It’s January and for many of us in the northern hemisphere, that means staying inside to escape the cold. To help you while away the hours, Xbox is adding another dozen-plus titles to Game Pass over the next couple of weeks.

Xbox has announced more games coming to Game Pass this month, including Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders, a new Sniper Elite game, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, and Citizen Sleeper 2.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass January 2025 Wave 2 lineup of titles. The announcement on Xbox Wire comes ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct on January 23, where fans will get to see a number of day one Game Pass games, including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a mystery fourth reveal.

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.

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You can play these games and others soon with an Xbox Game Pass subscription. Sniper Elite is an award-winning stealth, tactical shooter series, and according to Forbes, it has sold over 30 million units worldwide.

January has almost come to a close, and with that, comes some new Xbox Game Pass Wave 2 announcements. Wave 2's announcements include highly anticipated titles like Eternal Strands. This colorful indie action title with a Shadow of the Colossus twist will be released on January 28 and will be available on the subscription service.

Not to be outdone by a surprisingly good month of PlayStation Plus offerings, Xbox Game Pass plans to spend the second half of January providing subscribers with a lot of bang for their buck. Starting today,