The year 2025 is set to be transformative for the Xbox Series X/S. Despite the console’s previous struggles to rival the PS5 in terms of exclusive titles, a substantial number of promising first-party games are slated for release next year.
Microsoft’s challenges became especially evident in 2023, as the company prioritized studio acquisitions over releasing standout first-party titles. However, the situation began to shift in 2024, with titles such as Indiana Jones and The Great Circle generating excitement. As we look forward, this momentum appears likely to carry into 2025. Additionally, Game Pass remains a vital asset for Xbox, with the inclusion of renowned studios like Bethesda and Activision-Blizzard-King drastically enhancing the service’s appeal.
Upcoming Xbox Series X/S Releases for 2025
As we approach 2025, Xbox Series X/S is brimming with excitement, with multiple confirmed titles. Among the most awaited is the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6, alongside First-Party offerings that have already captured the attention of gamers, particularly Avowed.
January Releases
- Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – January 7
- Tales of Graces f Remastered – January 17
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins – January 17
- Jedi Power Battles – January 23
- Eternal Strands – January 28
- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap – January 28
- Atomic Heart: Enchantment Under The Sea DLC – January 28
- Sniper Elite: Resistance – January 30
February Releases
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – February 4
- Civilization 7 – February 11
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows – February 14
- Date Everything! – February 14
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 – February 14
- Tomb Raider IV-V-VI Remastered – February 14
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Tape 1) – February 18
- Avowed – February 18
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – February 21
- Monster Hunter Wilds – February 28
March Releases
- Football Manager 25 – March TBA
- Killing Floor 3 – March TBA
- Split Fiction – March 6
- FragPunk – March 6
- Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – March 6
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Tape 2) – March 18
- Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land – March 21
- Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – March 25
- Atomfall – March 27
- The First Berserker: Khazan – March 27
- Rain World—’The Watcher’ DLC – March 28
April Releases
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – April 24
May Releases
- Revenge of the Savage Planet – May TBA
October Releases
- Double Dragon Revive – October 23
Release Dates TBA for 2025
- 2XKO
- 33 Immortals
- Alabaster Dawn
- Year 117: Pax Romana
- ArcheAge Chronicles
- ARC Raiders
- Ark 2
- Borderlands 4
- Carmen Sandiego (Early 2025)
- Chained Echoes—Ashes of Elrant DLC (Q2 2025)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Spring 2025)
- Coffee Talk Tokyo
- Crimson Desert (Late 2025)
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Hinokami Chronicles 2
- Dispatch
- Directive 8020 – A Dark Pictures Game
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
- Dying Light: The Beast (Summer 2025)
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- FBC Firebreak
- Golf With Your Friends 2 (Following PC Release)
- Grand Theft Auto 6
- Instinction
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
- Little Nightmares 3
- Lunar Remastered Collection (Spring 2025)
- Mafia: The Old Country (Summer 2025)
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
- Mecha Break (Spring 2025)
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
- Mouse P.I. For Hire
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Summer 2025)
- One Move Away
- Prison Architect 2
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Rematch (Summer 2025)
- Sea of Stars—Throes of the Watchmaker DLC (Spring 2025)
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Skate (Early Access)
- South of Midnight
- Splitgate 2
- Subnautica 2
- The Alters (Q1 2025)
- The First Berserker: Khazan
- The Legend of Baboo
- The Outer Worlds 2
- The Run: Got Next
- The Talos Principle: Reawakened
- The Wolf Among Us 2
- Tron: Catalyst
- Vampire: the Masquerade—Bloodlines 2
- Wheel World
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Confirmed Xbox Game Pass Titles for 2025
Several titles have been officially confirmed to be added to Xbox Game Pass in 2025. The ‘Day One’ release strategy will prominently feature games such as Avowed and Eternal Strands, solidifying Microsoft’s commitment to providing value through the subscription service.
Confirmed Game Pass Titles with Release Dates
- Carrion – January 2
- Road 96 – January 7
- Eternal Strands – January 28
- Sniper Elite: Resistance – January 30
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – January 31
- Avowed – February 18
- Atomfall – March 27
- Commandos: Origins – March TBA
- Football Manager 25 – March TBA
Game Pass Titles Awaiting Release Dates
- 33 Immortals
- Ark 2
- Bounty Star
- Bushiden
- Cities: Skylines 2
- Dead Static Drive
- Descenders Next
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Expedition 33
- Fable
- FBC: Firebreak
- Frostpunk 2
- Ghost Bike
- Harmonium: The Musical
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
- Little Rocket Lab
- Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
- Manor Lords
- Mixtape
- Nirvana Black
- Pigeon Simulator
- Replaced
- Routine
- She Dreams Elsewhere
- Sleight of Hand
- Soup
- South of Midnight
- Subnautica 2
- The Alters
- TO A T
- Towerborne
- Vapor World: Over the Mind
- Voidtrain
- Volcano Princess
- Way to the Woods
- Winter Burrow
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
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