Microsoft has unveiled its first Xbox Game Pass lineup of 2025, confirming several anticipated titles and revealing the games leaving the service this month. January is shaping up to be a strong month for subscribers.
The announcement, made via the official Xbox blog on January 7th, 2025, includes seven new games. Road 96, a choice-driven adventure, is immediately available across all Game Pass tiers (including PC Game Pass), marking its return to the service after a previous stint. Six additional games join the lineup later in the month:
New Games Arriving in January 2025:
The inclusion of Diablo and UFC 5 confirms earlier leaks. Note that access to Diablo and UFC 5 is limited to Game Pass Ultimate and, in Diablo's case, PC Game Pass subscribers. The remaining titles are available with a standard Game Pass subscription. Lightyear Frontier, a sci-fi title, remains in early access.
Beyond the games, several new Game Pass Ultimate Perks are also available as of January 7th, including a weapon charm for Apex Legends and DLC for First Descendant, Vigor, and Metaball.
Departing Games (January 15th):
Several titles will be leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th:
This announcement covers only the first half of January. Further updates are expected soon for the latter half of the month and beyond.
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