Microsoft Unveils Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 Additions
Microsoft's Xbox Wire preempts their January 23rd Xbox Developer Direct with a sneak peek at the upcoming Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 lineup. The announcement highlights several day-one Game Pass titles, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a yet-to-be-revealed fourth game.
The Wave 2 rollout begins January 21st with Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), a day-one release for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This snowy sequel to Lonely Mountains: Downhill features up to eight-player cross-platform multiplayer, allowing for cooperative downhill runs or intense competitive races.
January 22nd sees a flurry of additions:
- Flock (Console) joins Game Pass Standard, offering a multiplayer co-op experience focused on collecting adorable flying creatures.
- Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) arrives on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. This definitive edition of the 5v5 MOBA hero shooter provides a dynamic team-based experience.
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console) launches on Game Pass Standard, a single-player Japanese-inspired action strategy game.
- Magical Delicacy (Console) and The Case of the Golden Idol (Console) also debut on Game Pass Standard.
- Tchia (Xbox Series X|S) makes its Game Pass Standard debut.
- Starbound (Cloud and Console), already available on PC Game Pass, expands to Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard.
January 28th brings two more day-one releases:
- Eternal Strands (Cloud, Console, and PC) for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, a fantasy action-adventure game from Yellow Brick Games, featuring epic creature battles and a blend of magic and weaponry.
- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, a third-person shooter and trap defense game supporting up to four players.
Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard on January 29th, offering a poignant journey through surreal dreamscapes.
Another day-one title, Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC), arrives on January 30th for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This installment in the award-winning series focuses on stealth and tactical combat in occupied France, with co-op campaign support.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), a highly anticipated sequel, launches day-one on January 31st for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This dice-driven RPG places players in the role of an escaped android navigating the Starward Belt.
Finally, Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC) concludes the Wave 2 additions on February 4th, available on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard.
Game Pass Departures (January 31st, 2025):
Several titles will be leaving Game Pass on January 31st, 2025, to make room for the new additions:
- Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Broforce Forever (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Death’s Door (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Maquette (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, Console, and PC)
