December has begun and Xbox Game Pass offers us a series of early Christmas gifts with some of the new games that are about to arrive in the catalogue.
Yes, because the library of titles for subscribers is about to be well refreshed 12 new free gamesamong which the irreverent goatish chaos of. stands out Goat Simulator 3 and appreciated Far Cry 6. Good news also for Lara Croft fans, who will be able to play from December 5th Rise of the Tomb Rider.
The games that will leave the catalog, on the other hand, will be only 4 and they can be played until the middle of the month.
Games coming to Game Pass in the first half of December 2023
Below is the first wave of titles arriving in the first half of the month (we remind you that Xbox usually staggers releases in two). We can therefore expect more surprises as we approach Christmas.
- Remnant: From the Ashes – Already available in the catalog for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series
- Remnant 2 – Already available for Xbox Series
- SteamWorld Build – Already available in the catalog for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series
- Spirit of the North: Enhanced Ed. – Already available in the catalog for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series
- Clone Drone in the Danger Zone – Available from December 5th for Xbox Series X|S consoles and PC (also in the cloud)
- Rise of the Tomb Raider – Available from December 5th for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S) and PC (also in the cloud)
- While the Iron’s Hot – Available from December 5th for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S) and PC (also in the cloud)
- World War Z: Aftermath – Available from December 5th for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S) and PC (also in the cloud)
- Goat Simulator 3 – Available from December 7th for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S) and PC (also in the cloud)
- Against the Storm – Available December 8th for PC
- Tin Hearts – Available from December 12th for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S) and PC (also in the cloud)
- Far Cry 6 – Available from December 14th for consoles (Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S) and PC (also in the cloud)
To these are added the two titles included with Game Pass Core (formerly Xbox Live Gold). These are:
- Chivalry 2 – Available from December 6th for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles (also in the cloud)
- Totally Reliable Delivery Service – Available from December 6th for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles (also in the cloud)
Games leaving the Game Pass catalog in December
Now we come to the sore points: here are the games that they leave the catalog starting December 15th:
- Chained Echoes (console e PC)
- Great work (PC)
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (console e PC)
- Rubber Bandits (console e PC)
We remind you that if you wish to purchase the games that will be removed, you have the opportunity to benefit from the 20% discount on all titles in the catalogue Game Pass and 10% on add-ons. The offer is obviously reserved only to subscribers of the service and only covers games currently in the catalog. So if you haven’t finished one of the games yet, take advantage of it by December 15th to finish them or buy them at a discount.