On Tuesday, Microsoft announced nan first batch of incoming Game Pass titles for 2026. Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village header nan first activity of nan January lineup.
If you (perhaps wisely) held disconnected connected spending $70 connected Ubisoft's first stab astatine a Star Wars game, here's your chance to effort it for less. Star Wars Outlaws sets you loose successful an unfastened world arsenic nan young thief Kay Vess. The third-person action title includes melee, shooting and stealth. There’s moreover immoderate speeder chases and abstraction dogfights to scratch your (boilerplate) Star Wars itch. Does it do thing caller aliases innovative to warrant its afloat price? Not really. But it tin still beryllium a bully clip for fans of nan saga.
Star Wars Outlaws arrives connected Game Pass connected January 13 (cloud, PC, and current-gen Xbox consoles). It will only beryllium disposable for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.
If you're little into Wookies and much astir 10-foot-tall vampire ladies, there's Resident Evil Village. Capcom's 2021 title is "a gothic fairy communicative masquerading arsenic a survival-horror game," arsenic Engadget's Jessica Conditt put it. In summation to nan iconic Countess Alcina Dimitrescu, you'll brushwood werewolves, oversea creatures and nan requisite creepy dolls. The franchise's eighth mainline crippled is thing of a departure for nan series, but you'll still find plentifulness of acquainted horror, puzzles and action.
Resident Evil Village lands connected Game Pass connected January 20 (cloud, console, PC). It will beryllium disposable for nan Ultimate, Premium and PC tiers.
There's plentifulness of different fare arriving this month. Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition and nan twin-stick shooter Brews & Bastards get today. The first-person endurance action crippled Atomfall and nan online shot crippled Rematch onshore connected January 7. Finally, nan Final Fantasy 2D pixel remake arrives connected January 8.
You tin cheque retired Microsoft's blog post for more.