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Across the gaming landscape, commentators persist in tolling the death bells for Microsoft's gaming division. Xbox was recently outsold by a platform few have heard of. Xbox fan sites began covering about PlayStation for the first time. The past year represented a period of total upheaval for the Xbox ecosystem. But if we're going solely off what's coming to Game Pass in 2026, it is apparent that Xbox remains determined to draw people in with quality releases on its key platform.

The Available Now Titles

A pair of titles you can play right now at this moment, Brews & Bastards and Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition, aren't the showstoppers. The true anticipation is for the upcoming titles to Game Pass over the next few weeks that's truly noteworthy.

Significant Forthcoming Releases

On Jan. 13, Game Pass will add the often-overlooked Star Wars Outlaws, a sprawling adventure that deviates from conventional open-world tropes with an intergalactic heist adventure. A further major acquisition is Resident Evil Village featuring the towering Lady Dimitrescu, hailed in past assessments as "an ideal blend of terror and combat."

Intriguing Niche Additions

Yet, the less-hyped additions arriving shortly on the service are noteworthy here. Lost In Random: The Eternal Die, an unjustly ignored roguelite that's a blast to play, arrives January 7th — and you should try it regardless of whether you played the first Lost in Random game.

This UK-developed survival title from last year could captivate you remarkably quickly.

Atomfall, a game blending infiltration and resource management by Rebellion Developments, is also a game to check out. Those with the top-tier subscription also have Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition to anticipate.

A Robust Selection of Games

Ultimately, these titles aren't industry-shaking releases to Game Pass, and they don't represent massive exclusive blockbusters that validate the subscription in the first place. Yet, this selection are very dependable. There's a good mixture of past releases that passed you by and relatively recent releases that failed to receive the spotlight they warranted upon launch — which makes them perfect candidates to experience a revival on Game Pass.

Hope you're ready to say goodbye to The Grinch Christmas Adventures, as it happens.