We're back with the next wave of Game Pass reveals for January – and I hope you've got your schedule sorted! If you're looking for day one releases, some fan favorites, or ready to discover your next favorite game, I've got you covered. And as we make room in the schedules, I hope to see you all at our Developer Direct on January 23rd for a look at some upcoming games (not to mention the ones coming to Game Pass on day one! ). Now let's get to the news!
Available today
Lonely Mountain: Snow Rider (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available from day one! Crash again and again until you overcome the mountain in the snowy sequence Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Now supports up to 8 players in cross-platform multiplayer – work your way down the slopes as a group and share a small number of checkpoints, or risk it all in a breakneck race to the base!
Coming soon
herd (Console) – January 22nd
Now with Game Pass Standard
herd is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flying and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Fly through beautiful landscapes searching for rare and elusive creatures to add to your herd.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 22nd
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Gigantic: Rampage Edition is a premium and definitive release of the original 5v5 MOBA hero shooter, offering fans of both genres a dynamic and exciting team-based multiplayer experience. Choose from a diverse roster of unique heroes, each with a range of upgradeable abilities, and team up with four other players to control objectives and defeat the opposing team's powerful Guardian while protecting your own.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console) – January 22nd
Now with Game Pass Standard
A unique, Japanese-inspired, single-player Kagura action strategy game. It takes place on a mountain covered in impurities. Clean the villages during the day and prepare for sunset. Protect the maiden from the Seethe hordes at night. Repeat the day and night cycle until you have cleared the mountain of impurities and restored peace to the land.
Magical delicacy (Console) – January 22nd
Now with Game Pass Standard
A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a huge collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unknown city and provide the townspeople with tasty treats. Learn new ways, discover secrets and experience a unique witch world.
Bye (Xbox Series X|S) – January 22nd
Now with Game Pass Standard
Join Tchia on her tropical open-world adventure as she sets out to save her father from the cruel tyrant Meavora, ruler of the archipelago. Climb, glide, swim and sail your boat around beautiful islands as you explore a physics-controlled sandbox.
The Fall of the Golden Idol (Console) – January 22nd
Now with Game Pass Standard
Chaos, magic and murder, most hideous! In this point-and-click detective adventure game, investigate clues and use your powers of deduction to solve the twisted mystery of a family's cursed legacy and a series of gruesome deaths
Starbound (Cloud and Console) – January 22nd
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
Currently available with PC Game Pass and now available on Xbox consoles and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta)! In Starboundcreate your own story – there is no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home while uncovering greater galactic mysteries, or you may choose to forego a hero's journey altogether and instead colonize unknown planets.
Eternal strands (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 28th
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available from day one! Eternal strands is the debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by franchise industry veterans Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs, And Assassin's Creed. In this third-person action-adventure game, fight epic, massive creatures and combine magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to prevent the world from collapsing.
Orcs must die! Death trap (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – January 28th
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available from day one! Orcs must die! Death trap is an action-packed third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve into an orc-killing warmage through rogue-lite choices and destroy, disembowel and burn massive hordes with up to four players.
Shady part of me (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 29th
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Shady part of me sends you on an emotional and dreamlike journey, with breathtaking art direction and the captivating voice of Hannah Murray from “Game of Thrones” and “Skins”. As a little girl and her shadow, overcome emotional struggles through surreal dreamscapes in a touching narrative full of twists and surprises. Both must learn, collaborate and evolve to advance on a poetic journey.
Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 30th
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available from day one! Offers unparalleled sniper mechanics, stealth and third-person tactical combat. Sniper Elite: Resistance The award-winning series draws attention to a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep in the heart of occupied France. Bring a friend – the entire campaign can be experienced in co-op mode.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – January 31st
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available from day one! The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022's most acclaimed RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a dice-driven role-playing game set in a humane and warm science fiction world. You are an escaped android with a defective body, a price on your head, and no memory of your past. Acquire a ship, find a crew and take on contracts as you navigate the Starward Belt.
Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console and PC) – February 4th
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Immerse yourself in a changed, vibrant, post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear disaster. Lead the fight against the highwaymen who are trying to seize the last remaining resources.
DLC/Game Updates
Diablo IV: Season of Witchcraft – Available now
Diablo IV: Season of Witchcraft has begun! Unravel the mystery of the heads stolen from the Tree of Whispers by using sorcery powers to hunt down the rogue heads as they spread madness across Sanctuary. Complete the seasonal journey to receive a new raven pet. Find out more on Xbox Wire.
Evaluate: New Agent Tejo – Available now
Game Pass members now have access to Valorants The newest agent, Tejo, joins the squad from Colombia. As part of the Initiator class, Tejo specializes in flushing out enemies with a unique kit consisting of information gathering, explosions, and a concussion. Learn more about Tejo's abilities on Xbox Wire.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits
Check the Game Pass section on your console, the Xbox mobile app, or the Xbox app on PC for new in-game content, consumables, and offers included with your Game Pass Ultimate membership. The number and content of benefits vary by region, platform and over time. Perks must be redeemed within the specified time frame.
Throne and freedom: Lottie and Percy Bundle – Available now
Join the Resistance in this Xbox-exclusive colored Lottie outfit and get a Fuzzy Percy Amitoi to accompany you on your adventures in this free-to-play, guild-focused combat experience.
EA Sports UFC 5: Bruce Lee Bundle – Available Now
Unlock new alter egos for the father of mixed martial arts with your EA Play membership. EA Play membership is included with Game Pass Ultimate.
Thunder of war: Year of the Serpent Bundle – Available now
Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake with a powerful Sherman Jumbo “Cobra King” tank and a versatile P-63C-5 “King Cobra” fighter aircraft.
Registered: Ultimate US Starter Pack – available now
Get off to a great start in Enlisted with the world-class US Assaulters force armed with M3A1 Grease Guns!
Departure on January 31st
The following games are soon leaving the Game Pass library, but there's still time to pick up where you left off or even jump in completely. You can also use your membership discount to save up to 20% and keep the books in your library.
- Anuchard (Cloud, Console and PC)
- Broforce forever (Cloud, Console and PC)
- Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console and PC)
- The Door of Death (Cloud, Console and PC)
- Model (Cloud, Console and PC)
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, Console and PC)
Over time, we'll add more games to the Stream Your Own Game collection for Game Pass Ultimate members. Go Here to view the list of available cloud-playable games that you can stream on supported devices if you own them.
That's a big list of games and we'll be back with more of them shortly. Stay tuned Game pass, PC Game PassAnd Xbox on social media to remind yourself when that list magically turns from “Coming Soon” to “Available Today”! Cheers!
