Xbox Game Pass officially adds a nomination for the 15th Game Awards 2025

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is now available at Xbox Game Passwhich was launched on three of its levels. It is the 211th title added to the service this year and the 15th nominee from The Game Awards 2025 to join Xbox Game Pass.

The latest title from Life is strange developer Don't Nod, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is an episodic narrative adventure that is a combination of a coming-of-age story and a thriller set in two timelines: 1995 and 2022. Its first part – or “tape”, to use gaming jargon – was released in mid-February 2025 and debuted to mostly favorable reviews, as underlined by 75Crita Open. Tape 2 was released two months later to a somewhat more reserved critical reception, achieving an average score of 71 on OpenCritic. Reviewers praised Lost Records: Bloom and Rage for engaging writing full of memorable characters and an intoxicating atmosphere, but also noted that his choices lacked impact and that the 1995 timeline was more engaging than the current storyline.

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Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is now available on 3 levels of Xbox Game Pass

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is available on Microsoft's subscription service starting today, December 2. Since it's not a Day 1 release, it can be played on all tiers that aren't the Basic Game Pass: Premium, PC, and Ultimate. It is the second title to join the platform this month, after the first addition Marvel Cosmic Invasion on Xbox Game Pass on December 1st.

Xbox Game Pass now has 15 TGA 2025 nominations

Looking at the whole year 2025 Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is the 211th new title to hit Xbox Game Pass since the start of the year. For perspective, it's also the 15th nominee for The Game Awards 2025 to be added to Microsoft's subscription service. The story-driven adventure was nominated in the Games for Impact category, which honors titles with a positive social message. Lost Records: Bloom and Rage competes in this category with one other Xbox Game Pass title, South of midnightdeveloped by Microsoft subsidiary Compulsion Games. TGA 2025 will be held on December 11. Another Xbox Game Pass game is widely expected to dominate the ceremony —Clair Obscur: Expedition 33which has already set a new exhibition record with 12 nominations across 10 categories.

All TGA 2025 nominees are available on Xbox Game Pass

Game	Added	Nominations for TGA 2025
No Man's Sky	June 11, 2020	Best ongoing game; Best community support
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	December 9, 2024	Best Action/Adventure Game; Best Performance (Troy Baker)
Open	February 18, 2025	The best role playing game
Atomfall	March 27, 2025	Innovation in accessibility
South of midnight	April 8, 2025	Impact Games; Innovation in accessibility
Blue Prince	April 10, 2025	Best Indie Game; Best Debut Indie Game
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	April 24, 2025	Game of the Year; Best Game Direction; Best Story; Best Art Direction; Best score and music; Best audio design; Best Performance by an Actor (Charlie Cox / Jennifer English / Ben Starr); Best Indie Game; Best Debut Indie Game; The best role playing game
DOOM: The Dark Ages	May 15, 2025	Best Action Game; Innovation in accessibility
The Alters	June 13, 2025	The best simulation/strategy game
Rematch	June 19, 2025	The best sports/racing game
Hollow Knight: Silksong	September 4, 2025	Game of the Year; Best Art Direction; Best score and music; Best Indie Game; Best Action/Adventure
Ball x Pit	October 15, 2025	The best indie game
Ninja Gaiden 4	October 20, 2025	The best action game
Outer worlds 2	October 29, 2025	The best role playing game
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage	December 2, 2025	Games for impact

The arrival of Xbox Game Pass may slow down this month

Three more titles are currently confirmed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass in December 2025: Routine, Guardian of the Domeand A game about digging a hole. The full Wave 1 lineup for this month is expected to be officially finalized later this week, possibly as early as today, December 2nd. However, based on previous years, the overall pace of additions is expected to slow for the rest of the month – especially compared to November, when 20 new titles were added to the service.

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles with known release dates

Game	Game Pass Level(s).	Platforms	Date	Comment
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage	Ultimate, PC, Premium	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	December 2nd
Routine	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, console, PC	December 4th	First day release.
Guardian of the Dome	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	December 9	First Edition (Series X/S).
A game about digging a hole	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	December 9	First Edition (Series X/S).
Threat	Ultimate, PC	pc	February 5th	Game Preview; first day of release.
High on Life 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	February 13	First day release.

Past years also suggest that Microsoft may temporarily change its typical Xbox Game Pass announcement cadence by consolidating all December 2025 titles into a single reveal rather than doing Wave 1 and 2 separately. Should that happen, the company will most likely return to its usual two-wave announcement schedule in January 2026.