Diablo 1 is coming to PC Game Pass in January 2025, after being confirmed by Microsoft on Xbox Wire.
With 2025’s The Darkening of Tristram event about to get underway in Diablo 3, and a classic character returning as the new villain of Immortal, fans of old-school Diablo are already eating well this year.
Now, though, Diablo is confirmed to be coming back and will be released on PC Game Pass on January 14, 2025.
This was originally leaked by eXtas1s, a YouTuber with a reliable track record when it comes to revealing what’s coming to Game Pass ahead of any official announcements by Microsoft.
eXtas1s stated that the original Diablo game will arrive on PC Game Pass via BattleNet this January, along with UFC 5, which will arrive on EA Play via PC Game Pass.
Diablo 1 re-release
This has now been officially confirmed by Microsoft, proving eXtas1s to be correct.
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Activision Blizzard is part of Microsoft, so it does make sense to re-release the first Diablo game on PC Game Pass – especially if it follows 2025’s The Darkening of Tristram event.
The original Diablo game was released in 1997 and carved out its own genre of hack-and-slash games. It would be followed by three sequels and the mobile game Diablo Immortal. The series would also go on to inspire other games like Path of Exile and its sequel.
Diablo 1 covers the events that would eventually become known as The Darkening of Tristram, where Diablo would possess Prince Albrecht, resulting in his brother and a band of heroes braving the depths of Tristram Cathedral to free him and destroy the Prime Evil that had taken root.