Xbox Game Pass Announces New Titles for Early January

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 revealing which games will be leaving the service. 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). This marks its return to the service after a previous stint. Six additional titles join the lineup later in the month: Lightyear Frontier (Preview), My Time at Sandrock, Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders, Rolling Hills, UFC 5, and Diablo. Lightyear Frontier, My Time at Sandrock, Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders, and Rolling Hills arrive on January 8th, while UFC 5 and Diablo launch on January 14th.

New Games Joining Xbox Game Pass in January 2025:

• Road 96: Available January 7th (All Tiers)
• Lightyear Frontier (Preview): Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• My Time at Sandrock: Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders: Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• Rolling Hills: Available January 8th (Standard & Ultimate)
• UFC 5: Available January 14th (Ultimate Only)
• Diablo: Available January 14th (Ultimate & PC Game Pass)

Note that access to Diablo and UFC 5 is tier-restricted. Diablo is exclusive to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, while UFC 5 is a Game Pass Ultimate-only title.

Alongside the new games, several Game Pass Ultimate perks launched on January 7th, including a weapon charm for Apex Legends and DLC for First Descendant, Vigor, and Metaball.

However, with new additions comes departures. Six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th: Common'hood, Escape Academy, Exoprimal, Figment, Insurgency Sandstorm, and Those Who Remain.

This is just the first half of January's updates. Microsoft promises further announcements for the latter half of the month and beyond.

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