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- Two highly rated Xbox Game Pass games, Forza Horizon 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider, leave the service on December 15.
- Both games are available for purchase at a heavy discount before they are removed.
- A total of 13 games are leaving Xbox Game Pass in December 2024.
Two of the highest rated Xbox Game Pass Games will be leaving the service on Sunday, December 15. Xbox Game Pass games are removed monthly. One batch of matches is axed in the middle of the month, while the second batch of matches is axed on the last day of the month.
Normally, Microsoft lists the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in two separate announcements, but it has shaken things up with a December 2024 departure, likely due to the holiday season. Thanks to this announcement, we know that Xbox Game Pass will be dropping 13 games in December 2024, with two of the biggest ones dropping on December 15.
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Sadly for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, the last day to play critically acclaimed games Rise of the Tomb Raider and Forza Horizon 4 Sunday, December 15th. Forza Horizon 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider The two are highly-rated Xbox Game Pass games, and so it's devastating to see them removed from the service. Forza Horizon 4 While having a 92 overall rating Rise of the Tomb RaiderThe average critic score of left it with an impressive 86 overall rating. The games are available at steep discounts for those who want to both buy them and keep them for their digital libraries, so anyone interested needs to act fast. This is especially important for Forza Horizon 4It's not just being removed from Game Pass – it's being delisted entirely.
Forza Horizon 4 has been removed from the list due to license expiration, which will make the best Xbox console exclusives completely unavailable to anyone who wants to buy it digitally. The good news is that physical copies Forza Horizon 4 exists, and the servers are active for anyone who wants to enjoy the game's extensive online multiplayer features.
Rise of the Tomb Raider and Forza Horizon 4 Losing Xbox Game Pass is disappointing, but they aren't the only games that have been removed. They will join Amnesia: The Bunker, fodder, Rainbow Billy: Leviathan's Curse, quarryand Tin Hearts On December 15th. Then, on December 31, close to the sun, human race, LEGO 2K Drive, McPixel 3And the first day's game Party animals All have left the service.
List of all Xbox Game Pass games leaving soon
- Amnesia: The Bunker – December 15
- Forager – December 15th
- Forza Horizon 4 – December 15th
- Rainbow Billy: Curse of Leviathan – December 15
- Rise of the Tomb Raider – December 15th
- Mine – December 15th
- Tin Hearts – December 15th
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – December 31st
- Near the Sun – December 31
- Mankind – December 31
- LEGO 2K Drive – December 31st
- McPixel 3 – December 31st
- Party Animals – December 31st
It's not all doom and gloom for Xbox Game Pass. The last few months have seen the addition of some major Day One games to the subscription service, viz Indiana Jones and the Great CircleAnd new titles are on the horizon for January. While the full list of new Xbox Game Pass games for January 2025 has yet to be announced, we do know one of the games on that day. Endless strands and Citizen Sleeper 2 are on deck.
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play in a single purchase, making it one of the best value propositions in the Xbox ecosystem to date.
