Xbox Game Pass Reveals 8 New Games for January 2024

Introduction

Xbox Game Pass kicks off the new year by revealing a total of eight new games: one available today and the remaining seven coming later this month.

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Although Xbox Game Pass was a little late to the start of the new year last year, it has come out swinging with January 2024, releasing a new game today and revealing 7 more coming throughout the first half of the month. Today's addition is Close to the Sun, a game which wears its BioShock inspirations on its sleeves. Its art design and worldbuilding are very similar. In Close to the Sun, players take on the role of journalist Rose Archer sets out to find her sister aboard the Helios, a purported haven for the greatest scientific minds in the world turned sinister.

Prior to this announcement, Xbox Game Pass only had two games confirmed for January 2024. Turnip Boy Robs a Bank hits the service on January 18, likely featuring gameplay similar to the last Turnip Boy title which means a mash up of roguelike and classic Zelda gameplay. The second game is Go Mecha Ball, joining on January 25, and it is an interesting genre mix of roguelike gameplay, twin-stick shooting, and pinball-style physics.

New Game Titles and Descriptions

Joining the three aforementioned titles this month is Hell Let Loose, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Figment, We Happy Few, Resident Evil 2, Those Who Remain, and Super Mega Baseball 4 (the latter is available from EA Play via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). Obviously there are some major titles here that need no introduction, such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2, but the rest are up to par as well. Hell Let Loose is a large-scale realistic first-person shooter set in World War 2, and Figment is an action-adventure game where players must find lost courage amid a surreal, whimsical, and multi-layered universe.

Xbox Game Pass List (January 2024) Close to the Sun - January 3 Hell Let Loose - January 4 Assassin's Creed Valhalla - January 9 Figment - January 9 Super Mega Baseball 4 - January 11 (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play) We Happy Few - January 11 Resident Evil 2 - January 16 Those Who Remain - January 16 Turnip Boy Robs a Bank - January 18 Go Mecha Ball - January 25 Bolded titles are newly revealed

Super Mega Baseball 4 has a simple concept that has been met with great reviews, We Happy Few is an action-adventure game set in retrofuturistic 1960s England that brings together three unique storylines, and Those Who Remain is a psychological horror game where players must survive the night.

Exciting Prospects for Xbox Game Pass

All in all, Xbox Game Pass appears to be kicking off the new year with a bang, and it sounds like more information could be coming. Fans know, of course, that there should be a second wave of games coming midway through the month, but there are also rumors of a new Xbox Direct taking place sometime this month, per Pure Xbox. If so, fans can expect news on Xbox exclusives like Avowed, but the rumors also suggest that there could be a shadow-drop akin to Hi-Fi Rush last year.

Either way, a new year means new games including new releases and additions to Xbox Game Pass. If this wave is any indication, it's going to be a great year.