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.

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,