Xbox Game Pass Lost 5 Great Games Yesterday
Figment 2: Creed Valley and four more titles left Xbox Game Pass on July 15.
Xbox Game Pass is lost Figment 2: Creed Valley and four other titles yesterday, July 15. But Xbox Game Pass subscribers could still feasibly beat at least one of these outgoing games before that happens.
Microsoft’s subscription service has on average removed 5.3 titles per month over the first quarter of 2024. This rate of departures saw a noticeable spike in Q2 when the number of average monthly departures increased to 12. The so far biggest exodus of the year was recorded in May 2024, when Xbox Game Pass lost a whopping 14 games, with that month thus being a rare net negative for the service.
That rate of removals still appears to be holding steady, with this next wave of biweekly departures encompassing another handful of games: Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly, Figment 2: Creed Valley, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, The Wandering Village, and TOEM. All five of these titles, which boast either “Very Positive” or “Overwhelmingly Positive” user reviews on Steam, will leave Xbox Game Pass on July 15. Historical precedent suggests the games may end up being removed around the end of the day ET, although Microsoft never announces exact XGP library departure times in advance.
Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving July 15
| Game | Genre | Platform(s) | Added | How Long To Beat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly | Visual Novel | Cloud, Console, PC | April 2023 | 7–16 hours |
| Figment 2: Creed Valley | Action Adventure | July 2023 | 4–6.5 hours | |
| Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion | 4X Strategy | PC | July 2022 | 10–189 hours |
| The Wandering Village | City Builder | Cloud, Console, PC | July 2023 | 11.5–100 hours |
| TOEM | Adventure | 3–6 hours |
In the meantime, achievement hunters with an Xbox Game Pass membership still have enough time to beat at least one of these outgoing titles and add to their Gamerscore totals. Those interested in grabbing every available trophy would be best served to tackle studio Something We Made’s adventure game TOEM, which can be fully completed in roughly five to six hours, according to HowLongToBeat data relayed by the Xbox app. Bedtime Digital’s action adventure Figment 2: Creed Valley is also feasibly beatable in an afternoon, although most will find that grabbing all of its trophies is too big of a task to accomplish in 24 hours.
While most of these departing titles were only added to the Xbox Game Pass post-launch, Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly was a day-one release. Console users who aren’t paying for the most expensive tier of the service won’t get many more opportunities to play such games, as access to day-one titles will soon require an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. The change, which is scheduled to come into effect in September 2024, won’t impact PC Game Pass, which will continue receiving day-one releases moving forward.
While Microsoft’s subscription library typically only removes titles once every two weeks, this month is proving to be a bit of a departure from that pattern. Namely, July 5 already saw Xbox Game Pass lose Cricket 22, whereas even more removals are expected on or around the 31st, for a total of three-monthly waves of departures.
