Key takeaways
- Nine games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on September 30.
- The next wave of departures includes the first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead, which is currently one of the highest-rated games available to Microsoft subscribers.
- September 2024 is going to be a slight net negative for the XGP library, which has only added 12 titles since the turn of the month, but its monthly removals are about to reach 15.
Nine titles are set to drop Xbox Game Pass Content library later today, September 30. Removing these, which include the highest-rated games on the service, would nearly triple the number of September 2024 departures from Xbox Game Pass.
Barring rare exceptions, Microsoft's subscription service removes games from its catalog every two weeks at the beginning and end of each month. The most recent such wave of departures occurred on September 15, when Xbox Game Pass lost six titles, including Slim Rancher 2, Salary 3and FIFA 23.
Xbox Game Pass is losing one of its top-rated games today
This time around, the service is set to lose a total of nine titles. Includes September 30 Xbox Game Pass departures The Walking Dead: The Complete First Seasonwhich is currently one of the highest rated titles available to Microsoft subscribers. The second season of Telltale's hit adventure game is also set to depart from the XGP catalog later today, alongside Gotham Knights, Let's build a zoo, Loop heroand My time at Portia. PAW Patrol: Grand Prix, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogyand Walheim Previews are also leaving the service as part of this wave of departures.
All Xbox Game Pass games are leaving on September 30, 2024
|
the game |
Platform(s) |
added |
OpenCritic average |
How long to beat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gotham Knights |
Cloud, Console, PC |
October 2023 |
68 |
17-48 hours |
|
Let's build a zoo |
September 2022 |
81 |
41-80 hours |
|
|
Loop Hero |
April 2023 |
84 |
28-54 hours |
|
|
My time at Portia |
July 2019 |
75 |
68-141 hours |
|
|
PAW Patrol: Grand Prix |
September 2022 |
59 |
1-18 hours |
|
|
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy |
September 2023 |
82 |
~66 hours |
|
|
The Walking Dead: Season 1 |
pc |
February 2019 |
89 |
12-14 hours |
|
The Walking Dead: Season 2 |
78 |
9-11 hours |
||
|
Valheim (game preview) |
Cloud, Console, PC |
September 2022 |
85 |
77-142 hours |
However the Xbox Game Pass app is listed first Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Also set to depart on September 30, Fatshark's well-received 2022 FPS looks set to remain on the service for a while, as it isn't marked as “leaving soon.” None of the games set to leave the XGP catalog later today can easily be beat in one day, but dedicated achievement hunters may still be able to rush through a season. The Walking Dead And thus add 1,000 points to their Gamerscore total.
Xbox Game Pass will remove more games than it adds in September 2024
After these nine removals, the number of September 2024 Xbox Game Pass departures will increase to 15. So this month will be a net negative for Microsoft's service, which has only added 12 titles since September 1. The last time it happened was back in May. 2024, when the XGP library lost two more titles than it gained.
Moving forward, Xbox Game Pass has so far confirmed but one game for October 2024. is the title in question Call of Duty: Black Ops 6It is scheduled to enter service on October 25. Following Microsoft's recent level changes, such as access to all day-one releases. Black Ops 6 Requires PC Game Pass or Ultimate Tier membership.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest level of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers more than 100 game titles that you can play in a single purchase, making it one of the best value propositions in the Xbox ecosystem to date.
