Game Pass: The December line up is too good for a museum
Xbox have announced the first wave of games coming to Game Pass this December and there are some good ones in the mix, far too good for any museums collection, but perfect for yours. For the first time in a while Game Pass Core has also been given some love.
Unlike normal schedules that cover a 2 week period, both the line up for games coming and those games leaving are for the full month of December, due to the upcoming holiday season.
As always, with new games coming, that means some games are leaving, which means you have until December 15 and December 31 to enjoy the below games. Members who opt to buy them before they are removed from the service can save 20%.
Leaving December 15:
Amnesia: The Bunker (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Forager (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Forza Horizon 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Tin Hearts (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The Quarry (Cloud and Console)
Leaving December 31:
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Close to the Sun (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Humankind (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Lego 2K Drive (Cloud and Console)
McPixel 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Party Animals (Cloud and Console)
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes
PC Game Pass - No
Game Pass Standard - Yes
Game Pass Core - Yes
Crash is back in the driver’s seat! Get ready to go fur-throttle with Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. It’s the authentic CTR experience plus a whole lot more, now fully remastered and revved up to the max. Start your engines with the original game modes, characters, tracks, power-ups, weapons, and controls. It’s the CTR you love, now kicked into the highest gear.
DayZ
Game Pass Ultimate - Already Included
PC Game Pass - Already Included
Game Pass Standard - Already Included
Game Pass Core - Yes
DayZ is a hardcore survival game where players must strive to endure a post-apocalyptic world populated by frenzied infected and other survivors.
Goat Simulator
Game Pass Ultimate - Already Included
PC Game Pass - Already Included
Game Pass Standard - Already Included
Game Pass Core - Yes
Gameplay-wise, Goat Simulator is all about causing as much destruction as you possibly can as a goat. It has been compared to an old-school skating game, except instead of being a skater, you're a goat, and instead of doing tricks, you wreck stuff. Destroy things with style, such as doing a backflip while headbutting a bucket through a window, and you'll earn even more points! When it comes to goats, not even the sky is the limit, as you can probably just bug through it and crash the game.
Forza Motorsport
Game Pass Ultimate - Already Included (XSX Only)
PC Game Pass - Already Included
Game Pass Standard - Yes (XSX Only)
Game Pass Core - No
Race over 500 real-world cars, including modern race cars and more than 100 cars new to Forza Motorsport. Make every lap count across 20 living environments, with fan-favourite locations and multiple track layouts to master. Each track features live on-track scoring, fully dynamic time-of-day with weather, and unique driving conditions that ensure no two laps ever look or play the same.
Hauntii
Game Pass Ultimate - Already Included
PC Game Pass - Already Included
Game Pass Standard - Yes
Game Pass Core - No
Play as a brave yet naive little ghost, Hauntii, and set off on a quest guided by enigmatic Eternians. Possess, solve puzzles, and shape your fate in this captivating adventure. The game’s hand-crafted art style blends line art and animation with a striking palette, creating a visually captivating experience.
Humanity
Game Pass Ultimate - Already Included
PC Game Pass - Already Included
Game Pass Standard - Yes
Game Pass Core - No
Become a Shiba Inu and help reconstruct humankind in the acclaimed action-puzzle game, Humanity. Drop commands to guide a mindless human horde to the goal through 90 increasingly challenging handcrafted story mode stages. Then, choose from thousands of user-made puzzles expanding on the breadth of mechanics, or design your own and share it with the community.
EA Sports WRC - EA Play – December 5
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes (XSX Only)
PC Game Pass - Yes
Game Pass Standard - No (XSX Only)
Game Pass Core - No
Build the car of your dreams and get unlimited access to EA Sports WRC, coming soon to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass via EA Play. Members can battle the elements across dirt, snow, and asphalt in the pursuit of the perfect run. Plus, save 10% on EA digital purchases, including the WRC 24 Season Expansion.
Overthrown (Game Preview) – December 5
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes (XSX Only)
PC Game Pass - Yes
Game Pass Standard - No (XSX Only)
Game Pass Core - No
Available on day one! Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder with up-to 6-player co-op. Harness the power of your soul-stealing crown to partake in anime-style combat, farm the land, gather resources, and much more
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – December 9
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes (XSX Only)
PC Game Pass - Yes
Game Pass Standard - No (XSX Only)
Game Pass Core - No
Available on day one! Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Last Crusade”. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them – Indiana Jones
Wildfrost – December 10
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes
PC Game Pass - Yes
Game Pass Standard - No
Game Pass Core - No
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical rogue-like deck builder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter.
Carrion – January 2
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes
PC Game Pass - Yes
Game Pass Standard - Yes
Game Pass Core - No
Making a return to the Game Pass library, Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origin. Stalk and consume those that imprisoned you to spread fear and panic throughout the facility. Grow and evolve as you tear down this prison and acquire more and more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.
Road 96 – January 7
Game Pass Ultimate - Yes
PC Game Pass - Yes
Game Pass Standard - Yes
Game Pass Core - No
Returning to the Game Pass library, Road 96 is a crazy, beautiful road-trip. On this risky road trip to the border, you’ll meet incredible characters and discover their intertwined stories and secrets in an ever-evolving adventure. But every mile opens a choice to make. Your decisions will change your adventure, change the people you meet, and maybe even change the world.
