Microsoft revealed the Games With Gold of January 2019 for the Xbox One and Xbox 360! The highlights are the highly acclaimed platformer Celeste, and the racing game WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship. Also, for the Xbox 360 users and Xbox One via Backward Compatibility, raid more tombs in Lara Croft: Guardian of Light, and then fight your way across deserts, jungles, and savannas in Far Cry 2.
These games will be available exclusively for Xbox Live Gold members for a limited time as part of the Games with Gold program. With Xbox Live Gold, gamers can get the multiplayer service for their favorite games, free games, and exclusive member discounts on games in the Microsoft Store.
Check out the reveal trailer of the Games With Gold of January 2019, featuring some gameplay footage:
The Games With Gold of January 2019 are:
- Celeste ($19.99): Available January 1 to 31 on Xbox One
- WRC 6 ($49.99): Available January 16 to February 15 on Xbox One
- Lara Croft: Guardian of Light ($14.99): Available January 1 to 15 on Xbox One and Xbox 360
- Far Cry 2 ($19.99): Available January 16 to 31 on Xbox One and Xbox 360
Celeste
Recent winner of The Game Awards 2018 Best Independent Game category. Help Madeline survive her inner demons and scale to the top of Celeste mountain in this tight, narrative-driven platformer. You’ll uncover a multitude of devious secrets and side chapters in 700+ screens of hardcore challenges, built into a touching story of self-discovery. Don’t miss out on this highly acclaimed title.
WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship
On a race track, the car makes all the difference. In a rally, it’s all on you. Take your driving skills to the limit in World Rally Championship 6. Whether fog, mud, or punctured tires, you’ll deal with it all, in 11 Super Special Stages including local split-screen multiplayer. Experience rally racing like never before.
Lara Croft: Guardian of Light
Team up with a friend or go it alone in Lara Croft: Guardian of Light. In this co-op action-adventure title, traverse and solve deadly traps, fight hordes of the undead and collect over 60 artifacts and relics with the help a 2,000-year-old Mayan warrior. Retrieve the ancient Mirror of Smoke and stop the forces of evil.
Far Cry 2
Survive war-torn Africa and eliminate the mysterious Jackal in Far Cry 2. The first sequel in the award-winning franchise features real-time storytelling, where every decision you make will affect the final outcome of the game. Use cunning, subversion and brute force to exploit your enemies and fulfill your deadly mission.
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A Nintendo Switch trailer was also released.
According to SteamDB.
An announcement trailer was also released.