Indeed, the majority of Xbox Game Pass changes in the first half of January 2025 simply saw a handful of Ultimate-only games shift to the Standard tier. The only notable new addit

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

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.

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,