Xbox has some killer games on the way, and soon, too. Will the incoming software wave be enough to bolster Game Pass and inspire confidence for unsure Xbox owners?

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,

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.

On January 31, Xbox Game Pass will remove Death's Door and five other titles. Death's Door, a highly-rated indie game, combines Soulslike elements with Zelda-style gameplay. Darkest Dungeon is another well-reviewed game leaving Game Pass in January 2025.

One of the biggest new game releases of the year confirms exactly when it will be joining the Xbox Game Pass service.

The upcoming Xbox Game Pass release schedule is packed with new titles, including triple-A releases like Sniper Elite Resistance, which will be available as a day-one game from January 30. Taking place within Occupied France, the third-person stealth game can be played solo or co-operatively.

Xbox has revealed its next batch of games coming to its Game Pass subscription service, four of which are brand-new titles coming to the platform on day one of their release. The Xbox Wire post also explores the games that will be leaving the service at the end of the month to make room for the new ones.

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