Microsoft has officially unveiled the exciting lineup for Wave 1 of the Xbox Game Pass in May 2025. In a recent Xbox Wire post, they announced a total of 12 games that will be added to the service by May 20. Leading the charge is the much-anticipated Doom: The Dark Ages, the newest installment in id Software's legendary first-person shooter series. As a Microsoft-owned title, it will be available on Game Pass from day one. But that's not all; May 2025 promises more day-one releases for Game Pass subscribers.
Starting today, May 6, subscribers can dive into Dredge (available on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Microsoft describes it as:
Dredge is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
On May 7, Game Pass gets a major boost with several new additions: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) available on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard; Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) now on Game Pass Standard; Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) also on Game Pass Standard; and Metal Slug Tactics (Console) on Game Pass Standard.
May 8 marks the launch of Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as another day-one title. Here's what you can expect:
In a future knocked off its axis by corporate greed and stupidity, you have been made redundant and abandoned on the far edge of space with little gear and no safety net. You must explore every nook and cranny, collect dozens of upgrades, and turn over every mysterious alien rock if you want to get revenge on your former employer and return to Earth.
Also on May 8, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Here's the official description:
Join the legendary Turtle brothers straight from the sewer and slide into this new adventure of shell-shocking proportions. With the help of April’s insightful reports from the streets and Splinter’s sage guidance, gear up to fight crime and unravel an epic saga of justice and chaos!
On May 13, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) returns to the Game Pass library on Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard:
Making a return to the Game Pass library! Fight together with your friends against the forces of Chaos and Skaven in this epic 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world. Vermintide 2 expands the intense first-person combat with a brand-new enemy faction, 15 new career paths, talent trees, new weapons, an improved loot system, and more.
The spotlight on May 15 shines on Doom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), hitting Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on its release day:
Doom: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the Doom Slayer’s legend. In this third installment of the modern Doom series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the Doom Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell. Get a head start on slaying demons with the Premium Upgrade, including up to 2-Day Early Access, the campaign DLC at launch, and more.
The next day, May 16, brings Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as another day-one title:
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a papercraft adventure game where you’ll meet the many good and not-so-good folks of Limbo, a place where souls with deep regrets are cursed into repeating the same day on a loop.
Finally, on May 20, the Wave 1 lineup is completed with Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC), both available across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard.
Xbox Game Pass May 2025 Wave 1 lineup:
- Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 6
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 7
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – May 7
Now with Game Pass Standard - Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) – May 7
Now with Game Pass Standard - Metal Slug Tactics (Console) – May 7
Now with Game Pass Standard - Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 8
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 8
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – May 13
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard - Doom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 15
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass - Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 16
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass - Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Leaving Xbox Game Pass on May 15:
On May 15, several titles will be leaving the Game Pass library. Subscribers can use their membership discount to save up to 20% and keep these games in their personal library:
- Brothers A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Chants of Sennaar (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Dune: Spice Wars (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Hauntii (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- The Big Con (Cloud, Console, and PC)
