Xbox Game Pass April 2025 Lineup: South of Midnight, Borderlands 3, Blue Prince, and More

April is shaping up to be a refreshingly odd month for Xbox Game Pass. The first half of the lineup reads like a mixtape made by a friend with wildly different moods-there's Southern Gothic action, tense oil-rig horror, a game about adorable walking cubes, and a mind-bending architectural mystery. That's not even mentioning the loot-heavy chaos of Borderlands 3 making a comeback in full form.

Here's what's coming (and going) in the first half of April 2025.

Xbox Game Pass April 2025 Lineup Announced

Welcome to Mt. Holly, Where Rooms Move and Rules Bend

If you like your adventures served with a side of surrealism, Blue Prince might be your jam. Launching April 10 on day one for Game Pass Ultimate, this one drops you into a mysterious manor where every room is a piece of a puzzle-and the house itself seems to have a mind of its own. You build your path through 45 rooms, uncovering secrets as you go, with one lingering mystery: does the mythical Room 46 even exist?

It's one of those games that invites players to slow down, observe, and embrace the weird.

The South Just Got Stranger in South of Midnight

Releasing April 8 and available day one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC, South of Midnight blends Southern folklore with action-adventure gameplay. You play as Hazel, a young woman facing strange creatures that haunt a broken version of the American South. This isn't your average monster hunt-it's a journey about reckoning with the past, using mysterious powers, and maybe even healing a hometown scarred by secrets.

Think third-person combat, eerie blues guitar riffs, and a setting that feels alive in both beauty and dread.

Still Wakes the Deep: No Weapons, No Escape

From the developers behind Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, this first-person horror game puts you on an oil rig in the middle of the North Sea-where something has gone very, very wrong. There's no combat. No way out. Just claustrophobic corridors, collapsing steel, and an unknown threat lurking just out of view.

Released April 3 and now on Game Pass Standard, Still Wakes the Deep might scratch the itch for players who appreciate horror that builds dread slowly and suffocatingly.

Borderlands 3 Is Back, and It Brought All the DLC

If you missed the Borderlands 3 train when it first arrived, now's your time. The Ultimate Edition just landed on Game Pass for cloud, console, and PC (April 3), bringing not just the base game but every major DLC campaign, a Director's Cut, and more cosmetics than you'll ever realistically use.

Play solo or team up online as one of four Vault Hunters, each with their own chaotic playstyle. Whether you're here for the loot, the absurd humor, or the sheer volume of explosions, this is the definitive way to dive in.

Cooperative Chaos in All You Need is Help

Some games are just built to be played with your weird cousin, your grandma, and your best friend from college. All You Need is Help (released April 3 on Game Pass Standard) is one of those games. It's a co-op puzzle platformer where cube-shaped creatures-equal parts fluffy and ridiculous-work together to solve physics-based challenges.

It doesn't take itself too seriously, which is kind of the point.

Tactical Nostalgia: Commandos: Origins

Commandos: Origins drops April 9, and yes, it's a reboot. The stealth-tactics franchise returns with the original six commandos, each bringing unique abilities to carry out complex missions. You can play solo or team up with a friend in co-op, sneaking through battlefields, sabotaging enemies, and pulling off satisfying synchronized takedowns.

Old-school fans will find familiar mechanics with a modern touch, while newcomers can jump in fresh.

Diablo III Is Still Addictive (and Now It's Free on Game Pass)

It's been more than a decade since Diablo III first came out, but the Ultimate Evil Edition is still as satisfying as ever-especially when it's bundled with Reaper of Souls and drops into Game Pass on April 8.

Whether you play as a Crusader, Monk, Wizard, or Demon Hunter, the core loop of smashing demons and looting like a maniac remains timeless. It's now available on both console and PC, so get ready to dive in-or back in.

Leaving Soon: Time to Say Goodbye

Seven games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 15. Here's the list-consider this your gentle reminder to finish what you started (or start what you meant to):