Xbox Game Pass games: Confirmed new free titles to play in December 2024

More of a Sony head? Check out our list of new PlayStation Plus free games this month if you're inclined to do so!

Read on for all the intel on your incoming Xbox Game Pass free games!

Xbox Game Pass games: Confirmed new free titles for December 2024

• Overthrown - 5th December
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - 9th December

Right now, there are only two games set to arrive on Xbox Game Pass in December.

The big one for many will be Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which looks set to be a great original adventure for Indiana Jones developed by MachineGames. Overthrown is a smaller game but a perfect accompaniment for anyone who enjoys a cosy city builder.

What games are leaving Xbox Game Pass?

While many games are added to Xbox Game Pass, some are taken away.

Microsoft has confirmed that the following games will be removed this month on 15th December:

• Amnesia: The Bunker
• Forager
• Forza Horizon 4
• Hello Neighbor 2
• Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• The Quarry
• Tin Heart

What happened to Xbox Games with Gold?

Xbox Live Gold was discontinued on 1st September 2023, and those who kept their subscription will have been automatically swapped over to the new Xbox Game Pass Core tier as part of a price increase for Xbox Game Pass.

This change-up removes the two free monthly games and replaces them with a library of around 30 titles - including Halo 5: Guardians, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Forza Horizon 4, to name a few.

Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers will still be able to access online, as well as certain deals and discounts.

Microsoft plans to update the Game Pass Core library two to three times a year.

What other Xbox Game Pass games are coming up?

Looking further into the future, the following Xbox Game Pass games have been confirmed for upcoming releases on the service, though a lot of dates are still to be announced.

• Ark 2 (date TBC)
• Avowed – 2025
• Bushiden (date TBC)
• Contraband (date TBC)
• Dead Static Drive (date TBC)
• Elder Scrolls 6 (date TBC)
• Fable (date TBC)
• Fallout 5 (date TBC)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (date TBC)
• Replaced (date TBC)
• She Dreams Elsewhere (date TBC)
• State of Decay 3 (date TBC)
  
• The Outer Worlds 2 (date TBC)

And that's your lot in terms of what's coming up! We'll be sure to let you know about all those future Xbox Game Pass games as we learn more about them.

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