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Xbox Game Pass subscribers have until October 15 to play nine titles, including 2025 Game of the Year winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, before they are removed from the service. The departures also include A Plague Tale: Requiem, Pacific Drive, and The Casting of Frank Stone. Members can purchase these games at a 20-25% discount before the removal date to retain access permanently.
Microsoft has confirmed eight games will depart Xbox Game Pass on June 30, 2026: Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider (Windows), Slay the Spire, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Unpacking, Volcano Princess, and Mecha Break. A second wave of joining titles is planned for the service later in June.
In January 2026, Xbox Game Pass adds a variety of new titles including Brews & Bastards, Mio: Memories in Orbit, and Resident Evil Village, while removing games like Neon White and Road 96 on January 15. The update features both returning favorites and recent releases, with new waves of titles expected later in the month.
PS Plus is updating its game lineup, removing The Witcher 3 and other titles in August, while adding new games like Cyberpunk 2077, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, and Risk of Rain 2, offering a mix of popular and new titles for subscribers.
Netflix Games is removing over 20 titles in July 2025, including popular games like Monument Valley and Hades, due to executive changes, project cancellations, and licensing issues, with several planned releases canceled or scrapped.
Eight games, including 'Remnant: From the Ashes' and 'Conan Exiles,' will leave Xbox Game Pass on November 30, 2024. Players are advised to complete these games before they are removed, with some offering quick completion times using guides and console commands. Meanwhile, new game releases like 'Atomfall' and 'Sniper Elite: Resistance' are anticipated.
Microsoft has announced that three games will be removed from Xbox Game Pass on July 31, 2024: A Short Hike, Venba, and Train Sim World 4. Subscribers can purchase these titles at a 20% discount before they leave the service.
Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass will lose three games—Venba, A Short Hike, and Train Sim World 4—on July 31, 2024, to make way for new titles like Flintlock: Siege of Dawn and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.
Five games, including the record-breaking "High on Life," will be leaving Xbox Game Pass in June 2024. "High on Life," which was the biggest third-party launch for Game Pass in 2022, will also get a physical edition and a graphic novel. The other games leaving are Rune Factory 4 Special, Spacelines From the Far Out, Bramble: The Mountain King, and The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales. Subscribers can purchase these games at a 20% discount before their removal, expected around June 15.
Six games, including Ravenlok, 7 Days to Die, and Besiege, are set to leave Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on April 30, 2024. Players are advised to complete Ravenlok, Besiege, and Pikuniku for quick Gamerscore before they depart. Additionally, longer completions like 7 Days to Die and NHL 22 will also be removed, with NHL 22 having five discontinued achievements. The departure of these games prompts speculation about potential future removals from Xbox Game Pass in May 2024.
Six games, including Back 4 Blood, Soma, and Amnesia: Collection, are set to leave Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass in the first half of April 2024. Players are advised to complete these games before they depart, with estimates for completion times provided for each title. Additionally, there are warnings about tough achievement lists for some of the departing games, and a suggestion to keep an eye out for potential additional game removals in the second half of April.
Microsoft has announced that seven games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass at the end of November, including Anvil: Vault Breaker, Disc Room, Eastward, Grid, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The three Battlefield games are being delisted due to server closures, while Anvil: Vault Breaker is being delisted and its servers shut down. Players are advised to complete any remaining achievements before the games are removed.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers should be aware of potential game removals in December 2023. Games that joined Game Pass in December 2022, such as Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Hello Neighbor 2, could be leaving soon. Some games that joined in June 2022, like House Flipper and Assassin's Creed Origins, may also be on the chopping block. Additionally, games that joined in December 2021, such as Mortal Kombat 11 and Stardew Valley, and those that joined in December 2019, like Overcooked! 2 and Phoenix Point, could potentially leave Game Pass. Completion times and tips are provided for certain games.
Xbox Game Pass will be losing five games, including Persona 5 Royal, on October 31. The other games leaving the service are Signalis, Kill It With Fire, Solasta: Crown of the Magister, and Gunfire Reborn. Microsoft has also announced that seven games will be added to Game Pass in the coming weeks, including Dead Space for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
While Microsoft has not confirmed the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in November 2023, based on previous trends, some predictions have been made. Games such as Unpacking, Kill It With Fire, Dicey Dungeons, The Legend Of Tianding, Ghost Song, Football Manager 2023, Return To Monkey Island, and others are potential candidates. However, these predictions are not guaranteed, as publishers may secure late deals to keep their games on Game Pass.