{"id":1089197,"date":"2026-01-24T12:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=504922"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:46:12","slug":"the-original-diablo-is-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-original-diablo-is-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"The original Diablo is coming to Xbox Game Pass in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/the-original-diablo-is-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-in-january.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">An iconic piece of gaming history <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/01\/07\/xbox-game-pass-january-2025-wave-1\">joins Xbox Game Pass this month<\/a> in <em>Diablo<\/em>, the original action RPG that kicked off the hellish franchise we know and love, all the way back in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While it may not be as attention-grabbing as new games from previous months like <em>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/em> and <em>STALKER 2<\/em>, the first Diablo is still very much worth your time in 2025. And as long as you don\u2019t go into the game expecting the ridiculous amount of on-screen enemies and flashy abilities seen in its modern siblings, you\u2019re sure to have a good time with the old-school (and surprisingly spooky) dungeon-crawler. Try not to chicken out the first time the Butcher refers to you as \u201cfresh meat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here\u2019s the full Game Pass lineup for the first half of January:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Road 96<\/em> (cloud, console, and PC) &#8211; January 7<\/li>\n<li><em>Lightyear Frontier<\/em> (Xbox Series X\/S) &#8211; January 8 (added to Game Pass Standard)<\/li>\n<li><em>My Time at Sandrock<\/em> (console) &#8211; January 8 (added to Game Pass Standard)<\/li>\n<li><em>Robin Hood \u2013 Sherwood Builders<\/em> (Xbox Series X|S) &#8211; January 8 (added to Game Pass Standard)<\/li>\n<li><em>Rolling Hills<\/em> (console) &#8211; January 8 (added to Game Pass Standard)<\/li>\n<li><em>EA Sports UFC 5<\/em> (cloud and Xbox Series X\/S) &#8211; January 14 (via EA Play)<\/li>\n<li><em>Diablo<\/em> (PC) &#8211; January 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">And here\u2019s what\u2019s leaving on January 15:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Common\u2019Hood<\/em> (cloud, console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Escape Academy <\/em>(cloud, console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Exoprimal<\/em> (cloud, console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Figment <\/em>(cloud, console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Insurgency Sandstorm<\/em> (cloud, console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Those Who Remain <\/em>(cloud, console, and PC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">More details, as always, can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/01\/07\/xbox-game-pass-january-2025-wave-1\">Xbox Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/504922\/diablo-xbox-game-pass-january-2025-pc-blizzard\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An iconic piece of gaming history joins Xbox Game Pass this month in Diablo, the original action RPG that kicked off the hellish franchise we know and love, all the way back in 1997. While it may not be as attention-grabbing as new games from previous months like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and STALKER 2, the first Diablo is still very much worth your time in 2025. And as long as you don\u2019t go into the game expecting the ridiculous amount of on-screen enemies and flashy abilities seen in its modern siblings, you\u2019re sure to have a good time with the old-school (and surprisingly spooky) dungeon-crawler. Try not to chicken out the first time the Butcher refers to you as \u201cfresh meat.\u201d Here\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-original-diablo-is-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-in-january\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1089198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1089197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The original Diablo is coming to Xbox Game Pass in January | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An iconic piece of gaming history joins Xbox Game Pass this month in Diablo, the original action 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