The wave 2 titles for Xbox Game Pass January 2026 have been revealed, and Death Stranding: Director’s Cut will be available to play from January 21.
It seems that Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus have one matching title for January 2026, Resident Evil Village. It makes sense to release the game this month, as the next instalment to the series, Resident Evil Requiem, will be released on February 27. Check out the complete list of games added and games leaving Game Pass in January below.
Xbox Game Pass January 2026 Wave 2 Titles
There are 12 games that Xbox Game Pass subscribers can try out in January 2026. The biggest highlights from the list are Resident Evil Village, Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The likes of Death Stranding are usually available on PlayStation’s subscription service, but have now made it to Xbox Game Pass as well. This could be due to the partnership between Kojima Productions and Xbox for their upcoming title, OD.
Interested readers can check out all the games that will be added to Xbox Game Pass in January 2026 wave 2 below:
- Resident Evil Village (Cloud, Console, and PC): Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- MIO: Memories in Orbit (Cloud, Handheld, PC, and Xbox Series X|S): Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – January 21: Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- RoadCraft (PC) – January 21: Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 21: Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- The Talos Principle 2 (PC and Xbox Series X|S) – January 27: Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- Anno: Mutationem (Cloud, PC, and Console) – January 28: Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- Drop Duchy (Cloud, PC, and Console) – January 28: Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
- MySims: Cozy Bundle (PC) – January 29: Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 29
- Indika (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – February 2: Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Final Fantasy II (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – February 3
Games leaving Game Pass in January 2026
Several games will be leaving the service on January 31, 2026. Check out the complete list below:
- Shady Part of Me (Cloud, PC, and Console)Cataclismo (PC)
- Starbound (Cloud, PC, and Console)
- Lonely Mountains Snow Riders (Cloud, PC, and Console)
- Paw Patrol World (Cloud, PC, and Console)
- Citizen Sleeper 2 Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Console)
- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Console)
In other news, Fable concept art has leaked ahead of the Xbox Developer Direct. Additionally, the ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier will reportedly release in 2026. What are your thoughts on Death Stranding: Director’s Cut being added to Xbox Game Pass for January 2026 Wave 2? Leave your thoughts down in the comments, and join the official Insider Gaming Discord server.
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