Xbox Game Pass: The Second Update for January 2026

Microsoft has announced the titles that will be added to its subscription service at the end of January and beginning of February.

 

MIO: Memories in Orbit (for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members) and Resident Evil Village (for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members) are now available on Xbox Series, PC, cloud, and handheld. Today, Death Stranding Director’s Cut will be added for Xbox Series, PC, and cloud; Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members will have access. Also coming today are Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Xbox Series, PC, and cloud; Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members) and RoadCraft (PC; Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members). On January 27, The Talos Principle II will be added for Xbox Series, PC, cloud, and Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members.

Anno: Mutationem (for consoles, PCs, and the cloud; for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members) and Drop Duchy (for consoles, PCs, and the cloud; for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members) will be added on January 28. On January 28, MySims: Cozy Bundle (PC; for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members) and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Xbox Series, PC, and cloud; for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members) will be added. Indika will be added on February 2 (Xbox Series, PC, cloud; Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members), followed by Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster on February 3 (Xbox Series, PC, cloud; Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members). Microsoft drew attention to one title in particular: Quarantine Zone: The Last Check (PC; Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members).

The company announced four updates and DLCs. On January 22, the second act of Sea of Thieves Season 18 will begin (for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass members on console, PC, and cloud). Also on January 22, The Sims 25th Birthday Bundle will be released (for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members on PC). On January 27, Dead by Daylight’s Stranger Things DLC and the Grounded 2 Garden update will be released for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members on console, PC, and cloud.

Finally, on January 31, the following games will leave the service, but they can be purchased at a discount of up to 20%. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (console, PC, cloud); Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (console, PC, cloud), Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (console, PC, and cloud); Paw Patrol World (console, PC, and cloud); Shady Part of Me (console, PC, and cloud); Cataclismo (PC); and Starbound (console, PC, and cloud).

There are no new titles on the list this time.

Source: Gematsu, Microsoft

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