The third Wednesday of the month is here, meaning more titles are being added to Game Pass across all tiers. This is a big one, with 14 games coming to the service or trickling down to Standard subscribers, 4 of those being Day 1 titles. Let's get into it!
Quotes (in italic) taken from the article linked above. Pay attention to the platforms for each game (Cloud, Console, and PC), as some titles won't be available for all of them. Some of the games in the above article may have been covered in the previous wave. Games that are part of EA Play are only available to PC and Ultimate subscribers. Games marked as Game Preview are still in active development and this isn't the final version.
Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders
Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S - Today as a Day 1 title - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Crash over and over until you master the mountain in the snowy follow up to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Now supporting up to 8 players via cross platform multiplayer – work your way down the slopes as a group sharing a small number of checkpoints, or risk it all in a breakneck race to the base!
Flock
Console - January 22 - Game Pass Standard
Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition
Cloud, Console, and PC - January 22 - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Gigantic: Rampage Edition is a premium and definitive release of the original 5v5 MOBA hero s hooter that provides a dynamic and exciting team-based multiplayer experience for fans of both genres. Choose from a diverse roster of unique heroes, each with a set of upgradeable abilities, and team up with four other players to control objectives and take down the opposing team's mighty Guardian, all while protecting your own.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Console - January 22 - Game Pass Standard
A unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura action strategy game. It takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. During the day, purify the villages and prepare yourself for sundown. During the night, protect the Maiden against the hordes of the Seethe. Repeat the day and night cycle until you cleanse the mountain of defilement and return peace to the land.
Magical Delicacy
Console - January 22 - Game Pass Standard
A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy wo rld.
Tchia
Xbox Series X|S - January 22 - Game Pass Standard
Join Tchia on her tropical open-world adventure as she sets off to rescue her father from the cruel tyrant, Meavora, ruler of the archipelago. Climb, glide, sw im, and sail your boat around beautiful islands as you explore a physics-driven sandbox.
The Case of the Golden Idol
Console - January 22 - Game Pass Standard
Mayhem, magic, and murder most foul! Examine clues and use your powers of deduction to solve the twisted mystery of a family's cursed inheritance and a series of grisly dea ths in this point-and-click detective adventure game
Starbound
Cloud and Console - January 22 - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
Currently available with PC Game Pass and now coming to Xbox consoles and Xb ox Cloud Gaming (Beta)! In Starbound, you create your own story – there's no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the uni verse from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a he roic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.
Eternal Strands
Cloud, Console, and PC - January 28 as a Day 1 title - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Eternal Strands is the debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by industry veterans from franchises including Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs, and Assassin's Creed. Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to k eep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Cloud, PC , and Xbox Series X|S - January 28 as a Day 1 Title - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Orcs Must Die! Death trap is an action-packed, third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices a nd obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes with up to four players.
Shady Part of Me
Cloud, Co nsole, and PC - January 29 - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Shady Part of Me sends you on an emotional and dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray from "Game of T hrones" and "Skins." As a little girl and her shadow, overcome emotional struggles through surreal dreamscapes across a touching nar rative filled with twists and surprises. Both must learn, cooperate, and evolve to progress in a poetic journey.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
Cloud, Console, and PC - January 30 as a Day 1 title - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France. Bring a friend – the full campaign can be experienced in co-op.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S - January 31 - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022's most acclaimed RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a dice-driven RPG in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Far Cry New Dawn
Cloud, Console, and PC - February 4 - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Dive into a transformed, vibrant, post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen as they seek to take over 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 Tree of Whispers’ s tolen Heads by harnessing Witchcraft Powers to hunt the rogue Heads as they spread madness across Sanctuary. Complete the Season Jou rney to earn a new Raven Pet. Learn more on Xbox Wire.
Valorant: New Agent Tejo - Available now
Game Pass members now have access to Valorant's newest Agent, Tejo, who's joining the roster from Colombia. As part of the Initiator class, Tejo specializ es in flushing out enemies with a unique kit consisting of information gathering, explosions, and a concuss. Learn more about Tejo's abilities on Xbox Wire.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks
Throne and Liberty: Lottie and Percy Bundle - Available now
Join the Resistance in this Xbox exclusive colored Lottie Outfit and get a Fuzzy Percy Amitoi to tag along 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, av ailable with your EA Play membership. EA Play membership is included with Game Pass Ultimate.
War Thunder: Year of the Snake Bundle - Available now
Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake with a mighty tank Sherman Jumbo “Cobra King” an d versatile fighter plane P-63C-5 “King Cobra”.
- Enlisted: Ultimate US Starter Pack - Available now
- Get a great start in Enlisted with the premium US Assaulters squad armed with M3A1 Grease Guns!
Leaving the Service
The following game will leave the service on January 31st. If you have any unfinished business in them or want to give them a shot, this is your last chance.
- Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Broforce Forever (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Death’s Door (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Maquette (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, Console, and PC)
What do you think of the titles coming to Game Pass? Any other games you'd like added to the service? Let us know in the comments below!
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