Here are the games that you’ll get if you are an Xbox Live Gold Subscriber.
Apparently, December is already here?! When looking at it now, it feels like this year has flown by, but thanks to Games With Gold we’ll be able to indulge in the extra time that we’ll have when (most) of us are on leave.
We have a line-up of four games for the festive season. There is the indie-strategy action RPG that is The Escapists 2, Tropico 5 which is a grand little RPG construction & management simulator, the action tower-defence Orcs Must Die!, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet which is an indie action-adventure Metroidvania title.
The Escapists 2 – Available 1 December to 31 January
From the tundra to the desert, join up with three of your friends to form the ultimate crew and engineer the wildest escapes from some of the toughest prisons in the world. Live by the rules, attend roll call, and follow strict routines, all while secretly planning and executing your bid for freedom.
Tropico 5: Penultimate Edition – Available 16 December to 15 January
In this Penultimate Edition, including The Big Cheese and Hostile Takeover add-ons, expand the reign of your dynasty from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century. Build your city’s infrastructure, plan your trading routes, and utilize new technologies, in the fifth installment of the fan favourite city-building series.
Orcs Must Die! – Available 1 December to 15 January
As a powerful War Mage, defend twenty-four fortresses from a mob of beastly enemies, using all manner of weapons and traps at your disposal. No matter how you get it done, you’ll have a blast destroying rampaging monsters in this fantasy, action-strategy game.
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – Available 16 December to 31 January
Explore unique environments in the 2D action-adventure game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Make your way to the centre of the mysterious Shadow Planet, all while solving complex puzzles and battling bizarre creatures, as you fight to save your home world.
What is Games With Gold?
Games with Gold is a benefit for both Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Members receive free selected games each month which are all playable on Xbox Series S & Series X, Xbox One, Xbox 360.
This benefit is even available if you’re on a trial subscription, you can keep all Xbox 360 games but for all other titles, you will need to have an active Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Any games that you do redeem as an active member are yours to keep regardless of whether you continue the subscription or not.