You're Probably Sleeping On This 92 Metacritic Masterpiece From 2025 (And It's Not Expedition 33)

The first day Xbox Game Pass game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept The Game Awards, and while it caused a spike in player numbers – deservedly so – subscribers should be sure not to miss out on more of the incredible day one games that hit the platform this year. The Xbox Game Pass price hike may have left many subscribers feeling sour about the service, but there's no denying that it still added some incredible games in 2025.

In fact, 15 Xbox Game Pass games were nominated for The Game Awards 2025, with the first game day Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 breaking records for the number of awards it managed to win, including the coveted game of the year. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is certainly one of the best video games released in 2025, and depending on who you ask, one of the best video games of all time, but the other amazing Game Pass games deserve credit as well. Besides Expedition 33I'd say the best day of a Game Pass game released in 2025 was a first-person puzzler roguelike Blue Princebut the fact that she didn't win anything at The Game Awards may cause her to sleep on the opposite Expedition 33.

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Blue Prince is one of the best games on Game Pass right now

Blue Prince was represented at The Game Awards through two different nominations: Best Indie Game and Best Indie Debut. Unfortunately for Blue Princeshe won both of these awards Expedition 33. However, this should not diminish how good it is Blue Prince is. After all, it was good enough to be nominated in several categories at The Game Awards, and besides, it is tied up with Expedition 33 on Metacritic. Really, both Blue Prince and Expedition 33 they have an overall rating of 92 on the summary reviews platform. The fact that these are two of the highest-rated games of the year also speaks volumes for the quality of the games added to Game Pass in 2025.

For the uninitiated Blue Princethe gist is that players start in the hall of the mansion and have three different doors to go through. When they go to open the door, they are presented with three options of what the room on the other side will be like. The ultimate goal is to reach the elusive Room 46, but dead ends and limited steps make it easy. Fortunately, there are permanent upgrades and other useful tools to make it through Blue Prince the mansion is a little easier, though players should keep in mind that the layout of the estate changes daily.

Batting average Blue Prince it lasts about 10-15 hours, but those who want to really see everything it has to offer can expect to put over 100 hours into the game. The game is full of stunning mysteries and challenging new puzzles to discover, and uncovering it all is an incredibly rewarding experience. It's even more fun when you play with a friend, take turns running and have someone on laptop duty when it's not your turn to play actively.

Blue Prince won't be on Game Pass forever

Blue Prince it's currently available to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, but it won't be on the platform forever. Generally speaking, Game Pass games are available for one year, and then they're gone. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule, so it's entirely possible Blue Prince will remain on Game Pass longer than expected. Blue Prince launched in April 2025, so it's likely to be removed in April 2026 or May 2026. I highly recommend all Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers to try it while they still can.