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.
Six more games are leaving within the next 24 hours. These 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 January 2025 departures are multiplayer games. Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are multiplayer-only shooters; 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 release.
Escape Academy's Departure and Epic Games Store Giveaway
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, Those Who Remain, and Escape Academy (console players should prioritize). Conveniently, the PC version of 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. Departing titles will be announced alongside the January 2025 Wave 2 additions, which include day-one releases: Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Further announcements are expected on January 23rd during the 2025 Xbox Developer Direct.
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