress, and achievements are synced via the cloud, so you can escape the horror on your PC and pick it right back up on your sofa.
Your Survival Itinerary
Here’s what to expect on this nightmare road trip:
- A survival-horror road trip set in 1980s Americana.
- “Grand Theft Cthulhu”: Scavenge, fight, and sneak across a collapsing world.
- A gripping story: Search for your missing parents and uncover an ancient, Lovecraftian horror.
- Trust is a resource: Rely on others to survive.
- Evade police, protect companions, and stop a paranoid man.
- Available Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.
- Full Xbox Play Anywhere support.
The road is dark, the tank is low, and something ancient is waking up. If you’re ready to face a horror that’s as vast as it is personal, and you’re a Game Pass subscriber, this is the shadow drop you’ve been waiting for.
Dead Static Drive is waiting for you on the Xbox Store right now, playable on Xbox Series X|S and PC. Your parents are out there. Good luck finding them.
Dead Static Drive Description
Dead Static Drive is Grand Theft Cthulhu—a survival-horror road trip through a nightmare version of 1980s Americana. Scavenge, fight, and sneak your way across small towns and eerie highways as reality begins to unravel.
