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Microsoft has published the Xbox Game Pass games arriving in January 2026’s second wave. Death Stranding: Director’s Cut lands on the service January 21.
This is just the latest huge third-party addition for Game Pass this year, with PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and cloud releases filling up the service across different content drops.
January’s coincidentally features two Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus overlap titles, with Resident Evil Village joining both services. Resident Evil Requiem is releasing later this month.
Xbox Game Pass: January 2026 Wave 2 Games
12 games are launching on Xbox Game Pass in January’s second wave. The new additions feature first-party, third-party, indie, and strategy games.
Some of the big highlights are noted below:
- Death Stranding: Director’s Cut debuts on Xbox Game Pass
- Resident Evil Village launches ahead of Resident Evil Requiem
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II joins Game Pass
Below you can find the full list of confirmed games.
Joining Xbox Game Pass January (Wave 2):
- Resident Evil Village (Cloud, Console, PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC
- MIO: Memories in Orbit (Cloud, Handheld, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – Ultimate, PC
- Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – January 21
- RoadCraft (PC) – January 21
- Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – January 21
- The Talos Principle 2 (PC, Xbox Series X|S) – January 27
- Anno: Mutationem (Cloud, Console, PC) – January 28
- Drop Duchy (Cloud, Console, PC) – January 28
- MySims: Cozy Bundle (PC) – January 29
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – January 29
- Indika (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – February 2
- Final Fantasy II (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – February 3
Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is easily the most interesting title to readers who follow Xbox Game Pass. That’s because the original game launched exclusively on PS4 (and later PS5) before becoming a multiplatform title.
It’s possible its addition to Game Pass could have something to do with Kojima Productions maintaining their relationship with Xbox. Their next game, OD, is currently in development.
Xbox Game Pass: Games Leaving January 2026
A handful of games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass at the end of January. You can play or purchase these titles at a discount through January 31, 2026.
Games leaving:
- Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Cataclismo (PC)
- Starbound (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Paw Patrol World (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, Console, PC)
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