After one of the best months of releases in the history of Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft is back with another stellar line-up for May 2025.
The headline new release is Doom: The Dark Ages, which joins Xbox Game Pass as a day-one title on May 15.
Doom: The Dark Ages takes place in what is described as a “techno medieval” setting, featuring weapons such as a gun that fires skull fragments, as well as a flail and mace.
The game is a prequel to the 2016 Doom and Doom Eternal, showing how the Doom Slayer became a powerful demon killer.
Prior to the release of Doom: The Dark Ages, Microsoft will kick things off with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and the excellent Metal Slug Tactics on May 7.
This will be followed by another brand new release, as Revenge of the Savage Planet joins the line-up on day-one.
Revenge of the Savage Planet is a colourful 3D Metroidvania, featuring interesting new weapons, items and puzzles, as players explore a gorgeous planet.
“In a future knocked off its axis by corporate greed and stupidity, you have been made redundant and abandoned on the far edge of space with little gear and no safety net,” reads the official description.
“You must explore every nook and cranny, collect dozens of upgrades, and turn over every mysterious alien rock if you want to get revenge on your former employer and return to Earth.”
If you have no interest in Revenge of the Savage Planet, then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed also releases on May 8.
The game is a mixture of RPG and beat-em-up, tasking the heroes with battling enemies on the streets.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 joins Xbox Game Pass on May 13, followed by Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo as a day-one release on May 16.
Finally, Firefighting Simulator: The Squad and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers join Xbox Game Pass on May 20.
Expect a handful of additional games to join the service towards the end of May.