The original Diablo is coming to Game Pass

Another Activision-owned title is coming to Game Pass Soon. This time it’s the classic and emblematic of Blizzard Diablo. The action RPG is available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC next week, alongside a few other games making the jump to standard tier.

Released in 1997, l’original Diablo was hugely successful and helped popularize the loot-focused action RPG genre, which is still going strong in 2024. Games like The path to exile et By torchlight I owe a lot to the original Diablo and its dungeons filled with demons. And soon, if you’re a Game Pass Ultimate or Game Pass PC subscriber, you’ll be able to play the original Diablo on your personal computer.

As confirmed by Xbox in the first “Coming To Game Pass” 2025 announcement, from Blizzard Diablo will be available on Game Pass starting January 14. The classic ARPG can only be installed and played on PC, but given its age Diablo is in 2024, I’m pretty sure your PC can read it. Yes, even the shoddy one in your basement that you haven’t touched in three years.

Beyond DiabloEA UFC 5 is also coming to Game Pass Ultimate on January 14, but only for Xbox Series consoles and cloud users. And a narrative game Route 96 is available starting today on all Game Pass tiers.

Here’s the rest of what’s coming to Game Pass Standard:

• Rolling hills (Console) – January 8
• Robin Hood – The Builders of Sherwood (Xbox Series X|S) – 8 janvier
• My time at Sandrock (Console) – January 8
• Lightning Frontier (Xbox Series X|S) – 8 janvier

And finally, it’s not all good news. Here are the games leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15. Remember, if you want to continue playing any of these titles, you can purchase them now at a discount if you are an active Game Pass subscriber.

• Commune (Cloud, console et PC)
• Escape Academy (Cloud, console et PC)
• Exoprimal (Cloud, console et PC)
• Invention (Cloud, console et PC)
• Uprising Sandstorm (Cloud, console et PC)
• Those who remain (Cloud, console et PC)

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