A few new games arrive in this quiet second 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 12, 2026 Game Releases
- Beyblade X Evobattle – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
- Big Hops (PC, Switch, PS5)
- Confidential Killings – A Detective Game (PC, Mac)
- Quarantine Zone: The Last Check (PC)
Tuesday January 13, 2026 Game Releases
- A Planet of Mine – MasterMine Edition (Switch)
- Lia and the Train of the Seasons (Switch)
- Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights (Switch)
Wednesday January 14, 2026 Game Releases
- BattleTanks – Animal Wars (Switch)
- Direction Quad (Switch)
Thursday January 15, 2026 Game Releases
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
- Cassette Boy (PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- Cozy Caravan (Switch)
- Craftlings (PC)
- Kotama and Academy Citadel (PC, Linux)
- Super Woden: Rally Edge (PC)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5)
- The Murder Hotel (Switch)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon launch trailer:
Cassette Boy launch trailer:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Version 3 Update trailer:
Friday January 16, 2026 Game Releases
- BrokenLore: Unfollow (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Earnest Evans Collection (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5) — Includes: El Viento, Earnest Evans & Anett Futatabi.
- Kin and Quarry (PC)
- Moving Simulator (PC)
- Neuroxus (PC)
- Whimsy Bake?Craft (PC)
Earnest Evans Collection trailer:
Saturday January 17, 2026 Game Releases
- Nothing
Sunday January 18, 2026 Game Releases
- Nothing
Free PC / Mac / Linux / Steam Deck Games in January 2026
- Epic Games Store: [8th] Bloons TD 6, [15th] Styx: Master of Shadow, Styx: Shards of Darkness – Deluxe Edition.
- Amazon Prime Gaming: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Brigador: Up-Armored Deluxe, Gunslugs: Rogue Tactics, DeathKeep, Reflections of Life: Dark Architect – CE.
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): Dominoes: Classic Tile Game+, Cozy Caravan, True Skate+, Sago Mini Jinja’s Garden, Potion Punch 2+, Cult of the Lamb.
And last month we got… Subway Surfers+, PowerWash Simulator, Cult of the Lamb, SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit 2, 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 – MyCareer Series 2 Update. - 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.