A few new games arrive in this quiet first week of January 2026. Remember, often the new video game releases this week will have a demo / prologue available for you to try before you buy.
Monday January 5, 2026 Game Releases
- Clothing Store Simulator (Switch)
- DuneCrawl (PC)
- Gray War Conflict (Switch)
- H=ZERO (PC)
- Intergalactic Cleaning Squad (PC)
- Isla Hearts (PC) — Note: Mature-rated title.
- Nami no Iro – The Color of the Waves (PC)
- Texplore (PC)
- Van Life: Home Simulator (Switch)
Tuesday January 6, 2026 Game Releases
- 8AM: The Swimming Pool (PC)
- Arcane Rivals (PC)
- AstroWars (PC)
- Aye Leon (PC, Linux) — Note: Free-to-play.
- Bunny Hopper (PC)
- Construction Sim: City and Road Builder (Switch)
- Death Machine (PC)
- Feed the Reactor (PC)
- Kitty Can Cook (PC)
- Malon (PC)
- SnapCat: Mia’s Cozy Adventure (Switch)
- StarRupture – Steam Early Access (PC)
Wednesday January 7, 2026 Game Releases
- Chill Beach Simulator (PC)
- Clownfield 6 (PC)
- Cosplayer’s Quest (PC)
- EvoCreo (PC, Mac, Linux)
- Fairy Tail: Dungeons (Switch)
- Final Frontier Story (PC)
- Girl Island (PC)
- Gridz Keeper (Switch)
- House Builder – Tiny Houses DLC (PC)
- Make it! Kushikatsu (PC)
- Oriko Days (PC)
- The Counter Gambit (PC) — Note: Mature-rated title.
- Tiny Paws (PC)
Thursday January 8, 2026 Game Releases
- Ancient Farm (PC)
- Everyday Devil (PC) — Note: Free-to-play.
- GraviChess (PC)
- Hero Seekers (PC, Switch)
- I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival (Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Kejora (Switch) — Note: Coming to PC next week on the 14th.
- Marksman VR (PC VR)
- Run Quad Run (PC)
- Sweet Cafe (PC) — Note: Mature-rated title.
- Tile Jong (Switch)
Kejora trailer:
Friday January 9, 2026 Game Releases
- Alder Forge 2 – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Cozy Home (PC)
- Damn Gravity! (PC)
- Deadrock Salvation (PC)
- Frostrain 2 (PC)
- Marble Hero (PC)
- Medieval Siege (PC)
- Open Close Door (PC)
- Pathologic 3 (PC)
- Run Coffee Run (PC)
- Transilio (PC)
Pathologic 3 trailer:
Saturday January 10, 2026 Game Releases
- Code Violet (PS5)
- Dunkirk – The Forgotten Soldier (Switch)
- Eradicator Genesis (Switch)
- Restless Dreams (PC)
Sunday January 11, 2026 Game Releases
- Nothing
Free PC / Mac / Linux / Steam Deck Games in January 2026
- Epic Games Store: [1st] Total War: Three Kingdoms, Wildgate, [8th] Bloons TD 6.
- Amazon Prime Gaming: Unannounced.
And last month we got… Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Fallout, Fallout 2, Dreamscaper, Living Legends: The Crystal Tear – CE, Ashworld, Gunslugs 2, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Lego 2K Drive, GYLT, Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms: The Archives – Collection One / Two / Three, Fort Solis, Gas Station Simulator, New Tales from the Borderlands, XCOM 2. - Good Old Games: The GOG Free Games Collection.
- Steam
- Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac, Apple TV)
Free Mobile Games in January 2026
- Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac, Apple TV): Subway Surfers+, PowerWash Simulator, Cult of the Lamb, SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit 2.
And last month we got… Toca Boca Jr Classics, Piffle+, and MySims, MySims Kingdom, Toca Boca Jr Classics, Football Manager 26 Touch, Thomas & Friends: Let’s Roll+, Play-Doh World, NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition. - Netflix Games (iOS, Android, Tablets): Bloons TD 6 – New Update.
And last month we got… Red Dead Redemption, Netflix Puzzled, and Football Manager 26 Mobile, Barbie Color Creations, Lego Duplo World, Underwatermelon: Fruit Merge, Nailed It! Baking Bash, SpongeBob: Get Cooking, World of Peppa Pig, Hello Kitty and Friends: Happiness Parade, PAW Patrol Academy.
Free Xbox Series X | S / Xbox One Games in January 2026
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: [6th] Brews & Bastards, Little Nightmares – Enhanced Edition, [8th] Final Fantasy I Remake, [13th] Star Wars Outlaws, [15th] My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery, [20th] Resident Evil 8: Village, MIO: Memories In Orbit, [22nd] Nova Roma.
Coming in February 2026: [5th] Menace, [13th] High on Life 2, [19th] Death Howl.
Coming in March 2026: [12th] Replaced.
Coming in the rest of 2026: Fable [2026 Reboot], Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and Aphelion, Persona 4 Revival, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. - Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly Games with Gold): Retro Classics, Batman: Arkham Knight, Cities: Skylines – Xbox One Edition, Control, Control: Ultimate Edition – Xbox Series X/S Edition, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic (Season 5), Goat Simulator, Monster Sanctuary, SnowRunner, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, Tunic, Wreckfest, 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. [51 games, will be updated 2-3 times a year]
Free PlayStation 5 / 4 Games in January 2026
- PlayStation Plus Essential: [6th] Need for Speed Unbound (PS5), Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (PS5, PS4), Core Keeper (PS5, PS4), as well as Reloadian – Open Beta.
- PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium: Unannounced.
- PlayStation Plus Premium’s PlayStation Classics: Unannounced.
Free Switch Games in January 2026
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: [GameCube] [9th] Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.
And last month we got… [N64] Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Tonic Trouble, [GameCube] Wario World.
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.