Xbox Game Pass January 2024 games include Resident Evil 2 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Valhalla will be playable via Game Pass next week
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The next lineup of games arriving onXbox Game Passhas been announced, and with highlights includingAssassin’s Creed Valhallaand theResident Evil 2remake, it’s shaping up to be a pretty bumper month for subscribers.
All of the announced games will be playable via cloud, console and PC, meaning that no matter what platform you’re on, you’ll be able to check everything out. As confirmed earlier today (January 3) in an Xbox Wirepost, the first one, horror-adventure gameClose to the Sun, is available right now. Developed by Storm in a Teacup, the title first released in 2019 and follows the journey of journalist Rose Archer, who steps foot onto a ship known as the Helios (a “haven for the greatest scientific minds”) to find her sister.
Tomorrow (January 4), subscribers can dive into the tactical first-person shooterHell Let Loose, which lets players duke it out in 100-player online games. After that, on January 9, subscribers can step into the shoes of the Viking warrior Eivor inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. Although it was released in 2020, it’s still worth checking out, especially ifAssassin’s Creed Miragehad you craving more of the series last year.
Also arriving on January 9 is the musical adventureFigment, which allows players to “explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi-layered narrative.” Then, on January 11, subscribers can play the retro-futuristic adventureWe Happy Few, as well asSuper Mega Baseball 4(the latter of which will also be accessible via EA Play).
Finally, on January 16, two spooky games - the psychological horrorThose Who Remainand survival horrorResident Evil 2 (2019)- will be added to the service. Needless to say, anyone wanting to get in their quota of nightmare fuel at the start of the year will have plenty to go at.
Otherwise, the post also reconfirmed thatfive games are leaving Game Pass soon, includingGTA5, Persona 3 Portable,andPersona 4 Golden, so be sure to finish playing those while you can.
Looking for more great games? Be sure to check out our recommendations of thebest Xbox Series X games, as well as thebest PC games.
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