Xbox Game Pass Day 1 titles for 2022 confirmed by Microsoft

Microsoft has confirmed that 31 games will be coming to Xbox Game Pass on the first day of 2022, and it looks like it’s a pretty wild list so far. The start of the year includes hits like Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, while the second half of the year sees the release of one of the most anticipated games of the year, Starfield.

Xbox Game Pass allows players to play many of these games from both Microsoft and third parties on the first day. This means the games will be available on the service on launch day. Essentially allowing players to immediately dive into the most anticipated games of the year on day one without having to make any additional purchases other than Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass Day One titles confirmed for 2022

January

• Anacruz – January 13
• Pupperazzi – January 20
• Windjammers 2 – January 20

February

• Choppers
• Total War: Warhammer 3 – February 17

March

• Weird West – March 31

Spring

• Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tide

April

• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – April 28

Summer

• Midnight Battle Express
• redfall

October

• Contempt

November

• Starfield – November 11

TBA (unconfirmed release dates)

• Plague Tale: Requiem
• atomic heart
• Bushiden
• Chinatown Detective Agency
• Crusader Kings III
• Eiyuden Chronicles: Rise
• Frog Detectives: The Whole Mystery
• hello neighbor 2
• Loot River
• Nobody saves the world
• Party Animals
• pigeon simulator
• Replaced
• Signalis
• Slime rancher 2
• Sniper Elite 5
• Somerville
• Hike to Yomi

From the looks of it, Microsoft is in for another good year with Xbox Game Pass. While the list is long, there are notable exceptions, most notably Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga by Ninja Theory. The game was in the spotlight during this year’s The Game Awards, but it looks like it will be some time before players can play it.

The game is certainly one of the biggest Xbox releases ever, and if the gameplay trailer from TGA 2021 was anything to go by, fans are in for a treat of epic proportions.