Xbox Game Pass Losing 6 Games Today, Including 3 Great Multiplayer Titles

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 enjoy Escape Academy as it becomes free on the Epic Games Store on January 16th.

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

Six more games are leaving 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 Time*Common'hood*Cloud, Console, PCJuly 202323–36 hours*Escape Academy*Cloud, Console, PCJuly 20225–6 hours*Exoprimal*Cloud, Console, PCJuly 202328–39 hours*Figment: Journey Into the Mind*Cloud, Console, PCJanuary 20245–6.5 hours*Insurgency: Sandstorm*Cloud, Console, PCNovember 202280–118 hours*Those Who Remain*Cloud, Console, PCJanuary 20246–8 hours

Half of the departing games offer multiplayer experiences. Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are exclusively multiplayer shooters, while Escape Academy features a well-received co-op mode. Escape Academy boasts the longest tenure on Xbox Game Pass, having been added in July 2022 as a day-one title.

Escape Academy's Departure and Free Epic Games Store Offer

Game removal times vary, but most leave near the end of the scheduled day. US subscribers have approximately 18 hours remaining to play these games. This is ample time to complete shorter titles like Figment: Journey Into the Mind, Those Who Remain, and Escape Academy (console players should prioritize). Conveniently, Escape Academy will be free on the Epic Games Store starting January 16th.

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass removals is anticipated on January 31st. These titles, along with the January 2025 Wave 2 additions, will be announced later. Confirmed day-one additions for late January include Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. More news is expected around January 23rd, during the 2025 Xbox Developer Direct.

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