A handful of great games in this 4th January 2024 week. Remember, often the new video game releases this week will have a demo / prologue available for you to try before you buy.
Monday January 22, 2024 Game Releases
- Pirates Journey – Early Access (PC)
- Rotten Flesh – Cosmic Horror Survival Game (PC)
Tuesday January 23, 2024 Game Releases
- B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux – Early Access (PC)
- Graven (PC) — Note: Console versions coming later in 2024.
- Howl (PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Immortality (PS5)
- Lil’ Guardsman (PC, Mac, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters (Switch)
- Stargate: Timekeepers (PC)
- Super Idol (PC) — Note: Adult-only title.
- The Legend of Steel Empire (Switch)
Wednesday January 24, 2024 Game Releases
- Anomaly Agent (Xbox Series X)
- Climber: Sky is the Limit (Xbox Series X)
- Enshrouded – Early Access (PC) — Note: PS5 & Xbox Series X versions coming later in 2024.
- Heroes of Eternal Quest (PC)
- Remains (Xbox Series X)
- Saga of the Moon Priestess (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Shalnor Legends 2: Trials of Thunder (Xbox Series X)
- Taddle Quest (PC)
Thursday January 25, 2024 Game Releases
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One) — Includes: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice.
- Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Docchi no i ga Suki Desu ka? (Switch, PS4) — Note: Japanese release.
- Go Mecha Ball (Xbox Series X, PC) — Note: Free with Game Pass.
- GRIME – Definitive Edition (Switch)
- Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal (Switch)
- Jett Rider – Reduce, Reuse and Blast It Off! (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Macross Shooting Insight (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5) — Note: Japanese release.
- PuzzlePet – Feed Your Cat (Xbox Series X)
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (Switch) — Note: Japanese release.
- Starward Rogue (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Touhou Luna Nights (PS4, PS5)
- Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5)
Friday January 26, 2024 Game Releases
- Classic Pool (Xbox Series X)
- Croc’s World 4 (Xbox Series X)
- Dead Tomb (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Grotto (Switch)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)
- sCATch 2: The Painter Cat (Xbox Series X)
- SciFi Racer Simulator (Switch)
- Tardy (Xbox Series X)
- Tekken 8 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
- The Adventures of Panzer: Legacy Collection (Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Tibetan Quest: Beyond World’s End (Xbox Series X)
Saturday January 27, 2024 Game Releases
- Counter Shooter Strike Zone (Switch)
- Monster Truck Freestyle (Switch)
- The Tour (PC)
- Timeshift (PC)
Sunday January 28, 2024 Game Releases
- Anji -Implication- (PC)
- Wizard War Online – Early Access (PC)
Free PC / Mac / Linux / Steam Deck Games in January 2024
- Epic Games Store: [18th] LOVE, [25th] Infinifactory.
- Amazon Prime Gaming: Ataria Mania, Lost Lands: Sand Captivity – Collector’s Edition, APICO, Endling: Extinction is Forever, Asteroids: Recharged, A Tiny Sticker Tale, Kombinera, Aground, SeaOrama: World of Shipping, Akka Arrh, Deathloop, Orten was the Case, Caverns of Mars: Recharged.
- Good Old Games: Destroy All Humans! Clone Carnage, Flashout 3D: Enhanced Edition, Gravewood High, Bullet Runner: The First Slaughter, Bloody Hell, The Feast, Yu Crossing Animals, Kao the Kangaroo – Yooka Laylee X Kao the Kangaroo DLC & other DLC’s + the GOG Free Games Collection.
- Steam: Temtem: Showdown, Phantom Galaxies, Stranger Z, Telo, Manquin, Planet S, Minute, The Paper Trials, Farlight 84, Hardest Game Ever, The Riflemen, Lavalamp, Soccer Kids Alpha, BloodDome Classic, Spiritle, Apeiron.
- Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac, Apple TV): Unannounced [these are last month’s games] Sonic Dream Team, Disney Dreamlight Valley: Arcade Edition, Puzzle & Dragons Story, Turmoil+.
Free Mobile Games in January 2024
- Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac, Apple TV): Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom, Cornsweeper, Blackjack by MobilityWare+. [Last month’s games] Sonic Dream Team (exclusive!), Disney Dreamlight Valley: Arcade Edition, Puzzle & Dragons Story, Turmoil+.
- Netflix Games (iOS, Android, Tablets) in 2024: [Jan 4th] Money Heist: Ultimate Choice, [April 30th] Braid: Anniversary Edition + [rest year] Rebel Moon Part 3 (2024 Video Game), Squid Game (2024 Video Game), Hades, Monument Valley 1 & 2, Sonic Mania Plus, Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit, Game Dev Tycoon, FashionVerse, Chicken Run: Eggstraction, The Dragon Prince: Xadia, Dumb Ways to Survive, Harmonium: The Musical, Katana Zero, Netflix Stories: Virgin River, Paper Trail, The Rise Of The Golden Idol. [90 more games in development at Netflix]
- Netflix Games (iOS, Android, Tablets): Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (includes Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), Football Manager 2024 Mobile, Storyteller, Word Trails, Bloons TD 6, Farming Simulator 23, Oxenfree, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Netflix Stories: Love is Blind + Sonic Prime Dash, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, Tomb Raider Reloaded, Death’s Door, Dead Cells, Twelve Minutes, Immortality, World of Goo Remastered, Terra Nil, Cut The Rope Daily, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, Poinpy, The Queen’s Gambit Chess, Before Your Eyes, Shatter Remastered, Laya’s Horizon, Lucky Luna, LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed, Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story, Asphalt Xtreme, Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, Shadow and Bone: Enter the Fold, Narcos: Cartel Wars Unlimited, Transformers Forged to Fight, SpongeBob: Get Cooking, Into the Breach, Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, Spiritfarer, Teeter (Up) Remastered, Dust & Neon, Moonlighter, Desta: The Memories Between, Reigns: Three Kingdoms, Into the Dead 2: Unleashed, Relic Hunters: Rebels, Rival Pirates, Dragon up, Highwater, Kentucky Route Zero, Raji: An Ancient Epic, Scriptic: Crime Stories, This is a True Story, Bowling Ballers, Shooting Hoops, Skies of Chaos, Arcanium: Rise of Akhan, Card Blast, Exploding Kittens, Vikings: Valhalla, Dominoes Cafe, Mahjong Solitaire, Solitaire, Wonderputt Forever, CoComelon: Play with JJ, Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade, Heads Up!, Nailed It! Baking Bash, Ghost Detective, Knittens, Krispee Street, Puzzle Gods, Slayaway Camp 2: Netflix & Kill, Wild Things: Animal Adventures, Dungeon Boss: Respawned, Dungeon Dwarves, Mighty Quest Rogue Palace, Cats & Soup, Country Friends, Flutter Butterflies, Too Hot to Handle: Love Is a Game, Too Hot To Handle 2, Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt, Vineyard Valley. [68+ games in total]
Free Xbox Series X | S / Xbox One Games in January 2024
- Xbox Game Pass: [3rd] Close to the Sun, Sea of Thieves: Season 10 Update, Dead by Daylight: Chucky DLC, Hello Neighbor 2: Anniversary Update, [4th] Hell Let Loose, [9th] Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Figment, [11th] Super Mega Baseball 4, We Happy Few, [16th] Resident Evil 2 Remake, Those Who Remain, [18th] F1 23 (EA Play), Turnip Boy Robs A Bank, [19th] Palworld, [25th] Go Mecha Ball, [30th] Brotato.
- Xbox Game Pass – Leaving Soon: [5th] Grand Theft Auto V, [15th] Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, MotoGP 22, Garden Story, [31st] Hitman: World of Assassination.
- Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly Games with Gold): Chivalry II, Totally Reliable Delivery Service + Among Us, Astroneer, Celeste, Dead Cells, Descenders, Dishonored 2, DOOM Eternal – Standard Edition, Fable Anniversary, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Firewatch, Forza Horizon 4 – Standard Edition, Gang Beasts, Gears 5 – Game of the Year Edition, Golf with your Friends, Grounded, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Wars 2, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Human Fall Flat, INSIDE, LIMBO, Ori & the Will of the Wisps, Overcooked! 2, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, Powerwash Simulator, Psychonauts 2, Slay the Spire, Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition, Stardew Valley, State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition, Superliminal, The Elder Scrolls Online, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Unpacking, Vampire Survivors. [38 games, will be updated 2-3 times a year]
- Xbox Game Pass games in 2024: Persona 3 Reload, Open Roads, Lightyear Frontier, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Manor Lords, 33 Immortals, Another Crab’s Treasure, ARK 2, Avowed, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Little Kitty Big City, Flock, Magical Delicacy, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Pigeon Simulator, Replaced, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Still Wakes The Deep, Towerborne, and more! (Watch the video here-under for gameplay for them all!)
Free PlayStation 5 / 4 Games in January 2024
- PlayStation Plus Essential: [from the 2nd] A Plague Tale: Requiem (PS5), Evil West (PS4, PS5), Nobody Saves the World (PS4, PS5), Warframe: Syrinx Collection (PS4, PS5).
- PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium: Unannounced. Last month’s games were: [19th] Grand Theft Auto V, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Moto GP23, Metal: Hellsinger, Salt and Sacrifice, Moonscars, Mega Man 11 (PS4-only), Gigabash, Grime, Tinykin, Prodeus, Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut, Shadowrun: Hong Kong – Extended Edition (available on both PS5 & PS4 unless otherwise indicated).
- PlayStation Plus Premium’s PlayStation Classics: Unannounced. Last month’s games were: [19th] Mega Man Legacy Collection (PS4), Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (PS4), Thrillville (PSP), Thrillville: Off the Rails (PS2), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (PS1).
Free Switch Games in January 2024
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: [17th] Golden Sun (GBA), and Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA).
- Future Nintendo Switch Online games: GoldenEye 007 (N64), F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (GBA).
Note: You need to claim each free weekly / monthly featured game ASAP in order to add it to your game system’s account before it disappears.