Xbox Game Pass is losing Wildfrost and three other titles with “Very Positive” player ratings today, December 15th. With these departures, Xbox Game Pass will remove a total of 126 titles from its library in 2025.
Throughout this year, Microsoft has stuck to its usual pattern of downloading titles from its subscription service every 15 days. The latest of these catalog rotations occurred on November 30, when Xbox Game Pass lost several critically acclaimed JRPGs Octopath Traveler 1 and 2as well as SteamWorld build, The Barbie Project Friendshipand Lords of the Fallen.
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Wildfrost and 3 other titles are leaving Xbox Game Pass today
Four more titles will follow later today when Microsoft's subscription service ends Wildfrost, Still Wakes the Deep, Mortal Kombat 11and Paw Patrol World. While the December 15th Xbox Game Pass departures span a variety of genres, they share one thing in common: excellent player reviews. On Steam, The world of Paw Patrol it has the lowest rating of the bunch, but its user impressions are still nearly 80% favorable – thanks largely to the widely praised co-op mode – and qualify for a “Very Positive” label.
All Xbox Game Pass games end on December 15th
|
Game |
Added |
How long to beat |
Avg. OpenCritic |
Positive review on Steam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mortal Kombat 11 |
December 2021 |
6-62 hours |
83 |
86.84% |
|
Still Wakes the Deep |
June 2024 |
4-8 hours |
76 |
86.19% |
|
Wildfrost |
December 2024 |
11-50 hours |
78 |
80.57% |
|
The world of Paw Patrol |
September 2025 |
3-5 hours |
65 |
79.48% |
The world of Paw Patrol had the shortest time on the service of the upcoming wave of departures, as it was only added to Xbox Game Pass in September 2025. However, it was previously available from March 2024 to February 2025, meaning it will soon achieve the rare feat of leaving Game Pass twice in a single year. No official justification was given for this unusually short stint. actually The world of Paw Patrol it wasn't even mentioned in the official Xbox Game Pass December 2025 catalog rotation announcement earlier this month, even though the Xbox app has been saying since late November that it left today.
Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition it was also listed in the Xbox app last month as an outgoing Xbox Game Pass on December 15, but has since been removed from the “Leaving Soon” section. While such erroneous listings occasionally occur (and are fixed), they often indicate that the game is indeed set for an early exit. For example, MLB The Show 24 it was originally listed as departing on March 15, then removed from the list, but eventually left service just two weeks later earlier this year. From the first Hollow Knight has been part of the Xbox Game Pass catalog since mid-2019, Microsoft has most likely already renewed its license several times to keep it on the service.
What's next for Xbox Game Pass
No more Xbox Game Pass releases are confirmed for the rest of 2025. In a typical month, Microsoft would have already announced a second wave of monthly arrivals, but the company is condensing its December schedule to the only announcement in several years. As a result, the January 2026 Wave 1 lineup may not be announced until early next year. Meanwhile, two more titles are set to leave this month, Carrion and Hell Let Loosewith both departing on December 31. Described as a “reverse horror game” where players control a monster that haunts NPCs, Carrion was the first title added to Xbox Game Pass in 2025. Hell Let Loose is a tactical multiplayer shooter that has been in service since January 2024.
