Xbox brings five new games to its Game Pass lineup while Starfield makes a comeback

The most significant announcement for Xbox users in the past year was the reorganization of its Game Pass tiers.

About 40 games were taken out of players’ collections when Xbox Game Pass Standard took the role of Game Pass for Console.

Although Xbox has been gradually bringing these games back to the service, some well-known titles are returning this month.

One of the biggest upsets was the elimination of Starfield, however it has since returned to the middle tier of Game Pass.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and Another Crab’s Treasure, two more 2024 hits that have returned to game consoles, join it.

Depending on your tier, up to five additional games will be added to your library in addition to the three games that are coming back to Game Pass Standard subscribers.

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All five games will be given to Ultimate players, four to PC players, and two new games will be available to Standard gamers this month.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, a remake of Ninja Gaiden 2, was the biggest surprise. It was revealed on Game Pass after the Xbox Developer Direct.

Obsidian’s first-person fantasy role-playing game, Avowed, is another significant day-one title that will be available on Game Pass this month.

The whole list of games that will be available on Xbox Game Pass for the first half of February is shown below.

You can learn which tiers they will be accessible for as well as the days they will be added to the service.

• 
  January 23
  
  • 
    Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
    
    
    Ultimate & PC
    
• 
  February 4
  
  • 
    Far Cry New Dawn
    
    
    Ultimate, Standard & PC
    
• 
  February 6
  
  • 
    Madden NFL 26
    
    
    Ultimate & PC
    
• 
  February 13
  
  • 
    Kingdom Two Crowns
    
    
    Ultimate & Standard
    
• 
  February 18
  
  • 
    Avowed
    
    
    Ultimate & PC
    

• 
  Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
  
  
  Ultimate & PC
  

• 
  Far Cry New Dawn
  
  
  Ultimate, Standard & PC
  

• 
  Madden NFL 26
  
  
  Ultimate & PC
  

• 
  Kingdom Two Crowns
  
  
  Ultimate & Standard
  

• 
  Avowed
  
  
  Ultimate & PC
  

Three 2024 releases have made a comeback to Xbox Game Pass’s intermediate tier, as was previously reported.

On February 5, they will all be included in Game Pass Standard. The complete list is as follows:

• 
  February 5
  
  • 
    Another Crab s Treasure
    
  • 
    Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
    
  • 
    Starfield
    
    
    *Xbox Series X|S only
    

• 
  Another Crab s Treasure
  
• 
  Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
  
• 
  Starfield
  
  
  *Xbox Series X|S only
  

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