Xbox is closing out the week with another cozy-meets-chaos Xbox Free Play Days lineup, spotlighting three very different games you can dive into right now: The Hunter: Call of the Wild, Spirittea, and The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos – Chicken Edition. This weekend’s event blends tactical RPG combat, chill life-sim vibes, and atmospheric open-world hunting, giving Xbox players a low-friction way to try something new, earn achievements, and grab deep discounts if a game clicks for you.
This Free Play Days wave runs from Thursday, December 11 through Sunday, December 14, giving you the full weekend to try all three featured titles. The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos – Chicken Edition is available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members as part of the promotion, while The Hunter: Call of the Wild and Spirittea are open to all Xbox players with no subscription required. As usual, any Gamerscore and achievements you earn during the event carry over permanently if you decide to buy the game after the free period ends.
How Free Play Days access works
To get started from a browser, head to the individual game pages on Xbox.com and sign in with your Microsoft account; once signed in, you’ll see the option to install each Free Play Days title to your Xbox console or linked devices. On console, you can also open the Microsoft Store, switch to the Subscriptions tab, and scroll down to the “Free Play Days” collection, which aggregates all currently featured games for quick access on Xbox One and Xbox Series Xs X|S. After installation, the games behave like regular digital purchases for the duration of the event, including online play where supported, cloud saves, and achievement tracking.
Game access and discounts at a glance
| Game | Access type this weekend | Platform notes | Discount status (example) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos – Chicken Edition | Free with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, Essential | Optimized for Xbox Series X | S, Xbox Play Anywhere |
| The Hunter: Call of the Wild | Free for all Xbox members | Xbox One X Enhanced, also in Xbox Game Pass library | Limited-time discount available |
| Spirittea | Free for all Xbox members | Optimized for Xbox Series X | S, Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere |
Discount percentages and regional pricing can vary, but the headline deal here is The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk dropping by around 80%, with Spirittea typically offered at roughly half price and The Hunter: Call of the Wild also getting a notable reduction. These discounts turn the weekend into a “try before you buy” window where you can test several hours of gameplay and then lock in a cheaper permanent license if you’re hooked.
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: chaotic tactical RPG with humor
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos – Chicken Edition is a tactical RPG set in a deliberately over-the-top fantasy universe that started life as a French audio comedy parodying classic tabletop role-playing tropes. You command a party of seven misfit heroes—the Ranger, Elf, Dwarf, Barbarian, Magician, Ogre, and Thief—each with unique skill trees, synergy options, and gear upgrades that push you to experiment with different builds and team compositions.
Combat plays out in turn-based encounters packed with environmental hazards, support mechanics, and difficulty options that range from an easygoing story mode to a punishing “nightmare” setting where small tactical mistakes can wipe your party. Outside of battles, you explore a sprawling dungeon full of traps, puzzles, silly side quests, and eccentric NPC interactions, from goblin ice-skating parks to raucous taverns. For Game Pass members, this Free Play Days slot is a perfect low-risk way to see if the game’s brand of slapstick fantasy and grid-based tactics lands for you, especially with the limited-time 80% discount on the Chicken Edition.
The Hunter: Call of the Wild – atmospheric open-world hunting
The Hunter: Call of the Wild focuses on immersion and atmosphere, dropping players into vast, realistic hunting reserves with detailed wildlife behavior, dynamic weather, and long sightlines. You can play solo, roaming forests, wetlands, and mountains at your own pace, or link up online with friends to coordinate hunts and share the experience together. The game has been regularly updated over the years with new maps, equipment, and quality-of-life features, driven in part by an active community that feeds back into balancing and content decisions.
For this Free Play Days period, every Xbox player can download and test the core game without needing any Game Pass tier, making it one of the more accessible entries in the lineup. Because progress and achievements persist, this weekend is a good time to decide whether slow-burn, simulation-style hunting loops—tracking prints, listening for calls, lining up long-range shots—fit your taste before taking advantage of the associated sale pricing.
Spirittea – a cozy bathhouse life sim with a Ghibli twist
Spirittea fills the cozy side of this Free Play Days trio, presenting a life sim where you move to a quiet town, discover that spirits are being forgotten, and end up running a bathhouse to help them find peace. Inspired heavily by both Stardew Valley and Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away, you split your time between managing bath temperatures, cleaning towels, serving food, and arranging spirits in the right spots, while also befriending locals through hobbies like bug catching, karaoke, and small-town errands.
The game emphasizes low-pressure play: after a short tutorial, you’re largely free to decide which villager to help, which upgrades to prioritize, and how deeply to lean into management versus exploration. Spirittea’s current discounts—often around 50% off during promotions—combined with full Play Anywhere support mean your progress can hop between Xbox Series Xs X|S, Xbox One, and PC, making it an easy long-term addition to a cozy-game library if the chill, ritual-driven gameplay resonates with you.
Why this Free Play Days line-up works
This particular Free Play Days bundle stands out because it covers three distinct player moods: tactical RPG strategy, meditative hunting sim, and cozy life-management. Xbox continues to use these weekend events as discovery engines, mixing Game Pass-required titles like Naheulbeuk with open-access games like The Hunter: Call of the Wild and Spirittea, then layering in deep discounts to convert weekend curiosity into permanent ownership.
If you mainly play shooters or sports, this is a strong opportunity to stretch into slower-paced, narrative, and systems-driven experiences without any upfront cost. And for anyone already tracking Xbox deals, the 80% discount on The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk’s Chicken Edition and steep markdowns on Spirittea and The Hunter: Call of the Wild make this Free Play Days wave particularly friendly to building out a diverse library on a budget.
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