This Week on Xbox: New Game Pass Titles, Remakes and Sequels

Table of Content

The weekly Xbox slate bundles a broad mix of genres between February 9-13 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Players get a fresh roguelite in the BlazBlue universe, a strategic heist game about reclaiming African artifacts, and a follow-up to High on Life. Several titles arrive on Game Pass, many are Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, and a number support Xbox Play Anywhere. Below is a quick schedule, followed by key highlights and concise summaries of the rest.

Release Schedule at a Glance

The table summarizes dates and notable platform features for quick planning.

Highlights and What's New

Relooted – Feb 10 (Game Pass, Play Anywhere)

A heist strategy game with a clear angle: assemble a crew of everyday citizens from across Africa and plan operations to reclaim African artifacts from Western museums. The setup emphasizes player-devised plans over fixed solutions, with the crew’s diverse backgrounds shaping approaches and outcomes. Arrives on Game Pass and supports Xbox Play Anywhere.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 &Amp; Dark Ties – Feb 11

An “extreme” remake of Yakuza 3 arrives with reworked combat, added scenes, and enhanced side content across Okinawa and Tokyo. The package also includes Dark Ties, a separate game focusing on Yoshitaka Mine, whose story centers on loss, bonds, and boxing-based combat. The remake aims to modernize every core system while preserving the original arc of Kazuma Kiryu.

Blazblue Entropy Effect X – Feb 12 (Game Pass)

A roguelite action take on the BlazBlue universe with 2D visuals, tight controls, and a roster of franchise characters. Runs on Game Pass at launch and supports Xbox Play Anywhere. Expect fast, repeatable runs with character-driven move sets and escalating difficulty.

Ride 6 – Feb 12

The latest bike sim pushes breadth with 250+ bikes spanning multiple categories, including Baggers and Enduro. It adds off-road tracks to broaden the handling spectrum and touts full cross-play online. Customization covers bikes, suits, and helmets, with leaderboards supporting long-term progression.

Roadside Research (Game Preview) – Feb 12 (Game Pass)

Aliens pose as gas station operators in a quirky management-meets-research setup. Play solo or in 1-4 players, restock shelves, refuel vehicles, and quietly conduct experiments while blending in. Launches in Game Preview on Game Pass with Xbox Play Anywhere.

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High on Life 2 – Feb 13 (Game Pass)

A direct follow-up that places your team back into crisis after a new threat targets your sister. Expect the series’ mix of shooting, melee, and traversal (including skating) across multiple planets as you chase an intergalactic conspiracy tied to a pharmaceutical conglomerate. Arrives on Game Pass with Series X|S optimizations.

Reanimal – Feb 13

A co-op horror adventure from the original creators of Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II. You play as a brother-and-sister pair navigating by boat and on foot to find missing friends on a hostile island. Coordination and environmental problem-solving are core to survival as you uncover the island’s central mystery.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Feb 13

Choose between two protagonists linked by fate, wield sacred treasures to combat the Blight, and work to restore both people and gods. The loop expands past traditional farming – you will rebuild entire villages, cultivate resources, and meet romance candidates across seasonal, Japanese-culture-inspired hubs with new and revamped festivals.

Also Launching This Week

• Monterey Jack – Feb 9 – First-person horror chase set in an abandoned cheese factory; evade a seven-foot-tall cheese creature while searching for a missing friend.
• Crisol: Theater of Idols – Feb 10 – First-person horror/action in a nightmarish Hispania; play as Gabriel, a soldier who uses his own blood as a weapon while pursuing a divine mission.
• Sleeping Beauty: Hidden Object Game – Feb 10 – Hidden-object and puzzle adventure inside Princess Aurora’s dreams, featuring hand-painted locations and story fragments revealed through exploration.
• Cash Cleaner Simulator – Feb 12 – A simulation of cleaning “dirty” cash; retrieve varied deliveries, assess damage like dirt, blood, or counterfeit notes, and process under pressure.
• Centipede Gun – Feb 12 – Creature-building roguelite inspired by SNKRX and FLERP; combine shapes, modules, and weapons to create evolving builds, purchase units after rounds, and face scaling enemies.
• Disciples: Domination – Feb 12 – Dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat, set 15 years after Avyanna freed Nevendaar; rule from Queen Avyanna’s throne to hold a fracturing realm together.
• Down Among the Dead Men – Feb 12 – Gamebook-style pirate adventure with class choice and branching decisions; survive a pursuit by Captain Skarvench and safeguard a world-altering secret.
• Heart of the Forest – Feb 12 – Interactive psychological horror in Germany’s Black Forest; a mismatched group of students contends with a vengeful spirit, with outcomes shaped by player choices.
• PopSlinger Vol. 2 – Loveless – Feb 12 – Coffee-charged action shooter where Agent Cooper McLaren teams with Akane 2.0 to find Ria through the Purple District and confront the Loveless Sisters.
• Sokobear Cave – Feb 12 – Puzzle logistics in a 40-environment cave; move gems to targets while managing fragile rocks and resource layout.
• Backrooms: Poolrooms – Feb 13 – Horror investigation in an endless complex of dim pools; probe a string of mysterious deaths and survive what lurks within.
• Cinemoji Collection – Feb 13 – Movie and pop-culture trivia bundle with 4 complete editions and hundreds of levels ranging from classics to recent releases.
• Clue: Murder By Death – Feb 13 – Narrative detective adventure; explore a manor, examine evidence, interrogate suspects, and follow branching paths that shift alliances and endings.
• Guess the Flag! – World Flags Quiz – Feb 13 – Flag quiz with 6 modes covering 255 countries, islands, and organizations, including reverse and type-the-name challenges and an unpredictable random mode.
• Revenge on Gold Diggers – Feb 13 – FMV-driven thriller with 472 minutes of cinematic footage, Standard and Master modes, and an infiltration story as Wu Yulun takes on a predatory ring.
• Puzzle Book – Feb 13 – 35 puzzles across themes with scalable difficulty from 6-150 pieces, built for relaxed, adjustable play.
• Real Cake Maker – Feb 13 – Baking and decorating sim focused on recipe creation, presentation, and competition-based challenges.
• Zumba World – The Crazy Marble Dimension – Feb 13 – Marble-shooter built around an explorable hub with four realms, evolving paths, moving obstacles, and escalating speeds.
• Reanimal – Feb 13 – Co-op horror from the team behind Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II; survive by boat and on land while escaping an island’s dark secret.
• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Feb 13 – Action-farming hybrid with village rebuilding, seasonal hubs, and relationship systems alongside Blight-fighting combat.

Final Takeaway – a Busy Week Anchored by Variety

From Game Pass day-one additions to remakes and genre experiments, February 9-13 spreads its bets across horror, action, strategy, and sim. Whether you want a roguelite spin on a classic fighting universe, a story-driven return to Kamurocho and Okinawa, or a co-op scare session, the lineup delivers breadth — and most Series X|S owners benefit from optimization support out of the box.