Play the Original Diablo, UFC 5 and More on Xbox Game Pass Now

Nearly a year after adding Diablo 4 to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has now brought the original Diablo and several other titles to the service.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick — offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Series S, Xbox One, PC and mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription provides access to a large library of games, with new titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 added every month, plus benefits such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.

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Here are all the games Microsoft added to Game Pass in January. You can also check out the games Microsoft added to the service in December, like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. 

Diablo (PC)

Game Pass Ultimate and PC subscribers can boot up their PC — sorry, console players — and go back to the legendary town of Tristram in the first installment of Blizzard’s iconic series. Explore overrun catacombs, teeter on the precipice of Hell and destroy countless monsters on your quest to stop the demon lord Diablo. Whether you’re setting off on an adventure in this dark gothic fantasy world for the first time, or experiencing it again, you won’t forget this genre-defining RPG.

EA Sports UFC 5

Punch, kick and grapple your way to the top in the latest MMA fighting game. But it’s not going to be easy. Your character can sustain significant injuries, rendered in more detail than in previous games, in each fight. And if your character’s eyes swell shut or the injuries are too much, an in-game doctor will stop the match. 

Martial arts enthusiasts can also play as Bruce Lee, one of the most celebrated martial artists of all time, as a limited time playable character until Feb. 11.

Lightyear Frontier (game preview)

If you’ve ever thought, “Yeah, farm life games like Stardew Valley are fun, but they need more Gundams,” this game is for you. You play as a farmer building an interstellar homestead full of alien crops and fauna, all with the help of your trusty mech suit. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have been able to access this game since March, and if you have a Game Pass Standard subscription, you can access this game now, too.

“Use combat-focused tools in a violence-free way, such as a chainsaw and machine gun loaded with seeds, as instead of fighting the wildlife, you’ll use your arsenal to gather resources, shoot seeds into the ground, water crops, and clean up the environment, making it habitable for you and your friends,” developer Frame Break’s Anita Stenholm told Xbox.com last year. 

My Time at Sandrock (console)

Microsoft gave Game Pass Ultimate subscribers access to this title in July, and the company gave Game Pass Standard Subscribers access to it as well.

It feels weird to describe this game as “cozy,” since it takes place in a postapocalyptic world about 300 years after most technology was destroyed. But I also don’t know how else to describe a game that has two chonky cats named Banjo and Captain who have quests for you to complete. Otherwise, this life sim is full of crafting, farming and occasional fights with bandits and monsters.

Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders

Game Pass Ultimate subscribers could already play as the legendary heroic outlaw in this action-adventure game, and now Game Pass Standard subscribers can join in the fun. It’s up to you and your band of merry men to free Sherwood from the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham. You can fight, hunt, craft and steal from the rich to give to the poor. You’ll also run into other legendary characters along the way, like Lady Marian and Little John.

Rolling Hills (console)

More than six months after Microsoft let Game Pass Ultimate subscribers control a robotic sushi chef in this cozy management game, the company is brought this game to Game Pass Standard subscribers. Buy the right ingredients, improve your shop and make friends with your neighbors as you try to improve the lives of those around you.

Games that left Game Pass 

While Game Pass subscribers can play those games, Microsoft removed six other games from the service. So if you want to finish your campaign or wrap up any sidequests you’ll have to buy these ones separately now.

For more on Xbox, check out other games available on Game Pass Ultimate now, read our hands-on review of the gaming service and learn which Game Pass plan is right for you.

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