Summary

Six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 15th, including Exoprimal and Escape Academy, likely around midnight local time. Half of these are multiplayer games. PC players can still get Escape Academy for free on the Epic Games Store starting 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 wave occurred on December 31st.

Six games are leaving the service within the next 24 hours: Escape Academy, Those Who Remain, Exoprimal, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Figment: Journey Into the Mind, and Common'hood.

Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Today, January 15

Half of the departing games are multiplayer titles. Exoprimal and Insurgency: Sandstorm are multiplayer-only shooters; Escape Academy features a well-received co-op mode. Escape Academy has been available on Xbox Game Pass the longest, since July 2022.

Escape Academy's Departure and Epic Games Store Availability

Games usually leave Xbox Game Pass towards the end of the day. US subscribers have approximately 18 hours remaining to play the departing titles. Shorter games like Figment: Journey Into the Mind, Those Who Remain, and Escape Academy are easily completable within this timeframe. However, only console players need to rush to finish Escape Academy, as the PC version will be free on the Epic Games Store starting January 16th.

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass removals is expected on January 31st. These titles, along with the January 2025 Wave 2 additions (including Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector), will be announced later. Further announcements are anticipated around January 23rd during the Xbox Developer Direct.

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