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Danielle Partis, Xbox Wire Editor
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January 22, 2026
Try something new this weekend with Free Play Days! Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, South Park: Snow Day, This War of Mine: Final Cut and Cult of the Lamb are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, January 22 until Sunday, January 25.
Scroll down and find and install the games on each of the individual game details page on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and achievements earned during the event! Please note that discounts, percentages, and title availability may vary by title and region.
Frogwares
☆☆☆☆☆ 130
★★★★★
$44.99 $4.49
Get it now
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One lets you step into the shoes of a young Sherlock Holmes, long before he became the world’s greatest detective. Drawn back to a Mediterranean island by the mysterious death of his mother, Sherlock takes on what may be the first—and most important—case of his life, one that will shape his future. Explore a vibrant city marked by crime, corruption, and moral ambiguity, gather clues from across the island, and solve cases using deduction, disguise, or force. Try it during Xbox Free Play Days and save 90% on the full game for a limited time.
THQ Nordic
☆☆☆☆☆ 266
★★★★★
$29.99 $13.49
Get it now
South Park: Snow Day
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Play as the New Kid in South Park and join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child’s life – a snow day! Grab up to three friends, in this four-player co-op, and battle your way through the snow-piled town of South Park on a quest to save the world and enjoy a day without school. It’s a Snow Day, dude!
11 bit studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 207
★★★★★
$19.99 $1.99
Get it now
This War of Mine: Final Cut
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere
The critically acclaimed indie bestseller, This War of Mine, puts you in the role of a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city, struggling with lack of food, medicine, and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely different perspective. This War of Mine: Final Cut contains all the updates and free expansions released and is 90% off during the Free Play Days.
Devolver Digital
☆☆☆☆☆ 393
★★★★★
$24.99 $12.49
Get it now
Free Trial
Cult of the Lamb
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word. Crusade through dungeons, slay heretics, build your cult, and seek new powers together. But there’s more. As well as the addition of co-op play, the Unholy Alliance expansion also adds new tarot cards, relics, buildings, fleeces, follower traits, follower quests, and other secrets to discover!
Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play Days for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members! Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the latest Xbox gaming news.
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Free Play Days – Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, South Park: Snow Day, This War of Mine: Final Cut and Cult of the Lamb
- Kyle OceanMarketing Manager, Xbox
Try something new this weekend with Free Play Days! Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, South Park: Snow Day, This War of Mine: Final Cut and Cult of the Lamb are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, January 22 until Sunday, January 25.
How To Start Playing
Scroll down and find and install the games on each of the individual game details page on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Keep The Fun Going
Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and achievements earned during the event! Please note that discounts, percentages, and title availability may vary by title and region.
Free Play Days (Game Pass Membership Required)
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Frogwares
☆☆☆☆☆ 130
★★★★★
$44.99 $4.49
Get it now
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One lets you step into the shoes of a young Sherlock Holmes, long before he became the world’s greatest detective. Drawn back to a Mediterranean island by the mysterious death of his mother, Sherlock takes on what may be the first—and most important—case of his life, one that will shape his future. Explore a vibrant city marked by crime, corruption, and moral ambiguity, gather clues from across the island, and solve cases using deduction, disguise, or force. Try it during Xbox Free Play Days and save 90% on the full game for a limited time.
SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!
THQ Nordic
☆☆☆☆☆ 266
★★★★★
$29.99 $13.49
Get it now
South Park: Snow Day
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Play as the New Kid in South Park and join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child’s life – a snow day! Grab up to three friends, in this four-player co-op, and battle your way through the snow-piled town of South Park on a quest to save the world and enjoy a day without school. It’s a Snow Day, dude!
This War of Mine: Final Cut
11 bit studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 207
★★★★★
$19.99 $1.99
Get it now
This War of Mine: Final Cut
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere
The critically acclaimed indie bestseller, This War of Mine, puts you in the role of a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city, struggling with lack of food, medicine, and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely different perspective. This War of Mine: Final Cut contains all the updates and free expansions released and is 90% off during the Free Play Days.
Cult of the Lamb
Devolver Digital
☆☆☆☆☆ 393
★★★★★
$24.99 $12.49
Get it now
Free Trial
Cult of the Lamb
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word. Crusade through dungeons, slay heretics, build your cult, and seek new powers together. But there’s more. As well as the addition of co-op play, the Unholy Alliance expansion also adds new tarot cards, relics, buildings, fleeces, follower traits, follower quests, and other secrets to discover!
Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play Days for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members! Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the latest Xbox gaming news.
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