Xbox Game Pass kicked off 2026 with a couple of huge games in its opening crop for the new year, offering both Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village among eight other games. The latter part of this month seems equally stacked, with the announcement that by the end of January we’ll also have Death Stranding Director’s Cut and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.
Obviously the sheen really has come off Game Pass after the last few years of bungled reshuffling of tiers and outrageous price hikes, but if you can still afford the monthly sub, it’s at least been a decent investment this January. Joining the 10 games that were already added so far are another seven, along with two more sneaking in at the very start of February. And it’s a fantastic mix.
Death Stranding Director’s Cut is being added tomorrow, January 21, alongside PC-only road repair sim RoadCraft, and last year’s stunning 2D platformer, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Then, nearly a week later, we get the mindblowingly clever The Talos Principle 2, followed by 2022’s ok-ish ANNO: Mutationem, and the rather splendid 2025 indie mix of city builder and Tetris, Drop Duchy. Then comes whatever MySims: Cozy Bundle might be, before a massive finish to the month with the glorious Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.
For some reason a couple of February releases have been included too. These are Indika, 2024’s intriguing exploration of religious trauma, and Final Fantasy II in its revamped 2D pixel form.
Here’s the full list:
January 21
- Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series)
- RoadCraft (PC)
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series)
January 27
- The Talos Principle (PC, Xbox Series)
January 28
- Anno: Mutationem (Cloud, PC, Console)
- Drop Duchy (Cloud, PC, Console)
January 29
- MySims: Cozy Bundle (PC)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series)
February 2
- Indika (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series)
February 3
- Final Fantasy II (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series)
