On Tuesday, Microsoft announced the first batch of incoming Game Pass titles for 2026. Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village headline the first wave of the January lineup.
If you (perhaps wisely) held off on spending $70 on Ubisoft’s first stab at a Star Wars game, here’s your chance to try it for less. Star Wars Outlaws sets you loose in an open world as the young thief Kay Vess. The third-person action title includes melee, shooting and stealth. There’s even some speeder chases and space dogfights to scratch your (boilerplate) Star Wars itch. Does it do anything novel or innovative to justify its full price? Not really. But it can still be a good time for fans of the saga.
Star Wars Outlaws arrives on Game Pass on January 13 (cloud, PC, and current-gen Xbox consoles). It will only be available for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.
If you’re less into Wookies and more about 10-foot-tall vampire ladies, there’s Resident Evil Village. Capcom’s 2021 title is “a gothic fairy tale masquerading as a survival-horror game,” as Engadget’s Jessica Conditt put it. In addition to the iconic Countess Alcina Dimitrescu, you’ll encounter werewolves, sea creatures and the requisite creepy dolls. The franchise’s eighth mainline game is something of a departure for the series, but you’ll still find plenty of familiar horror, puzzles and action.
Resident Evil Village lands on Game Pass on January 20 (cloud, console, PC). It will be available for the Ultimate, Premium and PC tiers.
There’s plenty of other fare arriving this month. Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition and the twin-stick shooter Brews & Bastards arrive today. The first-person survival action game Atomfall and the online soccer game Rematch land on January 7. Finally, the Final Fantasy 2D pixel remake arrives on January 8.
You can check out Microsoft’s blog post for more.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/resident-evil-village-and-star-wars-outlaws-join-januarys-game-pass-additions-182500938.html?src=rss
