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Coming to Xbox Game Pass: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, High on Life, Hello Neighbor 2, and More

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Available Today


Eastward (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward – population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse, discovering delightful towns, strange creatures, and even stranger people! Wield John’s trusty frying pan and Sam’s mystic powers on an unusual adventure into the unknown.

The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Cloud, Console, and PC)
After years on the road facing threats both living and dead, a secluded school might finally be Clementine and AJ’s chance for a home. But protecting it will mean sacrifice. In this gripping, emotional final season, your choices define your relationships, shape your world, and determine how Clementine’s story ends.

Totally Reliable Delivery Service (PC)
Buckle up your back brace and fire up the delivery truck, it’s time to deliver! Join up to three friends and haphazardly get the job done in an interactive sandbox world. Endure cruel ragdoll physics, pilot your favorite vehicle, and complete the tasks at hand to the best of your ability. Delivery attempted, that’s a Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee!


Coming Soon


LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 6
An unforgettable experience through the Star Wars galaxy with the biggest roster of LEGO Star Wars characters and vehicles to date, new immersive combat mechanics, a vast array of planets to explore, and much more! Players will relive the epic narrative of the Skywalker Saga told through the lens of hilarious LEGO humor. Choose the beginning of any trilogy, including Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: A New Hope, or Star Wars: The Force Awakens and start your journey on December 6 for Cloud, Console, and PC.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 6
Available on day one with Game Pass:
Hello Neighbor 2 is a stealth horror game about uncovering your creepy neighbor’s secrets. Play against a complex opponent controlled by an advanced AI that learns from you and all the other players! As time passes and the Neighbor adapts to the players’ patterns, his own behavior will change and surprise you. Will you be the one to outsmart the Neighbor and find out what he’s hiding?

Hello Neighbor 2

Chained Echoes (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 8
Available on day one with Game Pass:
Valandis is at war. The three kingdoms have been fighting for centuries. Peace seems to be no option. And yet, a magical weapon of mass destruction leads to a fragile one. One, which won’t last. Prepare yourself for an adventure in a world full of wonders, magic, mechs, charming characters, airships and vicious foes. Will you be able to make peace everlasting with your heroes?

Metal: Hellsinger (Xbox One) – December 8
Game Pass members will be able to jump into Metal: Hellsinger on Xbox One consoles on December 8! Previously released on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S with Game Pass, Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS brimming with diabolical enemies, powerful weapons, and metal music. Strike terror into the hearts of demons as you fight your way through eight Hells on an infernal journey to achieve the purest of goals: Vengeance.

High On Life (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 13
Available on day one with Game Pass:
From the mind of Justin Roiland comes High On Life. Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

High on Life

Potion Craft (Console and PC) – December 13
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You’re in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart’s content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 15
Get ready to drift, boost, jump and crash on the iconic orange tracks with the most beloved Hot Wheels cars! Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition is coming soon to Xbox Game Pass. Let’s ignite the fun!

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 15
A wholesome, creature capture, 2.5D Adventure-Puzzle-Platformer with over 30 hours of gameplay! It is a family-friendly, openly accessible, RPG-infused adventure in which you must save whimsical creatures by bringing back color to the world you once knew!


In Case You Missed It


Battlefield 2042 (Cloud, Console, and PC) EA Play – Available now
PC Game Pass and Ultimate members can now join the fight with EA Play! Battlefield 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise. In a near-future world transformed by disorder, adapt and overcome dynamically changing battlegrounds with the help of your squad and a cutting-edge arsenal. Learn more about Season 03: Escalation here!

Battlefield 2042


DLC / Game Updates


Need for Speed Unbound: Early Access Trial with EA Play – Available now
Drivers, start your engines! PC Game Pass and Ultimate members can try Need for Speed Unbound for 10 full hours with EA Play! Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore’s ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack.

Conan Exiles: Chapter 2 – December 6
The online multiplayer survival game set in the savage lands of Conan the Barbarian continues to expand. After the arrival of sorcery in the massive Age of Sorcery Update, Chapter 2 now drops brand-new features and content into the simmering situation in the Exiled Lands. Hunt down sorcerer NPCs across the map and bring them back dead or alive for valuable rewards. Experience the new Witch Hunt Encounter as you explore, taking on several unique boss-level sorcerers.


Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks


3-Month Free Trials of Apple TV+ and Apple Music – Available now
Don’t forget to claim your perks! From now until end of March, Ultimate members can claim a 3-month free trial of Apple TV+ and a 3-month free trial of Apple Music. Enjoy Oscar-winning films, Emmy-winning shows, and more with Apple TV+. Also, get over 100 million songs, all ad-free, and listen across your devices with Apple Music. Learn more here!


Leaving December 15


The following games are leaving the Game Pass library soon which means it is the perfect time to shuffle your play list and hit these before they go! Remember to use your membership discount to save up to 20% to keep any Game Pass games in your library.

  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Breathedge (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Lake (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Neoverse (Cloud and Console)
  • Race with Ryan (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (Console) EA Play
  • Transformers: Battlegrounds (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Remember that The Game Awards is just around the corner, and that many of the nominees can be played in Game Pass right now (check out our collection on the Xbox Game Pass mobile app)! As always if you want to get into the games with your friends, the first month is only $1, so that’s a very easy game night sorted. We’ll be back with more Game Pass updates soon!


 
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adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a legit fantastic game and I would recommend people get a feel for it before it leaves, in case you want to get it with the 20% game pass discount.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Gaf, is chained echos any good?

This is a day 1 game, so there's no reviews to refer to.

There is a GAF hype topic about it someone made a few days back:



Great month hopefully high on life is a sleeper it looks really good


And this is only the first half ;)

Expecting some more bangers in the 2nd half for Christmas.
 
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begotten

Member
Keen to rent High on Life and see if it hits at all. I think the humour & it's frequency will either make or break the experience.
 

Chukhopops

Member
Oh yeah Eastward! Wanted to buy it on Switch since forever.

Also isn’t the Riot partnership supposed to go live this month?
 

Kilau

Gold Member
My kids and I will enjoy the LEGO. Is it just the old LEGO Star Wars games in one collection or are they new games?
 

splattered

Member
Decent month, though i still don't have time to play all these games... glad my family can take more advantage of the service and really looking forward to the eventual family plan.
 
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zzill3

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Excited for Lego star wars, they’re such chill games 😊 Does the discount apply as soon as the game comes on gamepass or is it only when due to leave to tempt people to buy it?
 

adamsapple

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Excited for Lego star wars, they’re such chill games 😊 Does the discount apply as soon as the game comes on gamepass or is it only when due to leave to tempt people to buy it?

You mean the 20% ? It applies to stuff that's already on there since the day it goes out (I'm fairly certain).
 

adamsapple

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Yeah I mean the discount to buy it. No doubt this’ll be gone in a year so tempted to buy it asap if the discount it good

I'll copy paste this helpful post I found elsewhere:

You get a 20% discount on any game currently on Game Pass, with the only exception being games that release directly to Game Pass, in which case they have no discount initially, and then it's phased in over a few months (IIRC it's 10% after 30 days, then the full 20% after 90), which is a measure put in place to prevent people using Game Pass trial codes (or just signing up for a single month) just to get a discount on a brand new game.

The discount goes away once the game leaves the service, so if a game is leaving and you want to keep playing it, you'll want to buy it before it goes (unless you're OK with waiting for a deeper sale later on).

If a third-party game goes on a particularly deep sale while still on Game Pass, it can be worth picking up anyway if its something you want to keep (the Game Pass discount doesn't stack with a sale discount, however; you just get whichever is the higher of the two).
 

analog_future

Resident Crybaby
Another great month. Totally in for High on Life and Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Also, LEGO Star Wars is highly recommended. I bought it at launch and it's a great game, particularly for kids.
 

MiguelItUp

Member
Definitely check out Hot Wheels Unleashed and The Skywalker Saga!

HWU is an actually really impressive arcade racer. I was pleasantly surprised when it launched. Skywalker Saga is the best LEGO Star Wars game that has dropped. A lot of content and replayability. Plenty of charm too!
 
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Schmick

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Just seeing all that cloud makes me happy.

Playing Hot Wheels and Star Wars will suit the Kishi / my phone combo perfectly.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I just fuckin bought Lego Star Wars on series x last week….. just makes me want to cancel my subscription .

If you haven't put in more than an hour or two, you can ask for refund and they're usually good about that.
 

anthony2690

Banned
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a legit fantastic game and I would recommend people get a feel for it before it leaves, in case you want to get it with the 20% game pass discount.
Damn it, I never got round too it, next time it goes on deep sale, I'll grab it!

And you're all welcome for Rainbow Billy, I literally just purchased it on the black Friday sale XD

Super good month, hopefully I can get friends to play hot wheels unleashed with me now 💪
 
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RAIDEN1

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Definitely check out Hot Wheels Unleashed and The Skywalker Saga!

HWU is an actually really impressive arcade racer. I was pleasantly surprised when it launched. Skywalker Saga is the best LEGO Star Wars game that has dropped. A lot of content and replayability. Plenty of charm too!
Yeah but hot-wheels how much of a difference is it, compared to getting the tracks in Forza Horizon 3 and 5?
 
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