Xbox and PC Game Pass in January 2025: All new games and departures at a glance

In January 2025, there will again be some new and exciting additions for the Xbox Game Pass, but also some departures.

There’s a constant coming and going on the Xbox Game Pass every month. In January 2025, you can look forward to the latest installment of the Sniper Elite series, which will be available in Microsoft’s game subscription just in time for its release. However, as usual, some titles will also be removed from the offering.

We’ll keep you updated: Not all of the new games and departures are yet known. As soon as that changes, we will update this article. So it’s worth coming back.

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Highlight: Sniper Elite: Resistance

• Genre: Third-person shooter
• Subscription: PC and Ultimate
• Release:January 30, 2025

In Sniper Elite: Resistance, you fight alongside the French resistance and confront the Nazis during World War II.

As is typical for the series, you control a sniper in third-person view, with whom you infiltrate enemy camps and complete various missions. Of course, the legendary Kill Cam and the co-op mode for the entire campaign are also included again.

The story runs parallel to the events of Sniper Elite 5. Harry Hawker, an agent of the Special Operations Executive, discovers a powerful secret weapon that would guarantee victory for the Nazis. Your task is to destroy it before it falls into the wrong hands.

More new games coming to Game Pass in January 2025

Find out which other games will be coming in January 2025 and which subscription you need to have to play them. For more information on all subscriptions, see the corresponding article.

January 2

• Carrion: You take control of an unknown horror creature, try to escape from a facility where you are being held and take revenge on the staff. (PC, Console and Cloud | now also in Game Pass Standard)

January 7th

• Road 96: It is the summer of 1996 and you are trying to escape from the fictitious and totalitarian country of Petria. Along the way, you will encounter numerous characters and make different decisions that will affect the plot of the story. (PC, Console and Cloud | Ultimate, PC and Standard)

January 8

• My Time at Sandrock: Bring a post-apocalyptic desert town back to life by collecting resources, crafting, farming, and socializing alone or with friends. (Console | Now also available in the standard subscription)

• Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders: Join Robin Hood and his loyal gang as you rob from the rich and gather resources to expand your camp in Sherwood Forest and take on the fight against injustice. (Xbox Series X/S | Now also available in the standard subscription.)

• Rolling Hills: In this charming life simulation, you take on the role of a robot chef running a sushi restaurant in a small village. (Console | Now also available in the standard subscription.)

• Lightyear Frontier (Early Access): In this open-world farming adventure, you will end up alone or together with up to three friends on an alien world. You will build a farm, explore the strange planet, breed extraterrestrial animals and grow alien plants. (Xbox Series X/S | Now also available in the standard subscription)

January 14

• Diablo: In the legendary action role-playing game, you travel to the city of Tristram and explore the dark dungeon below the cathedral, where you fight hordes of demons and collect powerful loot. So if you want to catch up on the beginnings of the Diablo series, now is an excellent opportunity. (PC | Ultimate and PC)
• EA Sports UFC 5: A realistic mixed martial arts simulation with detailed character models and numerous fighting techniques. (Xbox Series X/S and Cloud | Ultimate and EA Play)

January 21

• Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders: Slip into your skis and race down gigantic and challenging mountains in an idyllic winter wonderland. (PC, Xbox Series X/S and Cloud | Ultimate or PC Game Pass)

January 22

• Gigantic: Rampage Edition: A classic MOBA hero shooter in which numerous monsters fight for victory in teams. (PC, console and cloud | all subscription levels)

• Starbound: As an intergalactic bounty hunter, you explore countless planets in this survival-craft game. (Console and Cloud | all subscription levels)

• Flock: In a colorful 3D sandbox, you can explore the beautiful area with your friends – and fly! (Console | now also in Game Pass Standard)

• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess: A tower defense game inspired by Japanese folklore, in which you have to protect a sacred mountain from an army of damned souls. (Console | now also in Game Pass Standard)

• Magical Delicacy: As a cook, you deliver your delicacies to your customers in this platformer. (Console | now also in Game Pass Standard)

• Tchia:;nbsp;You are stranded on an open tropical island and try to find and rescue your father. (Xbox Series X/S | now also in Game Pass Standard)

• The Case of the Golden Idol: As a detective, you must solve twelve mysterious and brutal murders in an abstruse world. (Console | now also in Game Pass Standard)

January 28

• Eternal Strands: In this action-adventure, you use the power of magic to stand your ground against humanoid constructs and wild beasts in a fantastic world. (PC, Console, and Cloud | Ultimate and PC)

• Shady Party of Me: As little girls, you go on a journey through a dark and surreal world. (PC, Console, and Cloud | all subscription levels)

• Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: A mix of third-person shooter and tower defense in which you have to take down gigantic hordes of orcs alone or with friends. (PC, Xbox Series X/S and Cloud | Ultimate or PC Game Pass)

January 31

• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector: As a malfunctioning escaped android, you navigate the Starward Belt using dice and other role-playing mechanics to try to build a refuge. (PC, Xbox Series X/S and Cloud | Ultimate and PC)

These games are leaving Game Pass in January 2025

Of course, in January 2025, some games will also have to pack their bags and leave the Game Pass. This time, these titles will be leaving the subscription on January 15:

• Common’hood (PC, Console and Cloud)
• Escape Academy (PC, Console and Cloud)
• Exoprimal (PC, Konsole und Cloud)
• Figment (PC, Konsole und Cloud)
• Insurgency: Sandstorm (PC, console and cloud)
• Those Who Remain (PC, console and cloud)

And these titles will be hit at the end of the month, they will be kicked out on January 31: