Microsoft has revealed the next number of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC this month, and I think Yakuza fans will be quite pleased. The Yakuza Remastered collection (featuring Yakuzas 3, 4 and 5) will hit subscription service on January 28, along with Bloober Team The Medium’s brand new terror. In addition, Donut County and the desperate RPS Desperados 3 are also on their way. Lovely things.
Sega already announced in December that a lot of Yakuza games would hit PC this month, but it’s still good to have a reminder. They tell me they are very good games. In particular, Ed is a big fan of the Yakuza 5 plot, where he plays as a high school J-Pop idol.
The next big’un is The Medium, a new supernatural horror game from Observer developers, Bloober. It takes place in an abandoned hotel in Poland and looks like a good spooky party. The developers said earlier that it was their “most ambitious game in history,” and that’s certainly what I’m looking forward to, especially considering how good the Observer was.
In case you haven’t missed it, on Sunday Microsoft also announced that Remedy’s Control will also hit Game Pass this week. Brendy’s Control review says the game “feels good in the hands,” whatever it is.
These are just some of the headliners that will arrive at the Game Pass this month, however, here is the full list of arrivals in late January:
- January 21: Control, Desperados 3 and Donut County
- January 26: Cyber Shadow
- January 28: The Medium, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered and Yakuza 5 Remastered
However, some friends say goodbye to Game Pass on January 29th. You only have 10 days to try this batch:
- Gambit of Death
- Final Fantasy XV
- Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour
- Gray
- Indivisible
- Reigns: Game of Thrones
- Sea salt
I recommend jumping to Gray while you still have a chance. It is a small game of beautiful platforms where each screen takes you on a journey through a beautiful watercolor world. Alice Bee thought it was a bit empty on her Gray review, but it’s really a delight to look at and it will only take a couple of hours a day.
You can still get an Xbox Game Pass subordinate for just £ 1 / $ 1 for the first month, if you want, with a price going up to £ 8 / $ 10 a month later.