Xbox Game Pass is losing one of its oldest games and 7 other titles tomorrow

Another wave of Xbox Game Pass Departures are just around the corner, with eight titles scheduled to leave the service on June 30. is one of them. Salary 2StarBreeze Entertainment's co-op heist game that has been part of Xbox Game Pass for over nine years.

Microsoft's subscription service launched on June 1, 2017. The Xbox Game Pass catalog included over 100 titles at launch, including Payday 2: Crimewave Edition. Not only did the co-op shooter remain in service for the following nine years, but it also expanded its reach as Microsoft continued to divide its catalog into more membership tiers. For example, Salary 2 From the moment the entry-level subscription launched in September 2023, Xbox Game Pass was included in Core, which is now called Xbox Game Pass Essentials.

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Payday 2, Slay the Spire, Tomb Raider, and more Xbox Game Pass dropping soon

A month after the ninth anniversary of service, Salary 2 Set to depart tomorrow, June 30. Seven additional titles are part of the next wave of library removals: Mecha Break, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Kill the Spire, The ultimate chicken horse, Volcano Princessand Unpacking. None have been in service for long Salary 2with Kill the Spire Accounting for the second-longest tenure of this batch, it originally joined Microsoft's content library in August 2019. On the other end of the spectrum two July 2025 Xbox Game Passes have been added. The ultimate chicken horse and Mecha BreakBoth set to depart before their first anniversary.

Xbox Game Pass Games Dropping Next (June 30, 2026)

[▲]the game

added

[▲]Term of office

[▲]OpenCritic average

How long to beat

Mecha Break

July 2025

0 years, 11 months

71

11-83 hours

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition

June 2017

9 years

69

28-200 hours

Rise of the Tomb Raider

July 2025

0 years, 11 months

86

12-35 hours

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

May 2024

2 years, 1 month

71

11-21 hours

Kill the Spire

August 2019

6 years, 10 months

89

12-190 hours

The ultimate chicken horse

July 2025

0 years, 11 months

79

12-14 hours

Volcano Princess

June 2025

1 year

N/A

9-51 hours

Unpacking

November 2021

4 years, 7 months

82

3-5 hours

Salary 2 This is the fourth title to drop the XGP core/essential library Forza Horizon 4which was removed from all layers, and two standard removals: Goat simulator and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. The co-op heist game's catalog stunt outlives its controversial successor by orders of magnitude, viz Salary 3 The Xbox game has already dropped in September 2024, a year after its launch.

Xbox Game Pass 2026 Statistics: Monthly Catalog Changes

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added

removed

net

YoY change

January

18

12

+6 games

+5

February

20

5

+15 games

+23

March

16

8

+8 games

+16

April

18

14

+4 games

+4

may

20

10

+10 games

+3

June

17

13

+4 games

Total

109

62

+47 games

+51 vs. 2025

The “Added” column reflects only new games, excluding cases where existing titles are added to the XGP Premium Tier.

The departure of Xbox Game Pass on June 30 brings the total number of removals this month to 13. The service has still added 16 games, with 30 scheduled to follow. It is added at the end of the month. RV still there?A so-called “friendslop” game that was originally scheduled for May 2026 but was delayed last minute due to polishing reasons.

The next catalog change is due on July 2, when Xbox Game Pass Premium subscribers are set to receive it. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 After a year long wait. The full Wave 1 lineup for July 2026 may not be announced until July 6 Winds of Arcana: Destruction It has already been confirmed to join Microsoft's Evergreen Content Library.


Payday 2 tag page cover art


issued

August 13, 2013

ESRB

M for Mature 17+ due to blood, drug references, intense violence, strong language, suggestive themes

Engine

Diesel engine


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