Summary
- Xbox Game Pass is losing six games on December 31, 2024, including Humankind and Party Animals.
- Microsoft typically removes games every two weeks.
- Despite some controversies, 2024 was a good year for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, with new major titles added.
Xbox Game Pass will lose six games on December 31, 2024, including Humankind, Party Animals, and others. 2024 was an excellent year for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, with multiple major titles entering the popular subscription service, but many games left as well.
Microsoft generally removes games from Xbox Game Pass every two weeks, normally during the middle and end of each month. Game Pass lost seven games on December 15: Amnesia: The Bunker, Forager, Forza Horizon 4, Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Quarry, and Tin Hearts.
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Today, Xbox Game Pass is losing BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Close to the Sun, Humankind, LEGO 2K Drive, McPixel 3, and Party Animals. It’s a diverse list of games that includes titles that have received positive critical acclaim, such as Humankind, which holds an average score of 79 on platforms such as OpenCritic. Also, while some titles are multiplayer-focused, such as Party Animals or BlazBlue, others are quite short single-player experiences. In particular, games like McPixel 3 and Close to the Sun could be finished in around five hours, so subscribers still have a shot at playing them if they are fast. It’s important to remember that gamers can purchase all of these titles with a 20% discount if they wish to keep them, which is a good idea in case they are unable to finish them.
Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass on December 31
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Close to the Sun
- Humankind
- LEGO 2K Drive
- McPixel 3
- Party Animals
Overall, it’s fair to say that Xbox Game Pass subscribers gained more than they lost in 2024. While Microsoft had some controversial decisions regarding the service, such as hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and introducing the Standard tier without day one games, there were several major additions to the service in 2024. Some of the best Xbox Games Pass titles of 2024 include Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, STALKER 2, and more.
Right now, Xbox Game Pass already has five games confirmed for January 2025. Subscribers will be able to play Carrion starting on January 2, and then Road 96 on January 7. At the end of the month, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector will also become available.
Subscribers have a lot to expect from Xbox Game Pass during 2025, including the release of eagerly awaited titles such as Avowed, Doom: The Dark Ages, Atomfall, and South of Midnight. Hopefully, the number of games leaving Microsoft’s subscription service will continue to be smaller than the number of exciting games being added.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.