Summary
The ability to play new titles on release day is one of Game Pass’s biggest perks. While AAA entries likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 6may get the most attention when they debut on the subscription service, there are plenty of indie games to enjoy onGame Pass’s impressive lineup of day-one releases, too. Fans now have two more to dive into in the new year.
The 2024 PC Gaming Show offered a look at new game announcements and updates on previously revealed titles. Two particular standouts areCitizen Sleeper 2andEternal Strands, both of which will be available on Game Pass in January.Eternal Standswill come to the platform on June 17, 2025, followed byCitizen Sleeper 2on January 31. While there are also13 titles leaving Xbox Game Passin December, fans at least have these to look forward to, and Xbox hasn’t even revealed the full lineup for next month.
All Confirmed Xbox Game Pass Additions for January 2025
Eternal Strandswill be the first release from Yellow Brick Games, a studio founded by Ubisoft and BioWare veterans. The action-adventure title will take a page out ofBreath of the Wild’s book by making nearly every surface climbable and giving players an in-depth physics engine to emphasize exploration and interaction with the world around them. Early teasers also make it look likeEternal Strandswill haveShadow of the Colossus-style boss fightswhere players get to climb up massive enemies.
Citizen Sleeper 2is the sequel to a 2022 cyberpunk RPG with a focus on building character relationships and a gripping narrative. The originalCitizen Sleeperalso got a day-one releaseon Game Pass, so fans of the series should be excited that the second is getting the same treatment. Anyone who hasn’t played the original can still grab it on Game Pass for now to catch up before the sequel comes out in late January.
The full scope of what other games will come to Game Pass in January and what will leave is still up in the air. But for now, fans can get ready for at least two day-one titles next month.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
