Here’s all the latest games arriving to and departing from Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass is expanding once again in January 2025, with a strong array of new games for the month, all hailing from a different genre. EA Sports UFC 5 lets you jump into sports combat matches with an array of UFC stars, as well as Bruce Lee. My Time at Sandrock introduces a “wholesome” post-apocalypse where you can rebuild the world. In Rolling Hills, you can take on more cosy gaming, with this letting you operate your own sushi restaurant.
There’s also a bunch of other games arriving besides these ones, including the OG Diablo, and more. As in most months, there are some departures on the way, but that’s how it goes on Xbox Game Pass. Games arrive, enjoy their time in the sun, and then depart with a brief wave.
Xbox Game Pass: New Games for January 2025
Here’s all the games launching on Xbox Games Pass in January 2025:
- Road 96 (Console, PC, Cloud) – Available now: “Road 96 is a crazy, beautiful road-trip. On this risky road trip to the border, you’ll meet incredible characters and discover their intertwined stories and secrets in an ever-evolving adventure.”
- Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview, Xbox Series X/S) – Available 8 January: “Start your interstellar homestead in this peaceful open-world farming adventure! Build your sustainable exofarm, grow alien crops, customise your mech, and explore a new world full of mystery with up to three friends!”
- My Time at Sandrock (Console) – Available 8 January: “My Time at Sandrock takes place in a wholesome post-apocalyptic world 300 years after the Day of Calamity destroyed most modern technologies. Gather resources to build machines, befriend locals, and defend Sandrock from monsters – all while saving the town from economic ruin!”
- Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders (Xbox Series X/S) – Available 8 January: “Join Robin Hood and his unwavering band of outlaws in 12th-century England on their mission to free Nottingham. Travel across various regions, build up a secret hideout village and help the denizens of the surrounding lands.”
- Rolling Hills (Console) – Available 8 January: “Serve sushi as a robot chef in Rolling Hills, a life sim about running your own restaurant in a cozy village. Make new friends, purchase ingredients, enhance your shop, and improve the lives of your neighbors as you perfect your craft!”
- EA Sports UFC 5 (Xbox Series X/S, Cloud) – Available 14 January: “EA Sports UFC 5 is as real as it gets. Powered by Frostbite engine’s advanced rendering capabilities, your favourite fighters now have unparalleled character likenesses to complement next-level environment fidelity that’ll make their walk to the Octagon feel like a PPV main event.”
- Diablo (PC) – Available 14 January: “Return to the legendary town of Tristram in Diablo, the groundbreaking action-RPG that defined the genre. With its satisfying progression, deep character customization, and intense battles, Diablo delivers an unforgettable journey through a dark gothic fantasy world.”
Xbox Game Pass: Game Departures for January 2025
The following titles will leave Xbox Game Pass on 15 January:
- Common’Hood
- Escape Academy
- Exoprimal
- Figment
- Insurgency Sandstorm
- Those Who Remain
As always, you’ll be able to purchase these games at a discount if you’re keen to keep playing them after they depart Xbox Game Pass.
You can check out the full range of Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2025 on Xbox Wire.
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By Leah J. Williams 8 January 2025
