Xbox Game Pass keeps adding: another great game announced for January

We already have another game for January 2026 on Xbox Game Pass.

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Get ready to move with the 2026 calendar and we already know one of the first releases that will arrive at the Xbox catalog. The platform is preparing a lively start to the year with a new game that lands directly in the subscription from its launch. This is the confirmation many were waiting for to start shaping what’s to come in January.

The proposal comes from a studio that has been gaining presence thanks to its artistic style and its way of reinterpreting classic genres. On this occasion, it recovers the essence of metroidvania with an atmosphere full of details, a structure that invites you to explore every corner, and gameplay centered on mobility and progression.

MIO: Memories in Orbit arrives on Xbox Game Pass in January 2026

• January 20th will be the day when MIO: Memories in Orbit arrives on Xbox Series and PC, also confirmed as a day one launch on Xbox Game Pass. In this adventure, you control an android that wakes up on a spaceship on the verge of collapse after its main system fails, forcing you to explore its areas, rebuild memories, and discover what really happened on board.

The game promises a variety of ecosystems, boss battles, upgrades to adjust your playstyle, and continuous progression as you recover fragments of the past. A metroidvania with a strong visual identity that positions itself as one of the interesting releases with which the catalog will start the year.

With this announcement, Game Pass adds another strong title for January, making it clear that 2026 will start with a high rhythm for subscribers. What else will be added to the calendar? We’ll soon find out.