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 occurred on December 31st.
The six games leaving on January 15th are: Escape Academy, Those Who Remain, Exoprimal, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Figment: Journey Into the Mind, and Common'hood.
Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Today, January 15th
Half of the games leaving are multiplayer focused; Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are entirely multiplayer, while Escape Academy features a popular co-op mode. Escape Academy boasts the longest tenure on Xbox Game Pass, having been added in July 2022.
Escape Academy's Departure and Epic Games Store Availability
Game removal times vary, but most leave around the end of the day. US subscribers have approximately 18 hours remaining to play these games. This allows ample time to complete shorter titles like Figment: Journey Into the Mind or Those Who Remain. While console players need to act quickly for Escape Academy, PC gamers can claim it for free on the Epic Games Store starting January 16th.
The next wave of removals is anticipated on January 31st, with announcements expected alongside the January 2025 Wave 2 lineup. This lineup includes Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, all day-one releases arriving later in January. Further Xbox Game Pass news is expected during the Xbox Developer Direct on January 23rd.
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