Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Lineup: New Arrivals and Departures
Microsoft has unveiled its first Xbox Game Pass lineup for 2025, confirming several anticipated titles and announcing some departures. The month of January promises an exciting mix of new games for subscribers, across various tiers.
New Games:
Microsoft officially announced seven new additions to the Xbox Game Pass catalog on January 7th, 2025. The lineup includes a mix of genres and access levels:
- Road 96: Available now (January 7th) for all Game Pass tiers (including PC). This choice-driven adventure game returns to the service after a previous stint.
- Lightyear Frontier (Preview): Available January 8th for Standard subscribers. This sci-fi title is still in early access.
- My Time at Sandrock: Available January 8th for Standard subscribers.
- Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders: Available January 8th for Standard subscribers.
- Rolling Hills: Available January 8th for Standard subscribers.
- UFC 5: Available January 14th exclusively for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
- Diablo: Available January 14th exclusively for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass users.
The inclusion of Diablo and UFC 5 confirms earlier leaks. Note that access to these titles is limited to specific subscription tiers.
New Perks:
Alongside the new games, several Game Pass Ultimate perks launched on January 7th, including weapon charms for Apex Legends and DLC packs for First Descendant, Vigor, and Metaball.
Departing Games:
Six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th:
- Common'hood
- Escape Academy
- Exoprimal
- Figment
- Insurgency Sandstorm
- Those Who Remain
This is just the first half of January's updates. More announcements are expected soon for the latter half of the month and beyond.
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