Xbox Game Pass Removes 6 Games Today, 3 Top Multiplayer Titles Included

Summary

• Xbox Game Pass will see the departure of six games, including Exoprimal and Escape Academy, on January 15, likely around midnight local time.
• Half of these departing games are multiplayer titles.
• PC gamers can continue playing Escape Academy starting tomorrow, as it will be available for free on the Epic Games Store.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers are facing another round of game removals on January 15, with six titles set to leave the service. This could be particularly disappointing for those who enjoy multiplayer experiences, as half of the games being removed fall into this category.

Typically, Xbox Game Pass undergoes content updates every 15 days, with removals occurring in the middle and at the end of each month. The last wave of departures took place on December 31, when titles like LEGO 2K Drive and McPixel 3 were removed.

The games scheduled to exit Xbox Game Pass on January 15 are:

• Escape Academy
• Those Who Remain
• Exoprimal
• Insurgency: Sandstorm
• Figment: Journey Into the Mind
• Common'hood

Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Today, January 15

Notably, multiplayer games make up half of the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in this first wave of 2025. Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are strictly multiplayer shooters, while Escape Academy, which has been on the service since its day-one release in July 2022, features a well-received co-op mode.

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

While the exact timing of game removals can vary, they typically occur at the end of the day on their scheduled departure date. U.S. subscribers have approximately 18 hours left to enjoy these games as of this writing. 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 players, as PC players will have the opportunity to claim it for free on the Epic Games Store starting January 16.

The next set of game removals from Xbox Game Pass is slated for January 31. The departing titles will be announced alongside the Wave 2 lineup for January 2025, which includes day-one releases such as Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Further Xbox Game Pass updates are expected during the Xbox Developer Direct on January 23, 2025.

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