Xbox Game Pass May 2025: Wave 1 Lineup Revealed

Microsoft has officially unveiled the exciting lineup for Wave 1 of the Xbox Game Pass for May 2025, as shared in a recent post on Xbox Wire. With 12 games set to join the service by May 20, subscribers have plenty to look forward to. The highlight of this wave is undoubtedly Doom: The Dark Ages, the latest installment in id Software's iconic first-person shooter series, which will be available on Game Pass from day one, thanks to its Microsoft ownership. But that's not the only title making a day-one debut this month.

Starting today, May 6, gamers can dive into Dredge, available on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S through Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. 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, Game Pass will see a flurry of new titles. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will be accessible on Cloud, Console, and PC via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Dungeons of Hinterberg will join the Game Pass Standard for Console, while Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and Metal Slug Tactics will be available on Game Pass Standard for Xbox Series X|S and Console, respectively.

May 8 brings two more exciting additions. Revenge of the Savage Planet will launch on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S as a day-one title for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Here's the official description:

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, fans can join the legendary Turtle brothers in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, available on Cloud, Console, and PC across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Here's a glimpse into the adventure:

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 returns to the Game Pass library on Cloud and Console through Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard. Microsoft describes it as:

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 of the month, Doom: The Dark Ages, arrives on May 15 on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day-one release. Here's what to 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 launches on Cloud, Console, and PC for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as another day-one title. Here's what you'll experience:

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.

Wrapping up the Wave 1 lineup on May 20, Firefighting Simulator: The Squad and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers will be available on Cloud, Console, and PC 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:

Several games will be leaving the Game Pass library on May 15. As a reminder, you can take advantage of your membership discount to save up to 20% and keep these titles 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)