Microsoft is updating its selection of free Xbox games with gold games, giving subscribers a new title to claim for January 2023.
Xbox Live Gold Subscribers now have the opportunity to claim another free game to add to their collection carnauts Available now for free until February 15th. Microsoft made some major changes to the Xbox Free Games with Gold program over the past year, but it hasn’t changed the staggered releases for its monthly free games.
Every month, Xbox players get free games to play forever as long as they subscribe to Xbox Live Gold. One of the free games will be given away at the beginning of the month and another will be made available in the middle of the month. Both free games are available for about a month each. Previously, the Xbox Free Games with Gold service also included two Xbox 360 games each month, but those titles have been discontinued and now fans are only treated to two free Xbox One games with each update.
At the moment the free Xbox games with gold games are the ones mentioned above carnautsavailable until February 15, and iris fallwhich is available until January 31st. iris fall is a short puzzle game that received mixed reviews at the time of its original release. carnautsis a whole different beast, meanwhile, and could take dozens of hours for players to finish.
Xbox Free Games with Gold Games for January 2023
- Iris Autumn (until January 31)
- Autonauts (January 16 – February 15)
According to How Long to Beat, the average time it takes people to complete carnauts is an amazing 96 hours. Completionists who want absolutely everything in the game have to invest more than 173 hours. The game received mostly positive reviews when it was launched, so while it doesn’t have a lot of notoriety, it does carnauts It seems like it’s giving Xbox Live Gold subscribers a significant bang for their buck.
During carnauts seems like a solid choice for the Xbox Free Games with Gold program, there are still many disappointed with Microsoft’s support for the service. In recent years, Microsoft has largely ignored its free Xbox games with gold, instead focusing on Xbox Game Pass. It’s worth noting that those with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can claim these free games as well, as the top tier of this particular service includes all Xbox Live Gold benefits.
There have been rumors that Xbox Live Gold will eventually be phased out and it seems Microsoft is headed in that direction. For now, however, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can still claim their free games each month.
