It's been confirmed that Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders will be joining the Xbox Game Pass lineup on Tuesday, January 21. Microsoft revealed the first wave of new Xbox Game Pass games for January 2025 at the beginning of the month, though many subscribers pointed out that the offerings were rather bare.

While the PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions of My Time at Sandrock have been available as part of the Game Pass Ultimate catalog since the summer of 2025, Microsoft made it available to Game Pass Standard subscribers earlier this week. It’s also on PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to play Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders on January 21st, the day it launches on Xbox and Steam.

Microsoft is reportedly working on delivering some notable upgrades for one of the major features of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Here's every game coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2025. Here's every game announced so far for Game Pass in January 2025, including platforms and dates for when they'll be available:

Megagon Industries has announced a January 21, 2025, release date for Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders. The indie developer and publisher has also confirmed that the Steam and Xbox release will be available on Game Pass for console at launch.

You could buy a few games to hold you over until spring, or you could purchase a subscription to Xbox Game Pass and get access to potentially hundreds of games to keep you occupied. Microsoft launched Game Pass in 2017,

The free Xbox app is a great way to manage Game Pass, check out what your friends on Xbox Live are doing, and even earn some Microsoft reward points, too. But did you also know that inside the app is a free puzzle game that is fun to play and can earn you credits toward your next Xbox purchase?