Every Game Coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2025
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It's been a very busy year for video games, and Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass platform has been getting a workout, with fantastic games like the excellent Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the surprise release of Oblivion Remastered, and more coming to the service in recent months. May is looking decidedly quieter – so far at least – ahead of the big Nintendo Switch 2 release date, but that doesn't mean Microsoft is resting on its laurels.
May's Game Pass releases see a host of previously Game Pass Ultimate-exclusive games filtering their way down to Game Pass Standard, alongside a pretty decent selection of new games coming to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Among them is the highly anticipated DOOM: The Dark Ages, a couple of fantastic indies, and the return of Warhammer: Vermintide 2, which has been absent from the service for a little while now.
Key visual showing off the games coming to Xbox Game Pass during the month of May 2025.
Key visual showing off the games coming to Xbox Game Pass during the month of May 2025.
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Here's every game coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2025.
Xbox Game Pass New Games in May 2025
Here's every game announced so far for Game Pass in May 2025, including platforms and dates for when they'll be available.
Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 7 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – May 7 Now with Game Pass Standard
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) – May 7 Now with Game Pass Standard
Metal Slug Tactics (Console) – May 7 Now with Game Pass Standard
Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 8 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 8 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – May 13 Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
DOOM: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 15 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 16 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Xbox Game Pass Titles Leaving in May 2025
Sadly, whenever new games are added to Game Pass, some leave, too. With the exception of first-party Xbox-published titles, every game on Game Pass eventually gets removed, though as seen with some of the picks above, they do sometimes return. In any case, you can get a 20% discount on all games about to leave the service if you're subscribed to Game Pass and want to keep playing.
Here are the games leaving Game Pass in May 2025:
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