Microsoft has made its first Xbox Game Pass announcement of 2026, confirming a quantity of massive hitters for January.
The headline additions are Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws and Capcom’s Resident Evil Village, however there’s a lot extra coming to subscribers this month, as confirmed on Xbox Wire. 11 titles in complete had been introduced for this month, taking followers via to January 20.
Out there as we speak, January 6, is twin-stick shooter Brews & Bastards (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) and Little Nightmares Enhanced Version (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S), each out there throughout Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.
Tomorrow, January 7, Insurrection’s Atomfall (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Premium, as does Misplaced in Random: The Everlasting Die (Cloud, Xbox Collection X|S, Handheld, and PC), Rematch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S), and Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine – Grasp Crafted Version (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S).
Transferring on to January 8. Closing Fantasy (Cloud, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC), a reworked 2D tackle the primary recreation within the sequence, launches on Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.
Then, on January 13, we’ve Star Wars Outlaws (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) on Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass. Two days later, on January 15, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Thriller (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.
January 20 sees Resident Evil Village (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass, which is sweet timing given Resident Evil Requiem is out subsequent month. And at last, additionally on January 20, we’ve the one day-one launch of the month: MIO: Recollections in Orbit (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) throughout Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass January 2026 lineup:
- Brews & Bastards (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Little Nightmares Enhanced Version (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Atomfall (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
- Misplaced in Random: The Everlasting Die (Cloud, Xbox Collection X|S, Handheld, and PC) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
- Rematch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
- Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine – Grasp Crafted Version (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
- Closing Fantasy – (Cloud, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC) – January 8 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Star Wars Outlaws (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – January 13 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Thriller (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – January 15 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Resident Evil Village (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 20 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- MIO: Recollections in Orbit (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – January 20 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
Leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15, 2026:
As at all times, a quantity of video games depart Game Pass. It can save you as much as 20% if you happen to purchase them.
- Flintlock The Siege of Daybreak (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S)
- Neon White (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
- Street 96 (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
- The Ascent (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
- The Grinch Christmas Adventures (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
Microsoft described as we speak’s lineup as Wave 1 of January 2026, so count on extra video games to hit Game Pass later in January.
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