Microsoft is removing Exo One, Paw Patrol: The Movie - Adventure City Calls, and Spelunky 2 from its Xbox Game Pass subscription service after today. The 15th of every month is always a sad day for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, as it marks the first wave of removals.
When it comes to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has established patterns for when it adds games to the service and for when it removes titles from the lineup. With new game additions, there are typically two announcements each month, with the games added on various days within a two-week period. Game removals work similarly in that they are often announced in two different batches, but it's easier to predict when exactly they will be removed. While there have been some exceptions to the rule, games typically leave the Xbox Game Pass lineup on the 15th of every month and the last day of every month.
It remains to be seen which games will be removed from Xbox Game Pass on the last day of the month, but fans know the three games that are getting the boot after today, July 15. Today marks the last day that Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play Exo One, Paw Patrol: The Movie - Adventure City Calls, and Spelunky 2 with their subscription. As always, the games are available to purchase at a 20% discount while they remain on Game Pass, so subscribers may want to consider trying these out before they're gone and buying whatever ones they want to keep for their digital libraries.
Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Today
- Exo One
- Paw Patrol: The Movie - Adventure City Calls
- Spelunky 2
As for which game Xbox Game Pass subscribers should prioritize, Spelunky 2 is the clear front-runner. Spelunky 2 is an extremely challenging roguelike platformer with co-op support that earned a great deal of critical acclaim at the time of its release in 2020. It is in fact one of the highest-rated games available on Xbox Game Pass, so its departure from the service will sting the most.
Microsoft will likely make the announcement about which games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on July 31 at some point next week, but fans will likely get some clue ahead of the reveal. Games tend to get added to the Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon section before Microsoft officially confirms their departures, so Game Pass subscribers should keep an eye out.
The announcement that reveals the games leaving Xbox Game Pass on July 31 will also include the list of games coming in the second half of the month. We already know Techtonica is coming on July 18, while previous release date announcements have also confirmed The Wandering Village for July 20 and Venba for July 31.