Xbox giveth and Xbox taketh away. November saw some big names come to the Game Pass subscription service, like Stalker 2, Flight Simulator 2024, and Aliens: Dark Descent, but December sees some some real bangers removed. One of them— Forza Horizon 4 —is even worse affected, entering the misery of a storefront delisting.

Microsoft added the remastered Spyro trilogy to Game Pass earlier in November, letting subscribers play as the iconic purple dragon. Now, Microsoft is taking subscribers back to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in the sequel to the award-winning Stalker.

All of the games listed as “Game Pass Standard” in the bullet points above can also be found through Game Pass Ultimate. In addition to these new titles, three existing Game Pass Ultimate titles will be made available on Game Pass Standard on December 4th: Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X|S), Hauntii (Console), and Humanity (Console).

So far, Xbox Game Pass subscribers only have two games to look forward to when it comes to the December 2024 lineup.

Microsoft is bringing some movie magic to Game Pass subscribers with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which subscribers can play when it releases on Dec. 9. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate -- a CNET Editors' Choice award pick -- offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X,

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the next big Xbox game you can use to justify paying for your monthly Game Pass subscription. An active Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass sub will give you day-one access to the first major Indiana Jones game in decades on Dec.

Deck the halls, grab yourself a mince pie and get ready for some gaming fun times, thanks to this batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for December.