Xbox Game Pass will lose six games on December 31, 2024, including Humankind, Party Animals, and others. 2024 was an excellent year for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, with multiple major titles entering the popular subscription service, but many games left as well.
Microsoft generally removes games from Xbox Game Pass every two weeks, normally during the middle and end of each month. Game Pass lost seven games on December 15: Amnesia: The Bunker, Forager, Forza Horizon 4, Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Quarry, and Tin Hearts.
Here are the best overall games currently available for PC players through Xbox's Game Pass subscription service.
Today, Xbox Game Pass is losing BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Close to the Sun, Humankind, LEGO 2K Drive, McPixel 3, and Party Animals. It’s a diverse list of games that includes titles that have received positive critical acclaim, such as Humankind, which holds an average score of 79 on platforms such as OpenCritic. Also, while some titles are multiplayer-focused, such as Party Animals or BlazBlue, others are quite short single-player experiences. In particular, games like McPixel 3 and Close to the Sun could be finished in around five hours,...