Summary
While this may be Xbox’s first incoming lineup reveal of the year, it’s not the first 2025 announcement for the subscription service. Microsoft previously unveiledsignificant changes coming to Xbox Game Pass, including age restrictions and a shift in how rewards work. Many of these changes are already in effect — just in time for the first slate of new available games.
Microsoftannounced seven games coming to Xbox Game Passon the official Xbox blog on June 02, 2025. One of them — 2021’s choice-drivenRoad 96— is available to play now for all Game Pass tiers, including PC Game Pass. The game had already been on the platform once before, butRoad 96left Xbox Game Pass in June 2023before Xbox announced its return alongside a handful of other incoming titles in December 2024. The other six games in the January lineup will come later in the month, mostly on January 8, with two arriving on January 14.
New Games on Xbox Game Pass for January 2025
A handful of new Game Pass Ultimate perks are also available as of January 7. These include a weapon charm forApex Legendsand DLC packs forFirst Descendant,Vigor, andMetaball. Of course, a new lineup of games also means a few are leaving the platform. Previous updates to the Xbox app have already revealed thesix titles leaving Xbox Game Passon January 15, but now Microsoft has officially confirmed them. The games in question are:
All of these announcements are just for the first half of the month, so Xbox fans should stay tuned. It won’t be long before the next lineup announcement comes for the second half of January 2025 and beyond.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
