Xbox Game Pass users have been patiently waiting for the first wave announcement for December 2022, as it looked a little barebone with only three games confirmed, but it made sure it was kicking off the month right. Xbox Game Pass not only shadow-dropped three new games with its announcement, but it also confirmed five more joining the three previously announced titles.
Prior to this announcement, there were three day-one Xbox Game Pass titles confirmed for December 2022: Hello Neighbor 2, Chained Echoes, and High on Life. None of the other games are day-one titles, but it's looking like a big month nonetheless.
The big headliners of the newly announced games are The Walking Dead: The Final Season, which brings Clementine's story to an end, and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The latter comes as no surprise, as Xbox Game Pass teased a LEGO Star Wars addition on November 30, but combined with everything else, there are definitely some surprises and goodies for subscribers. Especially with the popularity of these two titles and the fanfare around the TT Games addition.
As we wrote in our review of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, "LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is easily the best compilation that TT Games has put together. Visually stunning, mechanically evolved, and endlessly entertaining, the game puts its foot on the gas and never lets off. Pacing issues and simplicity aside, the fact that the devs could revisit games they literally already made and make this package feel fresh is an accomplishment all its own."
Xbox Game Pass December 2022 List
- Eastward (Added today - Cloud, Console, and PC)
- The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Added today - Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Totally Reliable Delivery Service (Added today - PC)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (December 6 - Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Hello Neighbor 2 (December 6 - Cloud, Console, and PC)*
- Chained Echoes (December 8 - Cloud, Console, and PC)*
- Metal: Hellsinger (December 8 - Xbox One)
- High on Life (December 13 - Cloud, Console, and PC)*
- Potion Craft (December 13 - Console and PC)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (December 15 - Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (December 15 - Cloud, Console, and PC)
*previously confirmed
The influx of new games is always welcome, but it comes on the heel of 7 games leaving Xbox Game Pass in November. This is pretty normal; in fact, fans should also be aware of the games leaving December 15: Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Breathedge, Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Firewatch, Lake, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, Neoverse, Race with Ryan, Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (via EA Play removal), and Transformers: Battlegrounds.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers get a handful of games every month.
Source: Xbox Wire