Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to play Death Stranding later this month as part of January 2026’s second wave.
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Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that 11 titles would be added to Xbox Game Pass this January including Star Wars Outlaws. Now the company has confirmed eight more games will be made available to subscribers this month.
As well as Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, the directors cut of the original Death Stranding is set to arrive on Xbox Game Pass for the very first time. The game was a PlayStation exclusive when it launched in 2019 and only arrived on Xbox at the end of 2024. As it stands, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is only available for PlayStation users and nothing about an Xbox release has been confirmed.
However, Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima is currently working with Xbox on his upcoming horror anthology game OD.
Everything coming to Xbox Game Pass January 2026
Death Stranding Director’s Cut – out now for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
Roadcraft – out now for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound – out now for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
The Talos Principle 2 – out January 27 for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
Anno: Mutationem – out January 28 for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
Drop Duchy – out January 28 for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
MySims: Cozy Bundle – out January 29 for PC and Ultimate subscribers
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – out January 29 for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
Indika – out February 2 for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
Final Fantasy 2 – out February 3 for PC, Premium and Ultimate subscribers
crazy but just had a vision and it involved you playing these very soonhttps://t.co/n2uzAklP0y pic.twitter.com/9dJsmvTVYw
— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) January 20, 2026
Six games are also set to leave Xbox Game Pass at the end of January – Shady Part of Me, Cataclismo, Starbound, Lonely Mountains Snow Riders, Paw Patrol World, Citizen Sleeper 2, Starward Vector and Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap.
Last year, Microsoft increased the price of Xbox Game Pass to “offer players more flexibility, value and choice” but many fans weren’t impressed. Defending the price hike, Microsoft’s Director of Gaming and Platform Communications Dustin Blackwell said: “We understand price increases are never fun for anybody, but we’re trying to reinforce by adding more value to these plans as well,” he explained. “It’s something we don’t take lightly, and we’re listening to the feedback of players and the community to try to provide them with more of what they’re asking for.”
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