Xbox Spotlights Its Game Pass April 2025 Wave 2 Rollout, Including Clair Obscur and GTA 5

Xbox has locked in its second wave of Game Pass games coming to the subscription service in the back-half of April 2025. It's an interesting mix of virtual worlds, from big names to indie darlings, and even a notable new role-playing game.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a big highlight here, as a brand-new role-playing game and the debut effort from studio Sandfall Interactive. The RPG sees a team of Expeditioners on their last legs, sailing to the ends of the world to stop the Paintress, who erases anyone as old as the number she writes on the horizon. It's available day-one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC on April 24.

Towerborne's Game Preview also heads to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC on April 29, bringing some action gameplay to the lineup for Game Pass in April. A few heavy hitters of years past are also on the way, including Grand Theft Auto V's return to Game Pass today, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 arriving on May 1, and horror-fishing gem Dredge surfacing on May 6.

For some deeper cuts, keep an eye on Tempopo, a cute puzzle game about rescuing musical flowers across different sky islands. It's from the team behind the narrative moving sim Unpacking, which drew quite a bit of attention for its clever use of literally unpacking boxes to tell an effective, emotional story. Tempopo goes to Game Pass for Cloud, Console, and PC on the day of its launch, April 17.

Also, if you missed the speedrunning shooter hit Neon White, its heading to Game Pass Standard for consoles on April 16. Picture the movement and technique of a speedy shooter infused with a heavy dash of Toonami style, and you've got Neon White. Fans of time trials should make time for it.

Check out a full list of everything coming to Game Pass in the back half of April, stretching into May 2025, below.

Xbox Game Pass April 2025 Wave 2 Lineup

• Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 15
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• Neon White (Console) – April 16
  Now on Game Pass Standard
• SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 16
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• Crime Scene Cleaner (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 17
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Tempopo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 17
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 24
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Towerborne (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 29
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Far Cry 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 30
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• Anno 1800 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 1
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 1
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 6
  Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard

Some games are also leaving the Xbox Game pass service, too. This batch of games will be departing the Pass on April 30, so make sure to either roll credits or otherwise hit a good stopping point before the end of the month rolls around. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 30:

• Have a Nice Death (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Kona II Brume (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Sniper Elite 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Thirsty Suitors (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Rewinder (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.