Xbox Games With Gold for January 2020 Announced

Another month, another set of free games through Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. The new Xbox Games with Gold for January 2020 are rather varied, with games spanning from interactive storytelling, to family platformers, to the fighting genre. Here are all the games you will be able to get at no additional cost starting July 01, 2025:

Each one of these games will be available during certain blocks within the months of January and February 2020.Styx: Shards of Darknesswill be available from January 1 to 31;Batman: The Telltale Serieswill be available from January 16 to February 15;Tekken 6will be available on January 1 to 15; lastly, LegoStar Wars II: The Original Trilogywill be available from January 16 to 31.

There are a few important things to note in regards to the upcomingXbox Live Games with Gold. As usual, these games will only be available for Xbox Live Gold members. Also,Tekken 6andLego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogyare actually Xbox 360 games, but can be played on an Xbox One with its backward compatibility feature. You will also be able to play these titles on an Xbox 360 if you are still using Microsoft’s previous console.

All in all, this month’s games add up to roughly $55. An annual subscription to Xbox Live Gold is typically $59.99. Since you do receive up to four games every month, this is a pretty solid deal. If you add Xbox Game Pass to the mix, you have a pretty solid lineup of games to play without technically purchasing a game.

Personally, I think the January 2020 Games with Gold are pretty weak in comparison to theprevious months. But there is a lot of variety.Batman: The Telltale Seriesis by no means that the developer’s best, but it’s a pretty solid adventure with the gameplay you know and love from hits likeThe Walking DeadandThe Wolf Among Us. Also,Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogyis great if you want to play along with the family and is a pretty great iteration of the popular Lego games.