Here’s What Is Coming & Leaving Xbox Game Pass In January
Written by djfrosty on January 21, 2025
Source: Xbox / Xbox Game Pass
It’s a new year, and the best deal in gaming, Xbox Game Pass, is only getting better. Some new games are coming to the library to keep you picking up the Xbox controller or whatever peripheral you use since everything is almost an Xbox now.
Xbox is bringing more day-one releases, fan favorites, and hidden gems to Xbox Game Pass and Ultimate ahead of the upcoming Developer_Direct, which promises to reveal a brand new, unannounced title.
We won’t talk your head off here. Let’s get to games.
Available Right Now!
Available today, it will be Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders, the follow-up to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. It now features eight players via cross-platform multiplayer as players are challenged to work their way down the slopes while sharing a limited number of checkpoints, or you can partake in a breakneck race to the base.
Coming Soon To Xbox Game Pass
Flock (Console) – January 22 Now with Game Pass Standard
Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 22 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Gigantic: Rampage Edition is a premium and definitive release of the original 5v5 MOBA hero shooter that provides a dynamic and exciting team-based multiplayer experience for fans of both genres. Choose from a diverse roster of unique heroes, each with a set of upgradeable abilities, and team up with four other players to control objectives and take down the opposing team’s mighty Guardian, all while protecting your own.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console) – January 22 Now with Game Pass Standard
A unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura action strategy game. It takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. During the day, purify the villages and prepare yourself for sundown. During the night, protect the Maiden against the hordes of the Seethe. Repeat the day and night cycle until you cleanse the mountain of defilement and return peace to the land.
Magical Delicacy (Console) – January 22 Now with Game Pass Standard
A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy world.
Tchia (Xbox Series X|S) – January 22 Now with Game Pass Standard
Join Tchia on her tropical open-world adventure as she sets off to rescue her father from the cruel tyrant, Meavora, ruler of the archipelago. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around beautiful islands as you explore a physics-driven sandbox.
The Case of the Golden Idol (Console) – January 22 Now with Game Pass Standard
Mayhem, magic, and murder most foul! Examine clues and use your powers of deduction to solve the twisted mystery of a family’s cursed inheritance and a series of grisly deaths in this point-and-click detective adventure game
Starbound (Cloud and Console) – January 22 Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard
Currently available with PC Game Pass and now coming to Xbox consoles and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta)! In Starbound, you create your own story – there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.
Eternal Strands (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 28 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one! Eternal Strands is the debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by industry veterans from franchises including Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs, and Assassin’s Creed. Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 28 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one! Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed, third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices and obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes with up to four players.
Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 29 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Shady Part of Me sends you on an emotional and dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray from “Game of Thrones” and “Skins.” As a little girl and her shadow, overcome emotional struggles through surreal dreamscapes across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Both must learn, cooperate, and evolve to progress in a poetic journey.
Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one! Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth, and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France. Bring a friend – the full campaign can be experienced in co-op.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 31 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Available on day one! The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022’s most acclaimed RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, is a dice-driven RPG in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head, and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 4 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
Dive into a transformed, vibrant, post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.
Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass On January 31
With the arrival of new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, that sadly means some games will have to leave the service, so if you’re hoping to play these games, you better hop on it quick or use your membership discount, saving up to 20% to keep these outgoing titles in your library.
- Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Broforce Forever (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Death’s Door (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Maquette (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, Console, and PC)
DLC & Game Updates
Xbox also allows Game Pass subscribers to access DLC and updates for titles like Diablo IV and Valorant.
Diablo IV: Season of Witchcraft – Available now
Diablo IV: Season of Witchcraft has begun! Unravel the mystery of the Tree of Whispers’ stolen Heads by harnessing Witchcraft Powers to hunt the rogue Heads as they spread madness across Sanctuary. Complete the Season Journey to earn a new Raven Pet. Learn more on Xbox Wire.
Valorant: New Agent Tejo – Available now
Game Pass members now have access to Valorant’s newest Agent, Tejo, who’s joining the roster from Colombia. As part of the Initiator class, Tejo specializes in flushing out enemies with a unique kit consisting of information gathering, explosions, and a concuss. Learn more about Tejo’s abilities on Xbox Wire.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get to play some of the biggest titles and enjoy these perks. You can access the Game Pass section on your console, Xbox mobile app, or Xbox app on PC to find new in-game content, consumables, and offers included with your Game Pass Ultimate membership.
Throne and Liberty: Lottie and Percy Bundle – Available now
Join the Resistance in this Xbox exclusive colored Lottie Outfit and get a Fuzzy Percy Amitoi to tag along on your adventures in this free-to-play, guild-focused combat experience.
EA Sports UFC 5: Bruce Lee Bundle – Available now
Unlock new alter egos for the father of mixed martial arts, available with your EA Play membership. EA Play membership is included with Game Pass Ultimate.
War Thunder: Year of the Snake Bundle – Available now
Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake with a mighty tank Sherman Jumbo “Cobra King” and versatile fighter plane P-63C-5 “King Cobra”.
Enlisted: Ultimate US Starter Pack – Available now
Get a great start in Enlisted with the premium US Assaulters squad armed with M3A1 Grease Guns!
Keep it locked on HHW Gaming for more news regarding Xbox Game Pass, and be sure to stick around for our coverage for the upcoming Developer_Direct.