While Xbox Game Pass rarely goes a month without getting at least something new that’s worth checking out, it’s certainly had its dry spells in recent years. The back half of January, however, has quietly revealed a surprising number of cool new games hitting the Netflix-like subscription service,

Ahead of the Xbox Developer Direct 2025 showcase, three well-known titles have been leaked to come to Xbox Game Pass in February.

In one of the biggest Xbox Game Pass release waves in recent memory, Microsoft's subscription service adds 2 Ultimate and 7 Standard games.

Xbox has announced more games coming to Game Pass this month, including Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders, a new Sniper Elite game, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, and Citizen Sleeper 2.

While the PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions of My Time at Sandrock have been available as part of the Game Pass Ultimate catalog since the summer of 2025, Microsoft made it available to Game Pass Standard subscribers earlier this week. It’s also on PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.

It’s January and for many of us in the northern hemisphere, that means staying inside to escape the cold. To help you while away the hours, Xbox is adding another dozen-plus titles to Game Pass over the next couple of weeks.

Microsoft has revealed that additional games will arrive in Xbox Game Pass in January for console, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming, alongside some games leaving the subscription.

January will see quite a few new additions coming to Game Pass, including the hotly-anticipated sequel Citizen Sleeper 2.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Microsoft has revealed the next wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass, and there's a little something for everyone. Sniper Elite: Resistance, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Gigantic: Rampage Edition,

Xbox has revealed a bunch more Xbox Game Pass Games for January some of which are new to the entire platform and others which are new to Xbox Game Pass Standard (the new lower tier). The big new titles are Sniper Elite: Resistance and Citizen Sleeper 2 which will both launch on Xbox Game Pass.