Summary
Microsoft has announced the first wave of theXbox Game Passlineup for December 2024, which consists of eight titles. Most of them are new additions to the service, while a few are existing offerings that are only expanding to the Standard tier ofXbox Game Pass.
In the first half of 2024, Microsoft’s subscription service added an average of 14 new titles every month. However, its release pace slowed significantly in the July–November period, with the monthly average dropping to 9.8 new games. This downward trend is underlined by the fact that theXbox Game Pass library has been shrinking for three consecutive months as of today, consistently losing more titles than it added.
Available on PC GP and XGP Ultimate since Oct 2023.
Available on PC GP and XGP Ultimate since May 2024.
Day-one release
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Cloud, Console, PC
Returning title that was last available in Jun 2023.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueledwill headline this month’s roster, arriving on Wednesday, December 4. The critically acclaimed remaster of Naughty Dog’s 1999 karting classic will mark the ninthActivision Blizzard title to make its way to Xbox Game Passsince Microsoft acquired the company in late 2023—or the 13th, ifCrash Bandicoot N. Sane TrilogyandSpyro Reignited Trilogyare counted as three games each. Since it’s not a day-one release,Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueledwill be simultaneously made available across both the Ultimate and Standard tiers of the service. The kart racer never received a PC port and won’t arrive with Xbox Cloud Gaming support, so there still won’t be a way to enjoy it on a desktop for the time being.
The Game Preview version ofcozy city builderOverthrownis then set to reach Xbox Game Pass on December 5. It will be followed byIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, which is currently shaping up to be the highlight of this month’s lineup on account of being its one and only AAA day-one title.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you’re able to play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
