Weekly Game Launch is here to tell you what games are releasing this week. There’s a whole load of new titles dropping this week, including some big day ones on Game Pass. Will you be picking up any this week’s new relesases?
Weekly Game Launch: 27 January – 2 February
27 January – Star Wars: Hunters (Early Access)(PC) – already available on Android, iOS, Switch
oin fast-paced, 4v4 battles in this free action-packed arena shooter. Choose from a roster of new characters including a dark side assassin, a stormtrooper and a ruthless bounty hunter. Wield powerful Abilities, and battle in thrilling multiplayer Arenas inspired by iconic Star Wars locations.
28 January – City Transport Simulator: Tram (PS5, Xbox Series) – already available on PC
Become a tram driver, so hop into the cab for the ultimate tram driving experience! Take your pick from a selection of three real-world trams, the ULF B1, R2.2b, or ULF A1, and hit the city streets of Tramau!
28 January – Cuisineer (PS5, Switch, Xbox Series) – already available on PC
A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!
28 January – Eternal Strands (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.
It also launches day one onto Xbox Game Pass. Keep an eye out for our review.
28 January – Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (PC, Xbox Series)
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger with every battle. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
It’s also launching day one onto Xbox Game Pass. Keep an eye out for our review.
28 January – Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.
28 January – The Stone of Madness (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
The Stone of Madness is a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Located in the Pyrenees, this time-worn Jesuit monastery is home to a madhouse and an inquisitorial prison. Five prisoners – plagued by cruel punishment, madness, and despair – pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape.
28 January – Warside (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
28 January – Wayfinder (Xbox Series) – already available on PC, PS5
Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
29 January – Agent Fall (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Strange enemy activity has been detected at a secret military base in the desert, and it's up to you to investigate! Agent Fall is a retro side-scrolling shooter across sprawling platformer stages, from the desert sands and jet hangars of the surface to mysterious underground labs and waterways. Choose from 4 agents and infiltrate the base in a search-and-destroy operation where you've got the ultimate license to kil
29 January – Slasher: Origins (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Slasher: Origins is a chaotic, 2.5D, auto-attack survival game with rogue-lite elements and noir-anime storytelling. Unlock powerful heroes, create builds of unique abilities, and survive the escalating inferno of Mephistopheles' underworld.
29 January – Stellar Docks (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Embark on an interstellar puzzle adventure in Stellar Docks, a Sokoban-inspired game with 2D-pixel art. Guide an astronaut as they maneuver drones to their recharging docks across grid-based maps filled with logical challenges.
30 January – Basureroes: Invasion (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Basureroes: Invasion is a 2D platform game with retro aesthetics in which a group of heroes with different abilities must save the world from an alien invasion. Run, jump and fight your way through twenty levels full of danger and epic boss fights.
30 January – Gimmick! 2 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series) – already available on PC, Switch
Embark on a sparkling journey in this long-awaited sequel to SUNSOFT's legendary 8-bit platformer Gimmick! Solve puzzles, trick enemies, and explore a physics-based playground. Yumetaro is back!
30 January – Hello Kitty Island Adventure (PC, Switch)
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
30 January – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PC) – already available on PS5
Be Greater. Together. The incredible power of the symbiote forces Peter Parker and Miles Morales into a desperate fight as they balance their lives, friendships, and their duty to protect in an exciting chapter of the critically acclaimed Spider-Man franchise on PC.
30 January – Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch)
Each stage of this colorful RPG adventure offers a gridless tactical turn-based challenge. Utilize the Confine system to recruit Phantoms, binding them to objects on the map for unique advantages. Unleash potent attacks with Confire, merging Phantoms with cannons and other Gadgets. When all else fails, execute Marona’s special Confriend ability for show-stopping abilities that will turn the tide of battle!
30 January – Robobeat (PS5, Switch, Xbox Series) – already available on PC
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you’ll play as Ace – a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to the beat, blasting through Frazzer’s armies!
30 January – Sniper Elite: Resistance (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
The acclaimed Sniper Elite franchise returns with a new lead operative. Infiltrate occupied France and fight alongside the French Resistance to stop the Nazis developing an insidious new wonder weapon that could change the course of the war.
If you own the Deluxe Edition, you will get up to two days early access from 28 January.
It launches day one (30 Jan) onto Xbox Game Pass. Be sure to check out our review and guides for the game.
30 January – Techno Banter (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
You’re the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city’s underground techno scene. The beat is pumping"”are you in?
31 January – Casual Sport Series: Tennis (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Casual Sport Series: Tennis brings the excitement of the game to life with its accessible and action-packed gameplay.
31 January – Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
It will launch day one onto Xbox Game Pass. Keep an eye out for our review.
31 January – Dreamless (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series) – already available on PC, Switch
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You’re a high school student about to turn 18… But what if you become the next victim?
31 January – Hero of Fate (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series) – already available on PC, Switch
In each battle, bring up to four teammates and one Guardian Spirit for an exhilarating fun in the game! You can also play different roles, exploring a vast array of skills and assembling your unique team of companions. Survive the swarms of monsters, navigate the paths of fate, conquer formidable bosses, and fight alongside a variety of randomly acquired Guardian Spirits to ultimately defeat the supreme demon lord!
31 January – Marine Survivors (Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Dive into the depths as a mystical whale in this spellbinding twist on the survivors genre! Marine Survivors throws you into an underwater arena where ancient magic meets endless action. Cast powerful spells against waves of deep-sea foes as you grow stronger with each run. Choose your path wisely – each level-up presents new magical abilities that can make or break your survival strategy.
31 January – Squab (PS4 ,PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series)
Squab is an exciting precision platform adventure that puts players in control of a young pigeon full of energy but unable to fly. Using the dash as his main means of locomotion, players embark on a challenging journey to rescue his missing father, Maximus.
Lots and lots to go at this week, with big releases, and a whole load new Game Pass additions. I’m personally super excited for some Sniper Elite: Resistance and I’m very intrigued by Eternal Strands too.
