December's Xbox Games With Gold roster includes The Escapists 2, Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition, Orcs Must Die! and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. The first two free games – The Escapists 2 and Orcs Must Die – are now up for grabs. But be sure to pick up the Orcs Must Die before it leaves service on December 15.
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet will be free from December 16 until the end of the month. Meanwhile, the Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition will be available until January 15th.
Free Xbox Games With Gold and Xbox Games for December 2021
- The Escapists 2 (December 1 – 31)
- Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition (December 16 – January 15)
- Orcs Must Die! (1 – 15 December)
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (December 16 – 31)
If you're a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber, December has been a great month for the service, thanks to games like Halo Infinite and more. Stardew Valley, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, and Archvale are just a few of the games added to Game Pass in December.
In other Game Pass news, Microsoft announced the rebranding of Xbox Game Pass for PC as PC Game Pass. Multiple new games will be coming to PC Game Pass at launch, including Sniper Elite 5 and Pigeon Simulator.