Microsoft's subscription service for all things Xbox – Xbox Live Gold – has provided players with some excellent titles across the years with its monthly free games through Games with Gold. Whether it's picking up an older game that players hadn't managed to get their hands on the first time, or trying out a title they might otherwise have passed on, Games with Gold give gamers a chance to download a whole host of games. However, with speculation around Microsoft's commitment to the service, the quality of games on offer throughout 2021 in comparison to previous years did come under some scrutiny.