Tom Phillips
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Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Game Pass September 2025 Wave 1 lineup of titles, which is headlined by beloved indie game Hades.
But first, available today, is Roadcraft, where you operate a fleet of authentic construction vehicles to restore roads and repair bridges. It's available on Xbox Game Pass Standard and Ultimate.
Tomorrow, September 17, brings a flurry of titles to Xbox Game Pass Standard subscribers, which Ultimate owners will already have access to. These include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (the one from 2023, not 2011), roguelite tabletop-style role-player For the King 2, and the Game Preview version of city builder Overthrown.
Also available tomorrow, September 17, is Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, a single-player survival shooter spin-off. It's available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Just a day later, September 18 brings the Xbox Series X/S version of Frostpunk 2 to Game Pass Ultimate, after its previous release on PC. This post-apocalyptic snow-ridden survival game is perfect for the chillier and, frankly, more depressing months. It's twinned with open-world physics sandbox Wobbly Life, which arrives for PC and Xbox Series X/S on the same day.
This month's main attraction, Hades, turns up at the end of this week on September 19. Hades will likely need little introduction, though if you're yet to play this godly roguelike, the game's upcoming fifth anniversary will see it join Xbox Game Pass across Standard, PC and Ultimate tiers. Have at it!
And that's not all — Microsoft has packed the end of September with a further set of Game Pass arrivals, including PC strategy game Endless Legend 2 on September 22, co-op action roguelike Sworn on September 23, and Peppa Pig: World Adventures (yes, that's the one which stars and is also dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II) on September 25.
September 25 is also when role-playing game fans get a chance to play Visions of Mana through Game Pass, whether you're a Standard, PC or Ultimate subscriber. The end of the month is then rounded out by isometric adventure classic Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on September 30.
Finally, a sneak peek into October, which will bring the day-one launch of narrative adventure Sopa — Tale of the Stolen Potato on October 7, and a trio of additional games for Xbox Game Pass Core members. More on those below.
Xbox Game Pass September 2025 Wave 2 lineup:
- September 16 - RoadCraft (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
- September 17 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Console) Now with Game Pass Standard
- September 17 - For the King 2 (Console) Now with Game Pass Standard
- September 17 - Overthrown (Game Preview) (Xbox Series X/S) Now with Game Pass Standard
- September 17 - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X/S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- September 18 - Frostpunk 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S) Game Pass Ultimate
- September 18 - Wobbly Life (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X/S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- September 19 - Hades (Cloud, Console, PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- September 22 - Endless Legend 2 (PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- September 23 - Sworn (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X/S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- September 25 - Peppa Pig: World Adventures (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X/S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- September 25 - Visions of Mana (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X/S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- September 30 - Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Cloud, Console, PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- October 7 - Sopa — Tale of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
More Games Coming to Game Pass Core on October 1
Game Pass Core, formerly Games with Gold, adds a trio of extra titles for base-level subscribers next month. These include:
- Cities: Skylines – Remastered
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Leaving September 30
As ever, whenever Microsoft giveth, so it taketh away. The following games will leave Xbox Game Pass at the end of the month.
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor’s Edge (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)
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