Xbox Game Pass Removes 6 Games Today, 3 Multiplayer Favorites Gone

Summary

• Xbox Game Pass is set to remove six games, including Exoprimal and Escape Academy, on January 15, likely around midnight local time.
• Half of the games being removed are multiplayer titles.
• PC gamers can still play Escape Academy starting tomorrow, as it will be available for free on the Epic Games Store.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will see six games leave the service later today, January 15. This departure could impact users who rely on the platform for multiplayer gaming experiences.

The Xbox Game Pass library typically sees a reduction in its catalog every 15 days, occurring mid-month and at the end of the month. The last wave of removals happened on December 31, when titles like LEGO 2K Drive and McPixel 3 were taken off the service.

Another set of six games will be removed within the next 24 hours. The games leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15 include Escape Academy, Those Who Remain, Exoprimal, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Figment: Journey Into the Mind, and Common'hood.

Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Today, January 15

Half of the games departing from Xbox Game Pass in this first wave of 2025 are multiplayer titles. Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are exclusively multiplayer shooters, while Escape Academy features a highly acclaimed co-op mode. Notably, Escape Academy has been on Xbox Game Pass the longest among these six, having been added in July 2022 as a day-one release.

Escape Academy May Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass, But It Will Be Free Tomorrow

While the exact timing of game removals from Xbox Game Pass can vary, they typically occur near the end of the scheduled departure day. U.S. subscribers have approximately 18 hours left to play these games as of now. This timeframe is sufficient to complete shorter titles like Figment: Journey Into the Mind or Those Who Remain. For Escape Academy, urgency is only required for console gamers, as the PC version will be available for free on the Epic Games Store starting January 16.

The next round of Xbox Game Pass game removals is scheduled for January 31. The titles departing at the end of the month will be announced alongside the Wave 2 lineup for January 2025, which includes day-one releases like Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. These games are set to join the service over the last 11 days of the month. More Xbox Game Pass updates are expected during the Xbox Developer Direct on January 23, 2025.

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