Microsoft Reveals Xbox Game Pass April 2025 Wave 1 Lineup

Microsoft has unveiled a database of Xbox Game Pass titles acceptable to articulation the work successful the archetypal fractional of April 2025, revealing a beardown lineup of first- and third-party games, including South of Midnight, Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition, and more.

It’s a remarkably beardown period that was elaborate successful a caller Xbox Wire post. Expect large hitters to commencement dropping successful tomorrow, April 3, kicking disconnected the period with Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) for each tiers, portion All You Need Is Help (Console), Still Wakes the Deep (Xbox Series X | S), and Wargroove 2 (Console) each articulation Game Pass Standard. There’s much than capable successful this archetypal artifact to support adjacent the astir dedicated Xbox instrumentality engaged each month, but you’ll lone person 5 days earlier South of Midnight (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X | S) and Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition (Console and PC) get for each Game Pass subscribers April 8.

South of Midnight, Compulsion Games’ Deep South-set folklore adventure, is poised to beryllium 1 of Xbox’s biggest releases of the year, and its beingness connected Game Pass volition nary uncertainty person hordes of players seeing what it has to offer. Microsoft’s authoritative statement sheds much airy connected however it volition bring immoderate beingness to Game Pass this month: “Explore the mythos and face mysterious creatures of the Deep South successful this modern folktale portion learning to weave an past powerfulness to surmount obstacles and look the symptom haunting your hometown.”

April 9 follows with Commandos: Origins (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X | S) for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, with Blue Prince (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X | S) coming to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers April 10. Finally, Hunt: Showdown 1896 (PC) volition circular retired the Wave 1 drops travel April 15 erstwhile it is added for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

Xbox Game Pass perks are besides getting a refresh for the archetypal fractional of April 2025. Highlights see the Beyond the Void Bundle for The First Descendant, the Sweet Starter Pack for Candy Crush Solitaire players connected mobile devices, and an day Seventh Serving Emote for Sea of Thieves fans. You tin spot the afloat database of everything coming to Game Pass successful the archetypal fractional of April below.

Xbox Game Pass April 2025 Wave 1 Lineup

• Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 3
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• All You Need is Help (Console) – April 3
  Now with Game Pass Standard
• Still Wakes the Deep (Xbox Series X|S) – April 3
  Now with Game Pass Standard
• Wargroove 2 (Console) – April 3
  Now with Game Pass Standard
• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition (Console and PC) – April 8
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• South of Midnight (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 8
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Commandos: Origins (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – April 9
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Blue Prince (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – April 10
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Hunt: Showdown 1896 (PC) – April 15
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

Another period of Game Pass newcomers means different batch of games volition soon beryllium leaving, too. You’ll beryllium losing entree to these titles travel April 15, truthful if you’re funny successful playing but don’t deliberation you’ll person clip to scope the credits, Microsoft inactive offers a 20% discount for members looking to prime up a last-minute purchase.

Games Leaving Game Pass April 15

• Botany Manor
• Coral Island
• Harold Halibut
• Homestead Arcana
• Kona
• Orcs Must Die! 3
• Turbo Golf Racing

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