May is here, and with it comes a fresh batch of additions to Xbox Games Pass’ catalogue for Ultimate and Standard tier subscribers. It’s quite a busy month too, bringing a number of day-one big-hitters including Doom: The Dark Ages and Revenge of the Savage Planet.
Doom: The Dark Ages is the headline act, of course, giving the series’ classic demon-slaying action a medieval twist – including the addition of a great big bonking shield – in an adventure set before events of 2016’s Doom. It’s looking pretty promising. Revenge of the Savage Planet, meanwhile, is the follow up to Typhoon Studios’ comedic 2020 action-adventure Journey to the Savage Planet; it retains the zany tone of its predecessor, but – as Eurogamer’s Robert Purchase wrote in his three star review – is perhaps “not as wild and carefree as it wants to be”.
And here’s everything currently confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in May:
Out today:
- Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
7th May:
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – Now with Game Pass Standard
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X/S) – Now with Game Pass Standard
8th May:
- Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
13th May:
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
15th May
- DOOM: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
16th May
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
20th May
- Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
But of course, where there’s a hello, there’s a goodbye, and May sees a number of Game Pass departures to go alongside the above additions. Microsoft suggests prioritising the following if you’ve any interest in playing them before they vanish on 15th May – and notes they’re available to purchase with up to 20 percent off:
- Brothers A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Chants of Sennaar (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Dune: Spice Wars (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Hauntii (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- The Big Con (Cloud, Console, and PC)
For everything else in Microsoft’s subscription service, you can check out Eurogamer’s Xbox Game Pass guide.