On December 5th, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can look forward to EA Sports WRC on cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S via EA Play. Overthrown also enters early access via Game Preview for the same platforms. December 9th sees the arrival of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, followed by Wildfrost on December 10th.

The second wave of titles for the month is unknown, but Microsoft already has the first week of 2025 outlined. It starts with Carrion for consoles, cloud, and PC across all Game Pass tiers on January 2nd, followed by Road 96 on January 7th for the same.

As for the titles leaving the service, there’s a double whammy of departures. The following titles will be gone on December 15th:

• Amnesia: The Bunker (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Forager (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Rise of the Tomb Raider (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Tin Hearts (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Quarry (Cloud and Console)

Then on December 31st, another batch of titles will no longer be available for subscribers:

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Close to the Sun (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Humankind (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Lego 2K Drive (Cloud and Console)
• McPixel 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Party Animals (Cloud and Console)

Upon its announcement, Microsoft said Game Pass Core will offer over 25 games at launch, and as it turns out, the library is going to be much beefier than that, with 36 games included.

As you’d expect, plenty of first party Microsoft offerings are going to be included in the lineup, including the likes of Grounded, State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition, Psychonauts 2, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored 2, Fable Anniversary, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and DOOM Eternal Standard Edition.

Interestingly, however, there will be some older offerings that will be on offer in place of their respective franchises’ most recent instalments. For instance, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite aren’t included, but subscribers can play Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Wars 2. Similarly, Forza Horizon 5 won’t be on offer, but Forza Horizon 4 will be.

Meanwhile, a number of beloved indie hits are also included in the library, including Among Us, Stardew Valley, Limbo, Inside, Celeste, Vampire Survivors, Dead Cells, Firewatch, and Slay the Spire, among others.

Unlike other Game Pass tiers, Game Pass Core won’t see day and date releases for first (or third) party titles, but Microsoft says it will be updating its library 2-3 times per year.

You can check out the full Game Pass Core launch lineup below.

GAME PASS CORE LAUNCH LIBRARY:

• Among Us
• Astroneer
• Celeste
• Dead Cells
• Descenders
• Dishonored 2
• DOOM Eternal Standard Edition
• Fable Anniversary
• Fallout 4
• Fallout 76
• Firewatch
• Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition
• Gang Beasts
• Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition
• Golf with your Friends
• Grounded
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Halo Wars 2
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
• Human Fall Flat
• INSIDE
• LIMBO
• Ori & the Will of the Wisps
• Overcooked! 2
• Payday 2: Crimewave Edition
• Powerwash Simulator
• Psychonauts 2
• Slay the Spire
• Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
• Stardew Valley
• State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
• Superliminal
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
• Unpacking
• Vampire Survivors