Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Adds Another Day One Game for April 2025
Summary
- Xbox Game Pass adds Commandos: Origins as a day-one release, appealing to gamers seeking new titles immediately.
- Subscribers can access Commandos: Origins in the PC and Ultimate tiers, offering a fresh entry in nearly 20 years.
- More exciting Game Pass additions are coming in April and May, catering to subscribers of all tiers with new releases.
Xbox Game Pass has added another day-one release, Commandos: Origins, to its ever-changing lineup of titles. Microsoft’s popular subscription service is one of the best deals for gaming, and after the prices of the Nintendo Switch 2 and its games were recently revealed, even those who hadn’t previously considered an Xbox Game Pass membership are admitting its perks.
Xbox Game Pass is available in four tiers: PC, Core, Standard, and Ultimate. The Xbox Game Pass PC and Ultimate tiers offer many games on launch day, making them ideal for those who like to get their hands on new releases immediately. But the other categories have plenty for gamers as well, including online multiplayer and member discounts. A Core membership gives players access to a rotating catalog of 25 games on console, while the Standard tier has hundreds of titles available to enjoy.
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PC and Ultimate tier Game Pass subscribers now have access to Commandos: Origins, which launched on April 9. The original five games in the real-time tactics franchise released between 1998 and 2006, with Commandos 2 and 3 getting HD remasters in 2022. As such, Commandos: Origins will be the first fresh entry in the series in nearly 20 years, and fans have been eagerly anticipating its launch since it was revealed to be in development by Claymore Game Studios.
Coming to Xbox Game Pass in April 2025
|
Game |
Game Pass Tier(s) |
Platform(s) |
Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South of Midnight |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Apr 8 |
Day-one release |
|
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls |
Ultimate, PC, Standard |
Console, PC |
Apr 8 |
|
|
Commandos: Origins |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Apr 9 |
Day-one release |
|
Descenders Next |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Apr 9 |
Day-one release |
|
Blue Prince |
Ultimate, PC, Standard |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Apr 10 |
Day-one release |
|
Grand Theft Auto 5 |
Ultimate, PC, Standard |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Apr 15 |
|
|
Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
Ultimate, PC |
PC |
Apr 15 |
|
|
Tempopo |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Apr 17 |
Day-one release |
|
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
Ultimate, PC |
PC, Series X/S |
Apr 24 |
Day-one release |
The game takes players back to authentic locations of World War 2, where they will embody Jack O’Hara, a Green Beret leading a squad of soldiers through some high-stakes missions. With a focus on tactics and stealth, Commandos: Origins requires careful planning to achieve victory, and understanding each character’s unique tools and strengths is of paramount importance. This latest entry in the franchise features highly detailed and realistic 3D isometric graphics, and the game’s varied locations hide secondary objectives and collectibles to uncover.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers have plenty more to look forward to in April as well. South of Midnight, the latest action-adventure game by We Happy Few’s Compulsion Games, just launched on the service on April 8. Additionally, the strategy puzzle game Blue Prince will be joining the lineup on April 10, and the highly anticipated turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will also be available day one, on April 24.
Subscribers have also gotten a sneak peek at what to expect from Xbox Game Pass in May. Both Revenge of the Savage Planet and DOOM: The Dark Ages will be available to Ultimate subscribers when they launch on May 8 and 15, respectively. And there are undoubtedly plenty more exciting additions on the way, for members of all tiers.
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