Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds day one sequel to the critically acclaimed game

Summary

  • Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is now available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

  • Just like its critically acclaimed predecessor, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a day-one release for Xbox Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can start playing Lonely Mountains: Snow Knights as part of their subscription starting today, January 21st. This day-one addition to Microsoft's service is the fifth title to reach Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in January 2025.

Developed by Megagon Industries, Lonely Mountains: Snow Knights is the sequel to Lonely Mountains: Downhilla 2019 title that has earned a reputation as one of the coolest off-road racing games of recent times. The first installment in the series was the day-one release of Xbox Game Pass, which was offered to Microsoft subscribers for half a decade.

1:55

Related

Major Xbox Game Pass Ultimate features may get further updates

Microsoft is reportedly working to deliver some notable updates to one of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's major features.

Two and a half months later Lonely Mountains: Downhill has left Xbox Game Pass, its sequel is now here to take its place. As has been the case for all day-one versions of the service since summer 2024, Lonely Mountains: Snow Knights is only available to PC Game Pass and Ultimate level members. The off-road racing game can also be streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming, a unique benefit of XGP Ultimate.

Snow Knights shares a similar concept with its predecessor, challenging players to descend a mountain with speed and style. But instead of doing this on a bike, players are now expected to control a skier. Navigating rough terrain and flying off cliffs is still an integral part of the gaming experience Lonely Mountains: Snow Knights rewarding quick reflexes and courage. As happened with Lonely Mountains: Downhillcompleting challenges in Snow Knights unlock new equipment and locations.

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass games

Game

Date added

Game Pass levels

Platform(s).

Notes

Lonely Mountains: Snow Knights

January 21st

Last, PC

PC, X/S series

First day release. Cloud to be defined.

Flock

January 22nd

Standard

Console

Available to PC GP and GP Ultimate subscribers from July 2024.

Gigantic: Rampage Edition

January 22nd

Ultimate, Standard, PC

Cloud, Console, PC

Kunitsu-Gami: The Path of the Goddess

January 22nd

Standard

Console

Available to PC GP and GP Ultimate subscribers from July 2024.

Magical delicacy

January 22nd

Standard

Console

Tchia

January 22nd

Standard

X/S Series

The case of the golden idol

January 22nd

Standard

Console

Towards the stars

January 22nd

Last, standard

Cloud, Console

Eternal threads

January 28th

Last, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

First day release.

The Orcs must die! Death trap

January 28th

Last, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Dark part of me

January 29th

Ultimate, PC, Standard

Cloud, Console, PC

Sniper Elite: Endurance

January 30th

Last, PC

Cloud, Console, PC

First day release.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

January 31st

Last, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

First day release.

Far Cry New Dawn

February 4

Ultimate, PC, Standard

Cloud, Console, PC

Declared

February 18

Last, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

First day release.

Atomfall

March 27

Last, PC

Cloud, Console, PC

First day release.

Football coach 25

March??

Last, PC

Cloud, Console, PC

First day release; Exact release date to be determined.

Commandos: origins

March??

Last, PC

Cloud, Console, PC

First day release; Exact release date to be determined.

When will Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders reach Xbox Game Pass standard?

When it announced Xbox Game Pass Standard in July 2024, Microsoft said that the new budget tier of its service could receive XGP Ultimate day-one titles after a delay of between six and twelve months. And while the company noted that exact release times will vary on a case-by-case basis, it has mostly stayed true to that original promise ever since. Therefore, it is possible that Lonely Mountains: Snow Knights will find its way into the XGP Standard library as early as July 2025.

Meanwhile, several new titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate before the end of the month. The first of these is Towards the stars AND Gigantic: Rampage Editionboth scheduled for Wednesday 22 January. They will follow Eternal threads AND The Orcs must die! Death trap on January 28th. Dark part of me it is therefore expected to reach the service the next day. Xbox Game Pass will also lose half a dozen titles on and including January 31st Anuchard, Darkest DungeonAND Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem. More news about Xbox Game Pass could emerge on January 23, when Microsoft's third Xbox Developer Direct takes place.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the Xbox ecosystem's most exceptional value propositions to date .

Leave a Comment