High on Life, Hello Neighbor 2, and more come to Xbox Game Pass in December

Metal: Hellsinger is also heading to Xbox One consoles.

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The beginning of every month is always an exciting period, as Xbox announces the latest batch of games to head to Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming in the upcoming weeks. The final month of 2022 has arrived, and the penultimate Xbox Game Pass additions have been revealed with some truly exciting inclusions.

Xbox Game Pass in December 2022, or at least the first wave, includes 11 new games, including Xbox exclusives likeHigh on Life, highly anticipated releases like Hello Neighbor 2, and the arrival of critically-acclaimed arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed. It’s a bustling month, and Xbox gamers are certainly going to be kept busy by the barrage of new titles heading their way in the next few weeks.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais also landing on Xbox Game Pass, giving subscribers an easy way to experience 9 amazing LEGO Star Wars games without paying the eyewatering price tag. Of course, I can’t forget to mention thatMetal: Hellsingeris dropping its current-gen exclusivity and coming to Xbox One — and it’ll still be available through Xbox Game Pass.

There are a lot of great games coming toXbox Game Passin the near future, giving the popular gaming service a worthwhile send-off as we rapidly approach the new year. Some of these games, like the hilarious sci-fi shooter High on Life, may join thebest Xbox Game Pass gameswhen they release into the service. Don’t forget, we also have yet to see the Xbox Game Pass additions for the second half of December, while should be revealed in a couple of weeks.

This is an exciting month for Xbox Game Pass, and I’m interested to play several of these games, butI’m even more ecstatic for what’s to come in 2023 for the Xbox platform. Still, it’s good to see Xbox Game Pass maintain its momentum even to the finish line with plenty of tantalizing additions. Here are all of the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the next few weeks, and those that are leaving the service.

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Dec. 15

Here are the games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass at the end of this period, making this your last chance to play, finish, or buy them with a discount before they leave the service.

Leaving Dec. 15

All of these games are heading to Xbox and PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the all-encompassing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which already includes hundreds of high-quality games across the Xbox ecosystem.

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