AC Valhalla And Resident Evil 2 Headline January’s Xbox Game Pass Lineup

Xbox Game Pass remains one of the best deals in gaming, opening up a library of hundreds of games for a monthly fee to anyone who has a subscription, not to mention Xbox exclusives the day they launch. The rotation is refreshed every month too, and the titles both coming to and leaving Game Pass throughout January 2024 have now been revealed. Everything coming to the subscription service, along with links to their store pages as they’re added, can be found below. Scroll to the bottom if you want to know what will be leaving Game Pass this month so you can play them before it’s too late.

Close To The Sun: January 3 On Consoles, PC, And Cloud

Set in the late 19th century, and taking place on Nikola Teslas’s Helios helicarrier, journalist Rose Archer hops aboard in her quest to find her lost sister in this first Game Pass addition of 2024. This is more than just a rescue mission though as Rose quickly discovers not all is as it seems, the word quarantine painted in red on the wall the first indicator that finding her sibling will be even harder than she anticipated.

Hell Let Loose: January 4 On Series X|S, PC, And Cloud

Sure, you could drop into Warzone for your war-style PvP fix, leaving no room for any other games on your Series S in the process, or you could give Hell Let Loose a try instead. The first-person shooter is set during World War 2 and gives you a far more real-feeling experience, teaming you with 49 other soldiers as you take on a rival team of 50. Free on Game Pass from January 4.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: January 9 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, And Cloud

If this isn’t the best Assassin’s Creed game so far, then it’s almost certainly the biggest. Easily capable of taking more than 100 hours of your time if you let it, Valhalla puts you in the boots of Eivor, traipsing through a Viking-era Europe battling foes and conquering as you go. Worth the price of a Game Pass subscription all by itself if you ask me.

Super Mega Baseball 4: January 11 On Consoles, PC, And Cloud

Finally, a sports game, because for some people, that’s all they need from video games. EA might not make the Madden equivalent of baseball games, but its melding of sports sim with arcade-style fun via Super Mega Baseball is comfortably the next best thing. Packed with names from throughout baseball history all fans will instantly recognize, the fourth installment steps up to the Game Pass plate on January 11.

We Happy Few: January 11 On Consoles, PC, And Cloud

Xbox is very keen to drop Game Pass subscribers into different historical periods this month as next up is We Happy Few. Not the 1960s England your parents will remember (thankfully) as you team up with a group to safely make your way through the world while everyone is experiencing the effects of something called Joy. Joy the made-up drug, not the feeling, that would have made for a far less terrifying experience.

Resident Evil 2: January 16 On Consoles, Cloud, And PC

Resident Evil 4’s remake was one of the best games of 2023, and now Game Pass subscribers have a chance to experience where exactly this remake train began. Resident Evil 2 was the first in the series to be remade using Capcom’s RE Engine, and while it might not be quite as good as 4, the studio is yet to miss with these remakes. Well worth a playthrough whether you tried it at launch or not.

Those Who Remain: January 16 On Consoles, PC, And Cloud

January 16 is shaping up to be the new Halloween if Xbox has anything to do with it. Not only will the Resident Evil 2 remake drop for Game Pass subscribers that day, but so will the lesser-known Those Who Remain. Battle your infected enemies in waves and use the rewards you receive to improve your weapons and face some more. Keep going as long as you can, if your mind and body can take it.

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