Xbox Game Pass Is Set to Close Out January 2026 With a Bolt From the Grim Darkness of the Far Future: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Xbox Game Pass is set for a big hitter at the end of January: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

This marks the debut of Saber Interactive’s hugely popular third-person action game in a subscription library, and comes one-and-a-half years after its September 2024 release.

For the uninitiated, Space Marine 2 sees you assume the role of Titus, a member of the Ultramarines chapter of Space Marines. He goes up against the monstrous Tyranids in a campaign that can be played with up to two friends. But there are a number of PvE and PvP modes to keep you busy after. Following the success of Space Marine 2, Titus has become something of a poster boy for the Warhammer 40,000 setting, and was even rewarded for his heroic exploits with a promotion in the ongoing tabletop narrative. Space Marine 3 is already confirmed to be in the works, with updates still coming for Space Marine 2.

What else is coming to Game Pass? As revealed by Xbox Wire, Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass on January 21. Also on that day, RoadCraft (PC) and Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) join Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass.

Moving on to January 27, first-person puzzle game The Talos Principle 2 (PC and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass. A day later, on January 28, Anno: Mutationem (Cloud, PC, and Console) arrives on Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass, alongside hybrid rogue-lite Drop Duchy (Cloud, PC, and Console).

MySims: Cozy Bundle (PC) comes to Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass on January 29, the same day Space Marine 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass.

Creeping into early February, we have Indika (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass on February 2, and Final Fantasy II (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), the remodeled 2D take on the second game in the Final Fantasy series, on Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass on February 3.

Xbox Game Pass January 2026 Wave 2 lineup:

• Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – January 21 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• RoadCraft (PC) – January 21 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 21 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• The Talos Principle 2 (PC and Xbox Series X|S) – January 27 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• Anno: Mutationem (Cloud, PC, and Console) – January 28 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• Drop Duchy (Cloud, PC, and Console) – January 28 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• MySims: Cozy Bundle (PC) – January 29 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – January 29 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass
• Indika (Cloud, PC and Xbox Series X|S) – February 2 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Final Fantasy II (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – February 3 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass

As usual, a number of games leave Xbox Game Pass later this month. You can save up to 20% on your purchase if you buy these games while subscribing.

Leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 31:

• Shady Part of Me (Cloud, PC, and Console)Cataclismo (PC)
• Starbound (Cloud, PC, and Console)
• Lonely Mountains Snow Riders (Cloud, PC, and Console)
• Paw Patrol World (Cloud, PC, and Console)
• Citizen Sleeper 2 Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, and Console)
• Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Cloud, PC, and Console)

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