Summary
- Xbox Game Pass continues to offer exciting day one releases in 2025.
- June 2025 is already stacked with all kinds of exciting games coming to Game Pass.
- The rest of the summer is looking strong, with other major Game Pass games coming later in 2025 as well.
It’s no secret that Xbox Game Pass has been on a hot streak as of late, and luckily for subscribers, its momentum doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. Microsoft upset many subscribers when it made the decision to split Xbox Game Pass into multiple tiers, reserving most of the day one releases for the Ultimate tier and PC Game Pass, but on the bright side, the day one games have been defying expectations.
2025 is shaping up to be the best year for Xbox Game Pass to date. Things started slowly in January, but the month ended with the addition of the well-reviewed Citizen Sleeper 2 to Game Pass and the surprise Ninja Gaiden 2 Black shadow drop. February 2025 saw the long-awaited day one game Avowed join the Game Pass lineup along with Game of the Year nominee Balatro. In March, Game Pass subscribers were treated to games like the early access version of 33 Immortals and the hit action survival game Atomfall. But April 2025 is when Xbox Game Pass really started cooking, with that month alone seeing the likes of South of Midnight, Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, Blue Prince, GTA 5, Towerborne, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, among other games.
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May 29 is Going to Be a Big Day for Xbox Game Pass
This coming May 29 is set to be a particularly exciting day for those that are signed up for the Ultimate tier of Xbox Game Pass.
April 2025 is likely to go down as one of the best months Game Pass has ever seen, but May hasn’t been a slouch either. The new Xbox Game Pass games for May 2025 have so far included Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dredge, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Monster Train 2 with more games coming soon. There is constantly some new, high-quality game to play on Game Pass, and subscribers have a lot to look forward to in the near future. Game of the Year nominee Metaphor: ReFantazio is coming on May 29, for instance, while the June 2025 lineup is already looking stacked.
10 Biggest Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games for 2025
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – May 29
- Warhammer 40K: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition – June 10
- The Alters – June 13
- FBC: Firebreak – June 17
- Rematch – June 19
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 – July 11
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – July 24
- Gears of War: Reloaded – August 26
- Ninja Gaiden 4 – Fall 2025
- Hollow Knight: Silksong – TBA
The Xbox Game Pass June 2025 lineup features the Space Marine remaster on June 10, The Alters on June 13, FBC: Firebreak and Lost in Random: The Eternal Die on June 17, Rematch on June 19, and Against the Storm‘s long-awaited console release on June 26. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Even more games are expected to join Game Pass in June 2025, plus there’s the Xbox Games Showcase on June 8 to look forward to. The Xbox Games Showcase is sure to have all kinds of exciting Game Pass announcements and should go a long way in keeping subscribers excited about the service and what it has to offer.
As far as the rest of the summer goes, Xbox Game Pass’s Summer 2025 is looking hot. July and August have yet to reveal many games yet, but we already know Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers are on deck for July while Gears of War: Reloaded is coming in August. Clearly, the Xbox Game Pass hot streak is going to continue for the next few months, and it will be interesting to see if it’s able to keep it up through the end of the year.
