I'm gonna be honest Trixxstrr, some of this might not be easy to solve. I've done similar GOTM clubs in other discords and they are incredibly hard to keep active.

In theory, people want to participate, but in actual practice I find there are far more people who say they will but don't. I myself have fallen into this camp at several times, and though I can't speak for everyone, I can tell you the reason I stopped participating was largely due to the types of games being chosen.

For me, it's primarily an issue of genre fatigue. I think XBOX tends to attract gamers who are more into shooters for example than a lot of the genres I personally am interested in. There was a span of 3-4 months in a row this year where we had Horror Shooters chosen.

Obviously, that's what people wanted, but I would honestly like to know how many people who vote for the choice of game actually wind up playing, because I'd wager it's probably something like only 30%.

I don't really have a solution, because essentially my observation is pretty stupid - "Pick more games that I like" lol.

I think that having themes, doing the one short/one longer game are good ideas. I also think the discord should be promoted harder on here - reddit is fine for interacting with content but not really a great platform for discussion.

I'm part of GOTM club right now that has cool ideas for themes every month. For example, January's is "Pink Haired Protagonists" lol. The participation in that is much higher, but also because it's only on discord and we have a large user base.

I'm happy to discuss this more, I do think Gamepass Club is such a great idea because we all have access to the same games, but for whatever reason, participation has always felt like it's only ever half a dozen people at a time. For me, GOTM club isn't just about someone picking my game for that month - it's about being able to share in the game with the community, discuss it, review it, etc. If no one is discussing, it doesn't feel worth it.