Xbox Game Pass Reveals May 2025 Wave 1 Titles

Microsoft has exciting news for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, revealing the first wave of games for May 2025. In a detailed post on Xbox Wire, they've announced a lineup of 12 thrilling titles, set to enhance your gaming experience up to May 20. Leading the charge is the much-anticipated "Doom: The Dark Ages," a new addition to id Software's iconic first-person shooter franchise. As a Microsoft-owned title, it's set for a day-one launch on Game Pass, promising a thrilling journey for fans.

Kicking things off today, May 6, is "Dredge" (available on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), which you can enjoy through Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Here's a glimpse into the game, courtesy of Microsoft:

Dredge is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

May 7 is a big day for Game Pass enthusiasts, featuring several exciting additions: "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard; "Dungeons of Hinterberg" (Console) now on Game Pass Standard; "Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn" (Xbox Series X|S) also on Game Pass Standard; and "Metal Slug Tactics" (Console) on Game Pass Standard.

On May 8, "Revenge of the Savage Planet" (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) arrives on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as another day-one title. Here's what you can expect:

In a future knocked off its axis by corporate greed and stupidity, you have been made redundant and abandoned on the far edge of space with little gear and no safety net. You must explore every nook and cranny, collect dozens of upgrades, and turn over every mysterious alien rock if you want to get revenge on your former employer and return to Earth.

Also on May 8, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed" (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins the fray on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Here's a sneak peek:

Join the legendary Turtle brothers straight from the sewer and slide into this new adventure of shell-shocking proportions. With the help of April’s insightful reports from the streets and Splinter’s sage guidance, gear up to fight crime and unravel an epic saga of justice and chaos!

On May 13, "Warhammer: Vermintide 2" (Cloud and Console) returns to the Game Pass library on Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard. Here's what you can look forward to:

Making a return to the Game Pass library! Fight together with your friends against the forces of Chaos and Skaven in this epic 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world. Vermintide 2 expands the intense first-person combat with a brand-new enemy faction, 15 new career paths, talent trees, new weapons, an improved loot system, and more.

The spotlight of May is undoubtedly "Doom: The Dark Ages" (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), hitting Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on May 15 as a day-one launch. Here's what you can expect:

Doom: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the Doom Slayer’s legend. In this third installment of the modern Doom series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the Doom Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell. Get a head start on slaying demons with the Premium Upgrade, including up to 2-Day Early Access, the campaign DLC at launch, and more.

A day later, on May 16, "Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo" (Cloud, Console, and PC) launches on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as yet another day-one title. Here's the intriguing storyline:

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a papercraft adventure game where you’ll meet the many good and not-so-good folks of Limbo, a place where souls with deep regrets are cursed into repeating the same day on a loop.

Rounding out the May 2025 Wave 1 lineup on May 20 are "Firefighting Simulator: The Squad" (Cloud, Console, and PC) and "Police Simulator: Patrol Officers" (Cloud, Console, and PC), both available across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard.

Xbox Game Pass May 2025 Wave 1 Lineup:

• Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 6
  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

Leaving Xbox Game Pass on May 15:

As the month progresses, several games will depart from the Xbox Game Pass library on May 15. Don't miss your chance to snag these titles with up to a 20% membership discount to keep them in your collection:

• Brothers A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Chants of Sennaar (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Dune: Spice Wars (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Hauntii (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Big Con (Cloud, Console, and PC)