10 February 2026

Xbox Game Pass Adds Unique ‘Africanfuturist’ Game As Its Latest Day-One Title

By newsgame

Xbox Game Pass has added Relooted to its ever-rotating content catalog. This day-one arrival marks the seventh title to join the service in February 2026, as well as the 25th Xbox Game Pass addition since the start of the year.

Relooted is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer heist game made by Semblance developer Nyamakop. One of its defining features lies in its “Africanfuturist” setting and premise: players assemble a crew in a near-future Johannesburg and stage thefts to reclaim real African artifacts from (fictional) Western museums.

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Relooted Now Available Across 2 Xbox Game Pass Tiers

Relooted officially launched earlier today, February 10, debuting across the Microsoft Store, Epic Games Store, and Steam at 9 a.m. ET. At the same time, Nyamakop’s latest title was also added to the Xbox Game Pass library, marking its second day-one release this month. As is typically the case with such brand-new additions, Relooted is only available to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. While it doesn’t have a native Xbox One version, it’s technically playable on Microsoft’s last-gen console via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Mechanically, Relooted blends planning with execution. Its core gameplay loop involves recruiting characters from across Africa, charting entry and escape routes, securing the target, and making a quick exit. According to early reviewer impressions, the heist levels themselves combine a brisk pace with a wide variety of puzzles and stealth challenges. The game’s Africa-focused setting informs both its aesthetic and its themes of cultural restitution. While Africanfuturism has been a well-defined genre since the late 2010s, few video games have explored its distinctive blend of African culture, optimism, and futuristic style. One of the rare few that did is Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a 2023 metroidvania that also happens to have launched as a day-one Xbox Game Pass title.

Xbox Game Pass Release Calendar

Date	Game	Game Pass Tier(s)	Platform(s)	Notes
Feb 10	Relooted	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S
Feb 12	Roadside Research	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Game Preview.
Feb 12	BlazBlue Entropy Effect X	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S
Feb 12	Starsand Island	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S
Feb 13	High on Life 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release.
Feb 13	Kingdom Come Deliverance	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, Console, PC
Feb 17	Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S
Feb 17	Avowed	Premium	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Available on XGP Premium and PC GP since Feb 2025.
Feb 26	Towerborne	Premium	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one 1.0 release. Available in Game Preview on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since Apr 2025.
Mar 5	Planet of Lana 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, Console, PC	Day-one release.
Mar 12	Replaced	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release.
Mar 26	Nova Roma	Ultimate, PC	PC	Day-one release.
May 19	Forza Horizon 6	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release.

Looking ahead, some rather busy days await Xbox Game Pass in mid-February 2026. Starsand Island, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, and the early access version of Roadside Research are all launching on February 12, and will be followed by Kingdom Come Deliverance and the High on Life sequel. Avowed and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora are then set to roll out on February 17, with Towerborne being slated for the 26. More releases are planned in the meantime, which Microsoft is likely to formally announce on the 17th as part of its Wave 2 lineup announcement for this month.

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Looking ahead, Xbox Game Pass has a busy stretch coming up in mid-February 2026. Starsand Island, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, and the early access version of Roadside Research are all launching on February 12, followed by Kingdom Come: Deliverance and the long-awaited High on Life sequel. Avowed and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora are also scheduled to arrive on February 17, with Towerborne set to launch on February 26. Additional releases are expected in the interim, which Microsoft is likely to confirm on the 17th as part of its Wave 2 lineup announcement for the month.