I think a very reliable method here would be to use Gamepass for trying games out and see what the landscape looks like without having to scout around much and

I think a very reliable method here would be to use Gamepass for trying games out and see what the landscape looks like without having to scout around much and also not paying just to try things. We used to do this with demos but they became very impopular and really, if you can play a full game instead of a demo, isn't that better? So you get access to these games to try them, and if you really, really like them, you can buy them when they go on sale for cheap on Steam. I don't use Gamepass because it somehow has eluded me, but it seems like a good deal even if I tend to buy games for cheap on Steam.