Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 Lineup

Microsoft unveils the exciting Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 lineup! This announcement, preceding Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct on January 23rd, showcases a wave of 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 second wave 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. Master the slopes solo or compete with up to eight players in cross-platform multiplayer.

January 22nd brings a flurry of additions: Flock (Console) joins Game Pass Standard, offering cooperative multiplayer flight and creature collecting. Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) arrives on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard, delivering a 5v5 MOBA hero shooter experience. Also launching on January 22nd are Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console), a Japanese-inspired action strategy game; Magical Delicacy (Console); Tchia (Xbox Series X|S); The Case of the Golden Idol (Console); and Starbound (Cloud and Console), already available on PC Game Pass, now expanding to Ultimate and Standard.

January 28th sees the day-one releases of Eternal Strands (Cloud, Console, and PC) for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, a fantasy action-adventure from Yellow Brick Games, and Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), a third-person shooter and trap defense game, also for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, and PC) graces Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard on January 29th, offering a surreal, emotional journey. A major addition, Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC), launches day-one on January 30th for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, providing a stealth-focused sniping experience in occupied France.

Rounding out the month, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) arrives day-one on January 31st for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, continuing the critically acclaimed dice-driven RPG. Finally, Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard on February 4th, setting players in a post-apocalyptic Hope County.

Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 Lineup: (Note: This is a summary; refer to the original text for complete details on each title's availability.)

Multiple titles launching across various Game Pass tiers throughout January and early February.

Games Leaving Game Pass on January 31, 2025:

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)