Xbox Game Pass is expanding once again in December 2024, with a strong array of new games for the month – including the day one launch of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. There’s also some absolute classics being added to the subscription platform shortly, including the Crash Team Racing remaster, stylish ghost game Hauntii, and the colourful and energetic deck builder, Wildfrost.
As in most months, there are also some departures on the way, but that’s how it goes on Xbox Game Pass. Games arrive, enjoy their time in the sun, and then depart with a brief wave.
Xbox Game Pass: New Games for December 2024
Here’s all the games launching on Xbox Games Pass in December 2024:
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Console) – Available 4 December: “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.”
- Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X/S) – Available 4 December: “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.”
- Hauntii (Console) – Available 4 December: “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.”
- Humanity (Console) – Available 4 December: “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.”
- EA Sports WRC (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – Available 5 December: “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.”
- Overthrown (Game Preview – Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – Available 5 December: “Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder with up-to 6-player co-op.”
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud) – Available 9 December: “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.”
- Wildfrost (Console, PC, Cloud) – Available 10 December: “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.”
As a tease for the near-future, Xbox has also revealed the following titles for January 2025:
- Carrion (Console, PC, Cloud) – Available 2 January: “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.”
- Road 96 (Console, PC, Cloud) – Available 7 January: “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.”
Those on Game Pass Core will get access to Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, DayZ, and Goat Simulator from 4 December.
Xbox Game Pass: Game Departures for December 2024
The following titles will leave Xbox Game Pass on 15 December:
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Forager
- Forza Horizon 4
- Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Tin Hearts
- The Quarry
Additionally, these games will be leaving on 31 December:
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Close to the Sun
- Humankind
- Lego 2K Drive
- McPixel 3
- Party Animals
As always, you’ll be able to purchase these games at a discount if you’re keen to keep playing them after they depart Xbox Game Pass.
You can check out the full range of Xbox Game Pass titles for December 2024 on Xbox Wire.
