After the aftermath of the Xbox Gold price increase and an instant reversal of that decision, Microsoft has finally revealed the free Xbox Games with Gold coming in February 2021.
Like every other month, in February Xbox Gold Live and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will have access to the five games for a limited time. Typically the games offered are from older gen Xbox generation — Xbox 360 and Xbox One, playable via the Backwards Compatibility program.
In February players will be able to claim one of Microsft’s original — Gears 5. Gears 5 is an Xbox Series X|S optimized title, meaning the game will take advantage of the power of Xbox Series X| S and enable players to experience reduced load times, support for Quick Resume, variable refresh rates, improved Real-time lighting quality, variable-rate shading, and 120 FPS in Versus. On Xbox Series X, players will also get access to the Ultra-HD pack and Ultra-Spec graphics quality settings previously only available to PC players. Xbox Series X also allows for 60 FPS in campaign cinematics, contributing to a seamless blending of gameplay and cinematics.
The list of games coming this February:
Xbox Games With Gold for February 2021:
- Gears 5 ($39.99 ERP): Available February 1 to 28
- Resident Evil ($19.99 ERP): Available February 1 to 28
- Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition ($14.99 ERP): Available February 16 to March 15
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb ($9.99 ERP): Available February 1 to 15
- Lost Planet 2 ($19.99 ERP): Available February 16 to 28
- Gears 5 (February 1, 2021 – February 28, 2021): Released in 2019, Gears 5 is an Xbox One original title that also launched on the PC platform. It is the sixth installment of the critically acclaimed Gears of War series and the sequel to Gears of War 4. Gears 5 was relaunched last year with special optimizations for the latest gen Xbox Series X|S consoles.
- Resident Evil (February 1, 2021 – February 28, 2021): First released in 1996 as a PlayStation 1 game Resident Evil, and it later came to Xbox 360 in 2005 with a remake of the original game that defined the survival-horror genre back in its time. The game was again offered on Xbox One through the backward compatibility program and will be available on Series X|S through the same backward compatibility program.
- Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition (February 16, 2021 – March 15, 2021): Released in 2018, Dandara is a 2D platformer game. The world of Salt hangs on the brink of collapse and players as the protagonist, Dandara has to transverse through this bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion and arise as the heroine, a ray of hope awoken to reshape the world.
- Indiana Jones and The Emperor’s Tomb (February 1, 2021 – February 15, 2021): Based on the popular film series, Indiana Jones and The Emperor’s Tomb offers a heart-stopping new adventure to the fans. Released in 2003 on Xbox 360, the game takes place in 1930s China, where players as Indiana Jones are hired to recover one of the most powerful artifacts known to mankind before it falls into hostile hands.
- Lost Planet 2 (February 16, 2021 – February 28, 2021): Released in 2010, Lost Planet 2, is the 3rd entry into the 2.7 million-selling third-person action shooter game series. Over 10 years on from the events of the first game, Lost Planet 2 returns to the troubled world of E.D.N. III, with a globe-trotting story of a planet torn apart by the battle for precious thermal energy.