AlthoughXbox Game Passwas a little late to the start of the new year last year, it has come out swinging with January 2024, releasing a new game today and revealing 7 more coming throughout the first half of the month. Today’s addition isClose to the Sun, a game which wearsitsBioShockinspirationson its sleeves. Its art design and worldbuilding are very similar. InClose to the Sun, players take on the role of journalist Rose Archer sets out to find her sister aboard the Helios, a purported haven for the greatest scientific minds in the world turned sinister.
Prior to this announcement,Xbox Game Pass only had two games confirmed for January 2024.Turnip Boy Robs a Bankhits the service on January 18, likely featuring gameplay similar to the last Turnip Boy title which means a mash up of roguelike and classicZeldagameplay. The second game isGo Mecha Ball, joining on January 25, and it is an interesting genre mix of roguelike gameplay, twin-stick shooting, and pinball-style physics.
Joining the three aforementioned titles this month isHell Let Loose, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Figment, We Happy Few, Resident Evil 2,Those Who Remain,andSuper Mega Baseball 4(the latter is available from EA Play via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate).Obviously there are some major titles here that need no introduction, such asAssassin’s Creed ValhallaandResident Evil 2,but the rest are up to par as well.Hell Let Looseis a large-scale realistic first-person shooter set in World War 2, andFigmentis an action-adventure game where players must find lost courage amid a surreal, whimsical, and multi-layered universe.
Xbox Game Pass List (January 2024)
Bolded titles are newly revealed
Super Mega Baseball 4has a simple concept that has been met with great reviews,We Happy Fewis an action-adventure game set in retrofuturistic 1960s England that brings together three unique storylines, andThose Who Remain is a psychological horror game where players must survive the night.
All in all, Xbox Game Pass appears to be kicking off the new year with a bang, and it sounds like more information could be coming. Fans know, of course, that there should be a second wave of games coming midway through the month, but there are also rumors of a new Xbox Direct taking place sometime this month,per Pure Xbox. If so, fans can expect news on Xbox exclusives likeAvowed, but the rumors also suggest that there could be ashadow-drop akin toHi-Fi Rushlast year.
Either way, a new year means new games including new releases and additions toXbox Game Pass. If this wave is any indication, it’s going to be a great year.
Source:Xbox Wire
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 may play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
