New year’s break may be over, but there’s always time for more games! Xbox Game Pass is expanding their library with the iconic Resident Evil 2 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, while indie fans can look forward to titles like We Happy Few and Hello Neighbour 2.
Check out the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass this January 2024 — and which games are leaving.
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Close to the Sun (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. Use your wits to guide Rose on her journey to find her sister Ada, overcome dangers unknown to understand the fate of the Helios and its inhabitants in this narrative driven steampunk adventure.
Hell Let Loose (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Squad up and take to the battlefields of World War II in the ever-expanding, hardcore, first-person shooter experience that is Hell Let Loose. Join other players online in epic, 100 player battles, taking place across huge, to-scale maps, where working as a team is a matter of life and death, and the right – or wrong – decision can turn the tide of battle. We’ll see you on the front lines!
Dead by Daylight: Chucky DLC
Meet your new best friend ‘til the end. Dead by Daylight: Chucky brings an iconic horror legend into The Fog with a new Killer. Game Pass members get 10% off on their purchase, and unlock an exclusive Charm: Good Guys Box.
Hello Neighbor 2 Anniversary Update
To celebrate the recent anniversary of Hello Neighbor 2, there is a new free update to check out. Visit the whole new area, the forest located on the outskirts of Raven Brooks. Explore the church and adjoining graveyard, once a renowned landmark and popular destination for townsfolk, now abandoned and eerily weird. Recent reports of a strange, cloaked figure seen lurking throughout the woods are probably completely unfounded. Are you brave enough to find it out?
Sea of Thieves: Season Ten
Sea of Thieves: Season Ten continues with the arrival of a new way to sail! Enjoy playing Safer Seas mode at your own pace, alone or with a crew of friends, immersing yourself in your adventures without interruption.
Game Pass members can also purchase the exclusive Nightshine Parrot Pack, containing the Nightshine Parrot Jacket, Nightshine Parrot Sails, Nightshine Parrot Figurehead, Nightshine Parrot Hat and Nightshine Parrot Cutlass, as well as 10,000 gold to spend in-game.
January 9th
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Become Eivor, a legendary Viking warrior. Explore England’s Dark Ages as you raid your enemies, grow your settlement, and build your political power in the quest to earn a place among the gods in Valhalla in this critically acclaimed entry in the Assassin’s Creed series.
Figment (Cloud, Console, and PC)
An action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique, surreal universe filled with music, humor and a multi-layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind, seeking to restore the courage that’s been lost.
January 11th
Super Mega Baseball 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Super Mega Baseball 4 is coming soon to PC Game Pass and Ultimate via EA Play, so grab your glove and your bat. It’s time to go yard with the best to ever play the game. Hit, pitch, throw, and slide into home plate with the series’ signature combination of arcade-inspired style and immersive gameplay depth.
We Happy Few (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Making a return to the Game Pass library, We Happy Few is an action adventure game set in a drug-fueled, retro futuristic city in an alternative 1960s England. In the game, you hide, fight, and conform your way out of a delusional Joy-obsessed world.
January 16th
Resident Evil 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Revisit the critically acclaimed nightmare of Raccoon City in Resident Evil 2 with new visuals, modern gameplay mechanics, and an over-the-shoulder perspective. Join rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield as they fight to survive a mysterious viral outbreak in Raccoon City that has turned its citizens into terrifying, flesh-eating zombies.
Those Who Remain (Cloud, Console, and PC)
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check, and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Leaving Soon
The following games are leaving Game Pass this month, but you can use your 20% membership discount to keep them in your library!
January 5
- Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud and Console)
January 15
- Garden Story (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- MotoGP 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Persona 4 Golden (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Persona 3 Portable (Cloud, Console, and PC)