January will see quite a few new additions coming to Game Pass, including the hotly-anticipated sequel Citizen Sleeper 2.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

In one of the biggest Xbox Game Pass release waves in recent memory, Microsoft's subscription service adds 2 Ultimate and 7 Standard games.

Kunitsu-Gami' is one of the most inventive strategy games in years, and a riveting tale of Japanese mythology to boot. Now that it's free, it's a must-play for Xbox Game Pass owners.

Xbox has announced more games coming to Game Pass this month, including Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders, a new Sniper Elite game, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, and Citizen Sleeper 2.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 lineup of titles. The announcement on Xbox Wire comes ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct on January 23, where fans will get to see a number of day one Game Pass games, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a mystery fourth reveal.

While the PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions of My Time at Sandrock have been available as part of the Game Pass Ultimate catalog since the summer of 2025, Microsoft made it available to Game Pass Standard subscribers earlier this week. It’s also on PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.

As Microsoft gears up for the latest Developer Direct this Thursday, the company has revealed the latest slate of video games coming to Xbox Game Pass. The 14 titles being added to the service include new releases like Citizen Sleeper 2 and returning games like The Case of the Golden Idol.

There is no official word of older Call of Duty games being added to Xbox Game Pass this year, but according to a fairly reliable industry insider, especially when it comes to Xbox, older Call of Duty games are coming “around May.”

The fifth title to reach Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in January 2025 is a day-one sequel to a critically acclaimed game from 2019.