Microsoft’s First Xbox Game Pass Announcement of 2026 Confirms Star Wars Outlaws, Resident Evil Village, and More for January

Microsoft has made its archetypal Xbox Game Pass announcement of 2026, confirming a fig of large hitters for January.

The header additions are Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws and Capcom’s Resident Evil Village, but there’s plentifulness much coming to subscribers this month, arsenic confirmed connected Xbox Wire. 11 titles successful full were announced for this month, taking fans done to January 20.

Available today, January 6, is twin-stick shooter Brews & Bastards (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) and Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), some disposable crossed Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.

Tomorrow, January 7, Rebellion’s Atomfall (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Premium, arsenic does Lost successful Random: The Eternal Die (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC), Rematch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S).

Moving connected to January 8. Final Fantasy (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC), a remodeled 2D instrumentality connected the archetypal crippled successful the series, launches connected Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.

Then, connected January 13, we person Star Wars Outlaws (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) connected Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass. Two days later, connected January 15, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.

January 20 sees Resident Evil Village (Cloud, Console, and PC) connected Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass, and the lone day-one motorboat of the month: MIO: Memories successful Orbit (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) connected Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass January 2026 lineup:

• Brews & Bastards (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Atomfall (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
• Lost successful Random: The Eternal Die (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
• Rematch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 7 Now with Game Pass Premium
• Final Fantasy – (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – January 8 Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Star Wars Outlaws (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 13 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – January 15 Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• Resident Evil Village (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 20 Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
• MIO: Memories successful Orbit (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 20 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

Leaving Xbox Game Pass connected January 15, 2026:

As always, a fig of games permission Game Pass. You tin prevention up to 20% if you bargain them.

• Flintlock The Siege of Dawn (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
• Neon White (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
• Road 96 (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
• The Ascent (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)
• The Grinch Christmas Adventures (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC)

Microsoft described today's lineup arsenic Wave 1 of January 2026, truthful expect much games to deed Game Pass aboriginal successful January.

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