Xbox Game Pass Loses Six Titles Today

Summary

Six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th, including Exoprimal and Escape Academy, likely around midnight local time. Half of these departing games are multiplayer titles. PC players can still access Escape Academy via a free giveaway on the Epic Games Store starting January 16th.

Xbox Game Pass is losing six games on January 15th, potentially impacting subscribers who rely on the service for multiplayer games. This is a typical mid-month content rotation; the last such removal occurred on December 31st.

Six games are leaving the service within the next 24 hours: Escape Academy, Those Who Remain, Exoprimal, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Figment: Journey Into the Mind, and Common'hood.

Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Today, January 15th

GamePlatform(s)AddedEstimated Playthrough TimeCommon'hoodCloud, Console, PCJul 202323–36 hoursEscape AcademyCloud, Console, PCJul 20225–6 hoursExoprimalCloud, Console, PCJul 202328–39 hoursFigment: Journey Into the MindCloud, Console, PCJan 20245–6.5 hoursInsurgency: SandstormCloud, Console, PCNov 202280–118 hoursThose Who RemainCloud, Console, PCJan 20246–8 hours

Half of the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in this first wave of 2025 departures are multiplayer titles. Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are multiplayer-only shooters; Escape Academy features a well-received co-op mode. Escape Academy also boasts the longest tenure on Xbox Game Pass, having been added in July 2022 as a day-one release.

Escape Academy's Departure and Epic Games Store Giveaway

While removal times vary, most games leave Xbox Game Pass towards the end of the day. US subscribers have approximately 18 hours remaining to play these titles. This allows ample time to complete shorter games like Figment: Journey Into the Mind or Those Who Remain, and Escape Academy, though console players should act quickly. The PC version of Escape Academy will be free on the Epic Games Store starting January 16th.

Future Xbox Game Pass Departures and News

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass removals is expected on January 31st, with announcements likely alongside the January 2025 Wave 2 lineup. This lineup includes day-one releases Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, arriving over the final 11 days of January. Further news is anticipated on January 23rd during the 2025 Xbox Developer Direct.

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