🔗 Share this article The First Game Pass Games of 2026 Show Xbox Isn't Giving Up Yet. Everywhere you go, commentators persist in tolling the death bells for the Xbox brand. Xbox was recently outsold by a platform few have heard of. Dedicated Xbox communities began covering regarding Sony's platform as a new development. The past year represented a period of total upheaval for Xbox and Microsoft. But if we're going solely off the titles headed to the service in 2026, it is apparent that Xbox still intends to draw people in with compelling titles on its flagship service. The Current Inclusions The duo of games that are immediately available as you read this, Brews & Bastards and Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition, are not the headliners. The true anticipation is for the upcoming titles to Game Pass over the next few weeks that's truly noteworthy. Upcoming Headline Games On Jan. 13, the subscription service will add the underappreciated Star Wars Outlaws, an open-world game that refreshes the standard Ubisoft formula with a cosmic robbery tale. Another big get is Resident Evil Village featuring the towering Lady Dimitrescu, which our 2021 review called "an ideal blend of terror and combat." Noteworthy Smaller Games Yet, the less-hyped additions set to join the catalog are quite compelling. Lost In Random: The Eternal Die, a fantastic but under-the-radar dungeon crawler offering thrilling gameplay, arrives January 7th — and it merits a playthrough regardless of whether you played the first Lost in Random game. The British post-apocalyptic game from last year may draw you in in about 15 minutes flat. Atomfall, a survival title with stealth elements by the makers of Sniper Elite, is also a game to check out. Those with the top-tier subscription also have Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition to anticipate. A Solid, Curated Lineup All in all, these titles aren't industry-shaking releases to Game Pass, and they don't represent tentpole Microsoft studios games that validate the subscription alone. However, this batch of games are exceptionally strong. There's a good mixture of old games you might have missed and fairly new titles that lacked the recognition they warranted upon launch — rendering them ideal prospects to find a new audience on Game Pass. You might need to brace yourself to bid farewell to The Grinch Christmas Adventures, as it happens.