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Coming to Game Pass: Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, Citizen Sleeper 2, and More - Xbox Wire

Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass PC: Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and more.

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We’re back with the next wave of Game Pass reveals for January – and I hope you’ve cleared your schedule! If you’re looking for day one releases, some fan favorites, or ready to discover your next favorite game, I come prepared. And while we’re making room on schedules, I hope to see you all on January 23 for our Developer Direct for an inside look at a few upcoming games (not to mention those coming day one with Game Pass!). Now let’s get to the news!

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Available Today​

Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass


Available on day one! Crash over and over until you master the mountain in the snowy follow up to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Now supporting up to 8 players via cross platform multiplayer – work your way down the slopes as a group sharing a small number of checkpoints, or risk it all in a breakneck race to the base!

Coming Soon​

Flock (Console) – January 22
Now with Game Pass Standard


Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.


Gigantic: Rampage Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 22
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard


Gigantic: Rampage Edition is a premium and definitive release of the original 5v5 MOBA hero shooter that provides a dynamic and exciting team-based multiplayer experience for fans of both genres. Choose from a diverse roster of unique heroes, each with a set of upgradeable abilities, and team up with four other players to control objectives and take down the opposing team’s mighty Guardian, all while protecting your own.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Console) – January 22
Now with Game Pass Standard


A unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura action strategy game. It takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. During the day, purify the villages and prepare yourself for sundown. During the night, protect the Maiden against the hordes of the Seethe. Repeat the day and night cycle until you cleanse the mountain of defilement and return peace to the land.


Magical Delicacy (Console) – January 22
Now with Game Pass Standard


A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy world.


Tchia (Xbox Series X|S) – January 22
Now with Game Pass Standard


Join Tchia on her tropical open-world adventure as she sets off to rescue her father from the cruel tyrant, Meavora, ruler of the archipelago. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around beautiful islands as you explore a physics-driven sandbox.


The Case of the Golden Idol (Console) – January 22
Now with Game Pass Standard


Mayhem, magic, and murder most foul! Examine clues and use your powers of deduction to solve the twisted mystery of a family’s cursed inheritance and a series of grisly deaths in this point-and-click detective adventure game


Starbound (Cloud and Console) – January 22
Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Standard


Currently available with PC Game Pass and now coming to Xbox consoles and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta)! In Starbound, you create your own story – there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.


Eternal Strands (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 28
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass


Available on day one! Eternal Strands is the debut fantasy title from Yellow Brick Games, a new independent studio founded by industry veterans from franchises including Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs, and Assassin’s Creed. Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 28
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass


Available on day one! Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed, third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices and obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes with up to four players.


Shady Part of Me (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 29
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard


Shady Part of Me sends you on an emotional and dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray from “Game of Thrones” and “Skins.” As a little girl and her shadow, overcome emotional struggles through surreal dreamscapes across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Both must learn, cooperate, and evolve to progress in a poetic journey.


Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass


Available on day one! Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France. Bring a friend – the full campaign can be experienced in co-op.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 31
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass


Available on day one! The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022’s most acclaimed RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a dice-driven RPG in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.


Far Cry New Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 4
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard


Dive into a transformed, vibrant, post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.

DLC / Game Updates


Diablo IV: Season of Witchcraft – Available now
Diablo IV: Season of Witchcraft has begun! Unravel the mystery of the Tree of Whispers’ stolen Heads by harnessing Witchcraft Powers to hunt the rogue Heads as they spread madness across Sanctuary. Complete the Season Journey to earn a new Raven Pet. Learn more on Xbox Wire.


Valorant: New Agent Tejo – Available now
Game Pass members now have access to Valorant’s newest Agent, Tejo, who’s joining the roster from Colombia. As part of the Initiator class, Tejo specializes in flushing out enemies with a unique kit consisting of information gathering, explosions, and a concuss. Learn more about Tejo’s abilities on Xbox Wire.


Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks


Check the Game Pass section on your console, Xbox mobile app, or Xbox app on PC to find new in-game content, consumables, and offers included with your Game Pass Ultimate membership. Number and content of Perks vary by region, platform, and over time. Perks must be redeemed by stated timeframe.


Throne and Liberty: Lottie and Percy Bundle – Available now
Join the Resistance in this Xbox exclusive colored Lottie Outfit and get a Fuzzy Percy Amitoi to tag along on your adventures in this free-to-play, guild-focused combat experience.


EA Sports UFC 5: Bruce Lee Bundle – Available now
Unlock new alter egos for the father of mixed martial arts, available with your EA Play membership. EA Play membership is included with Game Pass Ultimate.


War Thunder: Year of the Snake Bundle – Available now
Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake with a mighty tank Sherman Jumbo “Cobra King” and versatile fighter plane P-63C-5 “King Cobra”.


Enlisted: Ultimate US Starter Pack – Available now
Get a great start in Enlisted with the premium US Assaulters squad armed with M3A1 Grease Guns!


Leaving January 31


The following games are leaving the Game Pass library soon, but there’s still time to jump back in to wrap up where you left off or even jump in fresh. You can also use your membership discount to save up to 20% to keep them in your library.

• Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Broforce Forever (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Death’s Door (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Maquette (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, Console, and PC)

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Sniper Elite for me.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Look forward to Sniper Elite

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Citizen Sleeper 1 was mega boring, just a bunch of simplistic systems clicking through menus. I doubt CS2 will be much better.

 

[adamsapple]

Look forward to Sniper Elite

day 1.

 

[BigLee74]

Sniper elite and far cry new dawn.

Great stuff!

 

[adamsapple]

Sniper elite and far cry new dawn.

Great stuff!

FC New Dawn is also FPS boosted on Series consoles, though it drops the game to 1440x1080p, the One S resolution.

I would take that trade though, its a pure shooter.

Also, while it's billed as a co-op game, it can very well be played completely solo as well, like how I've only ever played it. The story can be beaten from start to finish without a second person.

 

[Roberts]

Citizen Sleeper was a unique experience, a game unlike any other so I'm so looking forward to the sequel. Eternal Strands looks really cool and obviously Sniper Elite. Made up for the garbage first half of the month.

 

[Starhowl]

LOL no.

Also, waiting for the Seagate 2TB expansion cards to be available in Europe again, ordered months ago, still not deliverable on Amazon.

Maybe someone at Microsoft reads that, here's hoping!!

 

[Kvally]

Hot damn, nice line up. I am pumped for Sniper Elite (buying it).

 

[BigLee74]

FC New Dawn is also FPS boosted on Series consoles, though it drops the game to 1440x1080p, the One S resolution.

I would take that trade though, its a pure shooter.

Also, while it's billed as a co-op game, it can very well be played completely solo as well, like how I've only ever played it. The story can be beaten from start to finish without a second person.

I’ve completed Far Cry 3,4,5 and 6 solo, so yeah, I’m sure I’ll enjoy this one solo too!

I had almost forgotten that Far Cry 5 was originally a 30fps game on the Xbox. I remember it got the fps boost (and the drop in res was very noticeable but worth it). Pretty sure it since got an official 60fps upgrade?

Surprised they didn’t do New Dawn at the same time. Ah well!

 

[VanCityGamer]

FC New Dawn is also FPS boosted on Series consoles, though it drops the game to 1440x1080p, the One S resolution.

I would take that trade though, its a pure shooter.

Also, while it's billed as a co-op game, it can very well be played completely solo as well, like how I've only ever played it. The story can be beaten from start to finish without a second person.

Ew can’t stand it when a game gets dropped to 1080p.

 

[adamsapple]

Ew can’t stand it when a game gets dropped to 1080p.

Sure, you can play it at 4K/30 fps if you want, its a fast paced shooter so I reckon the extra performance would be better for the game play.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I've had Citizen Sleeper on my wishlist for long enough that a sequel came out...

 

[Jigsaah]

I haven't played Sniper Elite yet so I'll try that out. I would recommend Kunitsu-gami. I know it's tower defense but it's a pretty unique game and I think it's a good game to play between big releases.

However, FF Rebirth does come out on the 23rd and I already got it in my Steam Library....so eventually I will get to these.

 

[Arsic]

Citizen sleeper 2 for me!!!

Citizen one free this month on PlayStation plus as well. Awesome.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

All these subscription services do nothing but raise prices and add old and mediocre games these days, and people still subscribe and defend like nobody's business. What gives?

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[BigLee74]

All these subscription services do nothing but raise prices and add old and mediocre games these days, and people still subscribe and defend like nobody's business. What gives?

I’m not gonna list the new releases on Gamepass the last few months. Go look and educate yourself.

 

[adamsapple]

All these subscription services do nothing but raise prices and add old and mediocre games these days, and people still subscribe and defend like nobody's business. What gives?

3 of the headliners just in this drop are day 1 releases, for starters.

The rest is up to you.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

I'm good without needing to rent digital games, yo.

 

[adamsapple]

I'm good without needing to rent digital games, yo.

 

[BigLee74]

I'm good without needing to rent digital games, yo.

Swift change of attack…

 

[RickMasters]

I had to buy deaths door because there’s no way I’m gonna finish it before it leaves gamepass. Glad to have it in my collection. I liked Lonely mountains on bikes, so much I ended up buying it. So I’ll be checking out this new game with the skis. Eternal strands sounds interesting. Diablo 4 DLC is always gonna get playtime. I been playing a lot kunitsu gami, tails of arise and I’m taking my own time to finish indy.


When is VF5 REVO coming to Xbox? I been having a blast with that on PC but I really need that game on my Xbox where I can kick the shit out of my long time friends…. And rivals.

 

[KyoZz]

I'm in for Sniper Elite, really enjoyed the previous game in coop!

 

[Magic Carpet]

Will play FC New Dawn on PC gamepass, but I recently bought Avatar pandora on Steam, now I don't know which to start first.

 

[Ozriel]

All these subscription services do nothing but raise prices and add old and mediocre games these days, and people still subscribe and defend like nobody's business. What gives?

There are 5 Day one games there. Eternal Strands and Citizen Sleeper 2 have 8/10 reviews from Edge, and Sniper Elite is set to be an excellent time.
But…

I'm good without needing to rent digital games, yo.

 

[Ozriel]

3 of the headliners just in this drop are day 1 releases, for starters.

5 of them!

Sniper Elite, Orcs Must Die, Citizen Sleeper 2, Eternal Strands and Lonely Mountain.

 

[RickMasters]

All these subscription services do nothing but raise prices and add old and mediocre games these days, and people still subscribe and defend like nobody's business. What gives?

I think this is an odd take, on things.

In the case of gamepass you can’t call things like BO6 , kunitsugami, monster hunter rise, octopath traveller 2, no more heroes 3, stalker 2 or a bunch or other “old and mediocre”


Xbox games come out day and date on gamepass. I’m looking at my screen and even at a glance I can see sea of stars next to sea of theives nest to senua’s saga: hellblade 2….. and that’s just the first three games starting with S…. I scroll down and starfield is right there. And I got all these yakuza games to choose from…. All of them in fact. Lies of of is a quality souls like . plagues tale is decent…. Lots of interesting indies like the gunk, cocoon . Got action games like evil west, control, quantum break a few assassins creed and far cry games…. I just downloaded atlas fallen and it’s not half bad…..I’ve got all these other games like prey that I haven’t got round to playing yet. And if it wasn’t for GPU I would not have taken the time to get into strategy games. A genre and never realised I liked until recently. Especially the story driven ones like aliens dark descent. That game was a plaeasent suprise. I’m actually gonna give halo wars and wasteland 3 a go at some point .


Even the mid stuff like immortals of scum and calisto protocol are good for a one burn through. It’s not like I paid for them.

I can’t speak for other subscription services but gamepass is dope! I love that I can just wait for new fifa and maddens to arrive on their instead of buying them every year. And. Ow that applies to COD aswell. The service has been well worth the money. And I still have all sort of nee games to look forward to on the device along side all the stuff I have to play from now till those games arrive. I don’t even know when I’m gonna get to the backlog of games I bought. I’d say GPU is the best service hands down right now.



GPU don’t need defending. It’s a great service….. the others? I can see why people don’t feel like they get value with those. No day one releases, no perks/rewards ( I’ve bought loads of games with Microsoft reward points over the years) so with other services maybe there’s just not as much value to them.

 

[Portugeezer]

I’ve completed Far Cry 3,4,5 and 6 solo, so yeah, I’m sure I’ll enjoy this one solo too!

I had almost forgotten that Far Cry 5 was originally a 30fps game on the Xbox. I remember it got the fps boost (and the drop in res was very noticeable but worth it). Pretty sure it since got an official 60fps upgrade?

Surprised they didn’t do New Dawn at the same time. Ah well!

New Dawn probably flopped, wasn't worth the patch. But yeah, FC5 got a 60fps patch on next gen consoles.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Sniper Elite is a great add, I'm planning to play it on PS5 myself.

 

[Raven117]

GamePass still remains a great deal when there isn’t a bunch of big time releases coming out.

Sleeper Citizen 2 and Sniper elite for me. I absolutely loved the vibes of Sleeper Citizen.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Sniper for me

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I liked Tchia. It was already on GPU, now on standard. Way to make things more confusing MS.

 

[RickMasters]

New Dawn probably flopped, wasn't worth the patch. But yeah, FC5 got a 60fps patch on next gen consoles.

You that’s one of the few good things about all thise cross gen updates. Some games I bought back on Xbox one have frame boosts and I still haven’t gotten round to playing them. Witcher 3 is a good example of that. I bought back in the Xbox one days. Never actually got round to playing it for ages and by the time I did I was playing it on series X at 60FPS. Lots of other examples I can think of. Deus Ex and crysis for example. Even now I have new games I bought last year but I probably will end up playing them on the next Xbox by the time I actually get round to them.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Eternal Strands looks like a solid game.

 

[Rocky_Balboa]

Sniper Elite and Starbound. Nice!

 

[StereoVsn]

I might give Sniper a shot in a bit once I have some time. Because yeah, Rebirth is coming out this week on Steam.

 

[ManaByte]

Time to pay Rebellion $5 again for the DLC to shoot Hitler in the ball.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Going to check out Lonely Mountain later. Already own the Gigantic premium release, check it out if you like MOBA’s, it’s fun.

Sniper Elite day one of course.