A few new games arrive in this quiet first 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 5, 2026 Game Releases
Clothing Store Simulator (Switch)
DuneCrawl (PC)
Gray War Conflict (Switch)
H=ZERO (PC)
Intergalactic Cleaning Squad (PC)
Isla Hearts (PC) — Note: Mature-rated title.
Nami no Iro – The Color of the Waves (PC)
Texplore (PC)
Van Life: Home Simulator (Switch)
Tuesday January 6, 2026 Game Releases
8AM: The Swimming Pool (PC)
Arcane Rivals (PC)
AstroWars (PC)
Aye Leon (PC, Linux) — Note: Free-to-play.
Bunny Hopper (PC)
Construction Sim: City and Road Builder (Switch)
Death Machine (PC)
Feed the Reactor (PC)
Kitty Can Cook (PC)
Malon (PC)
SnapCat: Mia’s Cozy Adventure (Switch)
StarRupture – Steam Early Access (PC)
Wednesday January 7, 2026 Game Releases
Chill Beach Simulator (PC)
Clownfield 6 (PC)
Cosplayer’s Quest (PC)
EvoCreo (PC, Mac, Linux)
Fairy Tail: Dungeons (Switch)
Final Frontier Story (PC)
Girl Island (PC)
Gridz Keeper (Switch)
House Builder – Tiny Houses DLC (PC)
Make it! Kushikatsu (PC)
Oriko Days (PC)
The Counter Gambit (PC) — Note: Mature-rated title.
Tiny Paws (PC)
Thursday January 8, 2026 Game Releases
Ancient Farm (PC)
Everyday Devil (PC) — Note: Free-to-play.
GraviChess (PC)
Hero Seekers (PC, Switch)
I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival (Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
Kejora (Switch) — Note: Coming to PC next week on the 14th.
Marksman VR (PC VR)
Run Quad Run (PC)
Sweet Cafe (PC) — Note: Mature-rated title.
Tile Jong (Switch)
Kejora trailer:
Friday January 9, 2026 Game Releases
Alder Forge 2 – Steam Early Access (PC)
Cozy Home (PC)
Damn Gravity! (PC)
Deadrock Salvation (PC)
Frostrain 2 (PC)
Marble Hero (PC)
Medieval Siege (PC)
Open Close Door (PC)
Pathologic 3 (PC)
Run Coffee Run (PC)
Transilio (PC)
Pathologic 3 trailer:
Saturday January 10, 2026 Game Releases
Code Violet (PS5)
Dunkirk – The Forgotten Soldier (Switch)
Eradicator Genesis (Switch)
Restless Dreams (PC)
Sunday January 11, 2026 Game Releases
Free PC / Mac / Linux / Steam Deck Games in January 2026
Epic Games Store: [1st] Total War: Three Kingdoms, Wildgate, [8th] Mystery Game.
Amazon Prime Gaming: Unannounced.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): Subway Surfers+, PowerWash Simulator, Cult of the Lamb, SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit 2.And last month we got… 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.
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: [22nd] MIO: Memories In Orbit, 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
Free Switch Games in January 2026
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.
