A few new games arrive in this quiet fourth 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 26, 2026 Game Releases
- Highguard (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) — Note: Is it Concord 2 or is actually good?
Highguard launch trailer:
Tuesday January 27, 2026 Game Releases
- Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin (PC)
- Earth Must Die (PC)
- Echoes of Elysium – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Game With Balls (Steam Deck, PC) — Note: Uses the Steam Deck’s gyro controls or any controller with gyro controls.
- Obey the Voice (PC)
- Run TavernQuest (PC)
- Task Force Admiral – Vol.1: American Carrier Battles – Steam Early Access (PC)
- The Spirit Lift (PC)
- Typing Break (PC)
Game With Balls launch trailer:
Wednesday January 28, 2026 Game Releases
- Core Keeper – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
- Dispatch (Switch, Switch 2)
- Roots Devour (PC)
- Steel Century Groove (PC)
Thursday January 29, 2026 Game Releases
- Cairn (PC, PS5)
- Card-en-Ciel – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
- Chrono Ark Deluxe Edition (Switch)
- City Tales: Medieval Era (PC) — Note: Full version 1.0 release.
- Dark Auction (PC, Switch, PS5)
- Dokapon 3-2-1 Super Collection! (Switch) — Note: Japan-only release. Includes: Dokapon 3-2-1: Arashi wo Yobu Yuujou, Kessen! Dokapon Oudoku IV: Densetsu no Yusha Tachi & Dokapon Gaiden: Honoo no Audition.
- Don’t Stop, Girlypop! (PC)
- Dusk Index: Gion (PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition (Switch 2)
- I Hate This Place (PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Kigetsu no Yoru (Switch) — Note: Japan-only release.
- Kyouran Makaism (Switch) — Note: Japan-only release.
- Run for Money: Hunters vs. Runners! Can You Win as Either? (PC)
Thursday January 29, 2026 Game-based Movie Releases
- Backyard Sports: The Animated Special (YouTube) — Note: Animated TV Special’s USA original release was in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment.
Backyard Sports: The Animated Special full video:
Friday January 30, 2026 Game Releases
- The 9th Charnel (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Code Vein II (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
- Front Mission 3 Remake (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- Nickelodeon Splat Pack (PC, Switch, PS5) — Includes: Rocko’s Modern Life: Spunky’s Dangerous Day, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and GUTS.
- Toree’s 3D Platformer Collection (Switch, Xbox One) — Includes: Toree 3D (incl. Toree Jumbled Jam extra levels), Toree 2 (incl. winter-themed extra levels), Macbat 64, and Regina & Mac.
Code Vein II launch trailer:
Friday January 30, 2026 Game-based Movie Releases
- Iron Lung (Theater)
Iron Lung movie trailer:
Saturday January 31, 2026 Game Releases
- Nothing
Sunday February 1, 2026 Game Releases
- Nothing
Free PC / Mac / Linux / Steam Deck Games in January 2026
- Epic Games Store: [22nd] Rustler – Grand Theft Horse, [29th] Definitely Not Fried Chicken.
- Amazon Prime Gaming: Harold Halibut, D&D Stronghold: Kingdom Simulator, 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, [21st] Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, RoadCraft, [22nd] Nova Roma, [27th] The Talos Principle 2, [28th] Anno: Mutationem, Drop Duchy, [29th] MySims: Cozy Bundle, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2.
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: Resident Evil Village, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, Darkest Dungeon II, The Exit 8, Art of Rally, A Little to the Left.
- PlayStation Plus Premium’s PlayStation Classics: Ridge Racer.
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.