Microsoft has officially unveiled the first wave of the Xbox Game Pass lineup for May 2025, and it's packed with exciting titles that will keep gamers glued to their screens until May 20. The highlight of this wave is undoubtedly Doom: The Dark Ages, the latest entry in id Software's iconic first-person shooter series. As a Microsoft-owned title, it's set for a day-one launch on Game Pass, bringing the thrill of medieval warfare against Hell straight to your doorstep. But that's just the beginning—May 2025 is brimming with day-one releases and fan favorites.
Starting today, May 6, players can dive into Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), available on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. This single-player fishing adventure offers more than just catching fish; it's a journey into the mysterious depths of a sinister archipelago where long-buried secrets await discovery. Here's what Microsoft has to say about it:
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.
On May 7, the Game Pass library expands further with several new additions. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard, offering fans another chance to dive into the Dragon Ball universe. Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) are now available on Game Pass Standard, while Metal Slug Tactics (Console) also joins the fray on the same platform.
May 8 brings two more day-one titles to the service. Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, offering a thrilling adventure in a future marred by corporate greed. Here's a glimpse into the game:
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 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard, inviting players to join the Turtle brothers in a new adventure filled with action and intrigue:
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. This 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world offers intense combat and new challenges:
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 main event arrives on May 15 with the launch of Doom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This prequel to the acclaimed Doom series takes players back to a dark and sinister medieval war against Hell:
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.
Just 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 another day-one title. This papercraft adventure game takes players on a journey through Limbo, a place where souls with deep regrets are trapped in a time loop:
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:
The following games are set to leave the Game Pass library on May 15. Remember, you can use your membership discount to save up to 20% and keep them in your library:
- 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)
