What Awesome Games Are Coming To GAME PASS This Summer?
An epic summer awaits!
I can't believe we're already halfway through 2025. Honestly, it feels like I'm stuck somewhere in 2023... but time waits for no one, and the games industry is moving full steam ahead. So, today we bring you 5 fresh recommendations for games that will be launching day one directly onto your Xbox – PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Release date: 29 May 2025
Look up! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's the newest project from Team Zero, formed by former Persona series developers. We're talking about a legendary JRPG that seems to be Atlus's magnum opus. The story is mature and captivating, the battles are dynamic and interactive, and the characters are some of the best-written in the games industry. And as a bonus, at the heart of the story pulses a dark plot, gradually revealed through... magical choices. Yes, you read that right: magical choices. We can't escape politics even here!
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition
Release date: 10 June 2025
In Space Marine 2, we had to deal with the Tyranid invasion and Tzeentch's occult army. In contrast, in the first Space Marine from 2011, we had to face an entire battalion of Orks and a Chaos Lord. If you didn't get to experience Captain Titus's legend back then, this remaster offers you the perfect chance to relive his first moment of glory – the beginning of an Ultramarine who became a symbol.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4
Release date: 11 July 2025
The long-awaited sequel to the 2020 remaster finally arrives after 5 years of waiting! The game brings new skaters, including the legendary Doom Slayer and even Bam Margera. So get your Mountain Dew ready, dust off your CD player, and crank up the nu metal in your headphones, because a pure dose of nostalgia is coming that will teleport you straight back to your teenage years.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 24 July
Release date: 24 July 2025
What's not to like about Wuchang? An atmospheric soulslike set in ancient China, in the final days of the Ming dynasty, promising an intense experience for veterans of the genre. Here, it's not enough to learn attack patterns and manage your stamina bar. You'll have to find your own rhythm in combat if you want to survive.
Gears of War: Reloaded
Release date: 26 August 2025
Are you ready to face the Locust Horde again? Until the prequel E-Day launches in 2026, we're returning to the classic that defined a generation, now remastered for modern consoles. The surprise? The new version will also appear on PlayStation 5, a move that promises to shake up the balance of the console war.
These aren't the only releases scheduled for Game Pass this summer, but from GRIND's perspective, these are the titles that have piqued our interest the most and that we can't wait to play. For Metaphor: ReFantazio we already have a review prepared, and for the others, we promise to return with honest impressions as soon as we've tested them.
