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Eivor, the viking protagonist of Assassin�s Creed Valhalla.

The holidays may be over, but Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving. So wrap up warm, hunker down, and place your cup of joe on the USB-powered coaster gizmo that mom panic bought you for Christmas, because it’s time to fend off the January blues with some mid-winter gaming.

January is another fine month on Game Pass, featuring the return of some not-so-friendly spectral faces, as well as a Day One release for one of gaming’s unlikeliest heroes.

Hell Let Loose

January 4

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Screenshots from WW2 shooter Hell Let Loose

As a counterpoint to Battlefield’s glossy, glorified take on the First and Second World Wars, Hell Let Loose is an FPS that takes itself a lot more seriously. The 50-vs-50 online WWII shooter leans much more into simulation and realism, so a single bullet can kill you, and you often won’t know where it’s coming from.

Beyond the intense, measured gunplay (where teamwork is vital), there are interesting mechanics here like constructing garrisons and tactical planning that distinguish Hell Let Loose from its more arcadey peers.

Read more inMorgan Park’s review,where he says the game “really sells that you’re a small cog in a larger machine.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

January 9

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

The epic latest outing in the history-spanning, Templar-stabbing action-adventure series may have come out over three years ago now, but it’s still one of the biggest games out there, with tons of side-quests to complete and map markers to clear as you stomp around southern England Viking-style (which, yes, means a lot of bloodshed).

At the core of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, however, is an excellent story that’s reactive to player decisions, and a cast of excellent characters in the form of kings, warriors, even Gods, so whether you want to get embroiled in that or go to the coast and take photos of the Seven Sisters cliffs, Valhalla’s got you.

Steven Messnerloved Valhalla in his reviewfrom 2020, when he called it “Ubisoft’s best Assassin’s Creed to date.”

We Happy Few

January 11

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‘BioShock but in a retrofuturistic ’60s England’ is as great an elevator pitch as we’ve heard for a game, and while We Happy Few may not quite match the seminal storytelling chops of Irrational Games' classic, it’s improved quite significantly since its shaky release five years ago.

Set in the town of Wellington Wells, where an oppressed populace wearing creepy white masks is forced into drug-infused ‘happiness’, you take control of three characters, whose stories interweave as you figure out the mystery of this weird, visually stunning world. Stealth, survival, and a smattering of combat offers plenty of freedom in how you tackle this dystopia.

Resident Evil 2

January 11

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Mr X. from the RE2 remake lumbers through a hallway

The first game in Capcom’s recent Resident Evil remake project is arguably still its best—reimagining the survival-horror classic, with its fixed camera angles and tank controls, into a terrifying, gorgeous over-the-shoulder horror experience. The remake deserves credit for making zombies scary again, as they stalk you through doors, drag themselves towards you if incapacitated, and take a lot of hard-to-find bullets totrulydie.

The legendary Raccoon City Police Station, where much of the game takes place, is a satisfying and scary puzzle box, Mr. X is brilliant as he dynamically chases you through the station, and the dual-hero setup of Leon and Claire makes playing through as each of them feel genuinely worthwhile.

It’s a"super reimagining of a survival horror classic"according to our own Andy Kelly.

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

January 18 (Day One release)

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A turnip committing tax evasion never seemed like the most likely premise for one of the best old-school Zelda-like adventures in recent years, but back in 2021 that’s exactly what Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion delivered us.

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