Microsoft Unveils Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 Titles

Microsoft has unveiled the exciting Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 lineup, featuring an array of captivating titles set to enhance your gaming experience. The announcement, shared on Xbox Wire, precedes the much-anticipated Xbox Developer Direct event scheduled for January 23, where fans can expect to see day one Game Pass releases such as Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a yet-to-be-revealed fourth game.

Kicking off today, January 21, is Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This thrilling day one release allows players to "crash over and over until you master the mountain in the snowy follow-up to Lonely Mountains: Downhill." With cross-platform multiplayer support for up to eight players, you can navigate the slopes together, sharing checkpoints or engaging in exhilarating races to the base.

On January 22, Flock (Console) joins Game Pass Standard, offering a delightful multiplayer co-op experience centered around the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with friends. Soar through stunning landscapes and seek out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.

Also on January 22, Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) becomes available across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. This premium release of the 5v5 MOBA hero shooter provides a dynamic team-based multiplayer experience. Choose from a diverse roster of heroes with upgradeable abilities, team up with four other players, and take down the opposing team's Guardian while protecting your own.

January 22 continues to be a bustling day for Game Pass, with Capcom's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console) launching into Game Pass Standard. This unique Japanese-inspired, single-player Kagura action strategy game takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. Players must purify villages during the day and protect the Maiden from the Seethe at night, repeating the cycle until the mountain is cleansed and peace is restored.

On the same day, Magical Delicacy (Console), Tchia (Xbox Series X|S), and The Case of the Golden Idol (Console) also join Game Pass Standard. Starbound (Cloud and Console) rounds out January 22, available on Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard, having previously launched on PC Game Pass.

On January 28, Eternal Strands (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day one launch. This debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games, a studio founded by industry veterans, invites players to fight epic creatures using a blend of magical abilities and powerful weapons in a third-person action-adventure setting.

Also on January 28, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) arrives on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as another day one release. This action-packed third-person shooter and trap defense game lets you evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage, obliterating hordes with up to four players.

January 29 sees the release of Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Embark on an emotional journey through surreal dreamscapes, overcoming challenges as a little girl and her shadow, with the captivating voice of Hannah Murray guiding you through a narrative filled with twists and surprises.

On January 30, Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC) launches into Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day one release. This game offers unparalleled sniping mechanics and stealth-based third-person combat set in occupied France, with the full campaign playable in co-op.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on January 31 as another day one release. This highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed 2022 RPG lets you navigate the Starward Belt as an escaped android with a malfunctioning body and no memory of your past.

Finally, Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard on February 4. Dive into a transformed, vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, and lead the fight against the Highwaymen to secure the last remaining resources.

Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 Lineup:

• **Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 21** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• **Flock (Console) – January 22** Now with Game Pass Standard
• **Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 22** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• **Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console) – January 22** Now with Game Pass Standard
• **Magical Delicacy (Console) – January 22** Now with Game Pass Standard
• **Tchia (Xbox Series X|S) – January 22** Now with Game Pass Standard
• **The Case of the Golden Idol (Console) – January 22** Now with Game Pass Standard
• **Starbound (Cloud and Console) – January 22** Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
• **Eternal Strands (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 28** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• **Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 28** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• **Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 29** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• **Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• **Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 31** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• **Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 4** Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard

Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving 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)