New Xbox Game Pass Game Confirmed for January 21

Summary

• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders arrives on Xbox Game Pass as a day-one title for Ultimate subscribers on January 21st.
• Other exciting additions, including Eternal Strands and Citizen Sleeper 2, are also joining Game Pass later in January 2025.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders will hit Xbox Game Pass on Tuesday, January 21st, as a day-one release. While Microsoft's initial January 2025 Game Pass announcements were somewhat underwhelming, focusing primarily on tier shifts of existing Ultimate-only games to the Standard tier (with notable exceptions like Diablo on PC Game Pass and EA Sports UFC 5 for Ultimate subscribers), a more substantial wave of additions is on the horizon.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, a skiing game featuring co-op and PvP modes, will be exclusive to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers upon release. This follows the pattern established since the recent tier changes.

Xbox Game Pass Games for January 2025

• Carrion - January 2nd
• Road 96 - January 7th
• Diablo - January 14th
• EA Sports UFC 3 - January 14th
• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders - January 21st
• Eternal Strands - January 28th
• Sniper Elite: Resistance - January 30th
• Citizen Sleeper 2 - January 31st

The second half of January 2025 offers a much stronger Game Pass lineup, with Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders leading a pack of three other day-one releases. These include Eternal Strands (January 28th), Sniper Elite: Resistance (January 30th), and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (January 31st).

Among these, Eternal Strands, an action-adventure game from Yellow Brick Games (led by BioWare veteran Mike Laidlaw), stands out, boasting a distinct Zelda-like atmosphere. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can enjoy all these new January 2025 additions at no extra cost.

February 2025's Game Pass offerings currently appear slimmer, with the confirmed addition of Avowed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on February 18th. Until further announcements, Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can anticipate a busy January, including Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders and Eternal Strands, while awaiting news on February's lineup.

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