Xbox Game Pass Unveils First May 2025 Games

Microsoft has officially announced the first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2025.

In a post on Xbox Wire, the company detailed 12 titles set to join the subscription service, with releases scheduled up to May 20. The standout addition is undoubtedly Doom: The Dark Ages, the newest installment in id Software's legendary first-person shooter franchise. As a Microsoft-owned title, it will be available on Game Pass from day one. However, it's not the only day-one launch coming to the service this month.

Starting today, May 6, subscribers can dive into Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), which is available for Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard tiers. Here is the official description from Microsoft:

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.

May 7 brings a significant batch of games to the service: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) for Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard; Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) is now included in Game Pass Standard; Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) is now on Game Pass Standard; and Metal Slug Tactics (Console) also joins Game Pass Standard.

Another major release arrives on May 8: Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) debuts on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day-one title.

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) becomes available on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard.

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!

Coming on May 13 is Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) for Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard subscribers.

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 headline event is, of course, Doom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), launching on May 15. This highly anticipated shooter will be available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass from day one.

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 following 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 release.

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.

Wrapping up the first wave of May 2025 releases on May 20 are 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:

Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardDragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 7
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardDungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – May 7
Now with Game Pass StandardFlintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) – May 7
Now with Game Pass StandardMetal Slug Tactics (Console) – May 7
Now with Game Pass StandardRevenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 8
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 8
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardWarhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – May 13
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass StandardDoom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 15
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassKulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 16
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassFirefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardPolice 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:

The following games will be removed from the Game Pass library on May 15. As always, you can use your membership discount to save up to 20% and purchase them to keep in your library permanently.

(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)