Welcome to the year 2022! We have some great games coming up soon – and some are even available today – so let’s start the new year and find the next great game to add to your download queue or play on the cloud!
Available today
Gorogoa (Cloud, console and PC) [email protected]
Winner of the debut game at the BAFTA Games Awards, Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts.
Olija (Cloud, console and PC) [email protected]
Olija is a game about Faraday’s quest, a shipwrecked man who is trapped in the mysterious land of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways attempt to leave this hostile country in order to return to their homeland.
The pedestrian (Cloud, console and PC) [email protected]
The pedestrian is a 2.5D side scrolling puzzle platformer set in a dynamic world with stunning graphics and challenging puzzles as you rearrange and reconnect public signs to explore and advance each exciting setting.
Coming soon
Embryo (Cloud, console and PC) [email protected] – 6th January
Fight fire with friends for profit in this unpredictable and hectic multiplayer game. Team up with friends, face daily challenges, and climb the corporate fire ladder. More than a way to become a hero!
Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Console and PC) EA Play – January 6th
the Mass Effect Legendary Edition comes to PC Game Pass and Ultimate with EA Play! the Legendary edition contains basic single player content and over 40 DLC of the critically acclaimed Mass effect, Mass effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 Games, including promo weapons, armor, and packs – redesigned and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.
Outer wilderness (Cloud, console and PC) [email protected] – 6th January
For the sake of your curiosity, explore with a handcrafted solar system full of secrets to discover and dangers to avoid while exploring space. A variety of tools are provided to players to aid in space backpacking, including their own spaceship and jetpack; a survey probe for scouting and photography; and a signalscope for tracking audio signals and viewing landmarks from a distance.
Spelunky 2 (Console and PC) [email protected] – 13th January
This challenging, rogue platformer gives you immense freedom to carve your own way through its randomly generated caves and ruins. Exercise your creativity and tell a unique story through your actions every time you play. Discover the secrets alone or with friends!
The anacrusis (Game Preview) (Console and PC) [email protected] – 13th January
Available the first day with Xbox Game Pass: The anacrusis is a four-player cooperative first-person shooter that takes place on board a giant spaceship that has stranded on the edge of explored space. Team up with your friends in an endlessly repeatable battle against alien hordes to unlock perks, weapons and new ways to play to share with your team!
DLC / game updates
Minecraft New Year Celebration – through January 17th
Take part in the New Years Eve party! Until January 17th Minecraft The marketplace will be filled with freebies, a free YouTube Creator Skin Pack, and weekly free maps, including the Spark Universe Caves & Cliffs Explorers map and Mithey’s Howl of the Wild map. Let the block festivals begin!
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks
Apex legends: RIG Helmet Weapon Charm – January 5th
Show the competition what you can do with your new RIG Helmet Weapon Charm from EA Play! Equip your favorite weapon with it and fight for fame, fame and fortune in style.
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis: Monthly bonus for members in January – January 5th
Jump into the brand new PSO2 New Genesis with some items to help you out! N-Half Scape Dolls (x5) to revive you in intense battles and Photon Chunks (x50) to empower weapons and units.
This is also your last chance to claim that Back 4 blood Battle-tested package and the Halo infinite Watch the Tense MA40 AR Bundle before they go! Get them now from the Perks Gallery on your Xbox console, the Xbox app on your Windows PC, or the Xbox Game Pass mobile app.
From January 15th
The following games are about to leave the Game Pass library, so be sure to jump back in and tie any open ends before you exit! Remember that with your member discount you can save up to 20% on the purchase of these games.
- Desperados III (Cloud, console and PC)
- Spirit of a story (PC)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Console)
- Blade Warband (Cloud, console and PC)
- pandemic (Console and PC)
- Yiik: A post-modern role-playing game (PC)
Last, PUBG: battlefields will leave the Xbox Game Pass library on January 10th and be free to play on January 12th. Find out more here!
Before I run away and spend my time doing the character creator for FemShep in mine Mass effect Play through, follow us on Twitter @XboxGamePassPC and @XboxGamePass for updates when those games are available (and stick with for the memes of course). Catch yourself next time!
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