The 2026 program finally begins on Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has revealed the list of the first additions of the year to the catalog. Here is what awaits subscribers in the coming days.
The year 2026 promises to be a pivotal year, even for Xbox Game Pass members. If the strategy of the green brand is very vague at a time of overhauls of its service, studio closures, canceled games, and its parent company, Microsoft, which no longer swears by AI, Game Pass will continue to be the spearhead of Xbox. The American giant will offer all its in-house games as soon as they are released, to subscribers with the appropriate subscription plan, as well as third-party productions, which are just as eagerly awaited, if not sometimes more so. The festivities of the year will begin in the coming days, with Microsoft having revealed the list of the first new features Xbox Game Pass de 2026.
The first Xbox Game Pass games for January 2026
So much pressure every year in the month of January. The December one systematically offers fewer additions to Xbox Game Pass due to vacation departures and a reduced release schedule at the end of the year. January must then compensate for this slowdown, while setting the tone for the rest of the year. Will it start with a hint of magic? Microsoft has officially announced the first Xbox Game Pass games for January 2026. Among the headliners on the release side, the editor is impatiently awaiting MIO Memories in Orbit, a metroidvania full of charm which will invite us to explore every corner of this labyrinthine ship, all of which hide a mystery to unravel. Focus Home Entertainment’s game won’t be available until January 20, 2026, but you’ll have plenty to keep you busy until then:
- Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition – available (
- Brews & Bastards – available
- Nuclear power – January 7
- Lost in Random: The Eternal Die – January 7
- Rematch – January 7
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition – January 7
- Final Fantasy – January 8
- Star Wars Outlaws – 13 janvier (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery – January 15
- Resident Evil Village – January 20
- Mio: Memories in Orbit – 20 janvier (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
The January 2026 catalog releases
It is systematic, these new features will be accompanied by a first wave of departures, timed for January 15, 2026. On this date, five games will leave the Xbox Game Pass catalog and will pay off for everyone. If you want to keep one of them, at least the addictive Neon White, be aware that the games on the list below are on sale. Reductions range from -20% to -75%.
- Neon White
- Road 96
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
- The Grinch: Christmas Adventures – Merry and Mischievous Edition
- The Ascent
Source : XboxWire
