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Eight Games, Including Clair Obscur, to Leave Xbox Game Pass on Oct. 15

The departures push members to finish or buy discounted copies to retain access, reflecting Game Pass’s timed licensing model.

Overview

  • Microsoft posted a 'leaving soon' list in the Xbox app that confirms eight titles will exit Game Pass on October 15, 2026.
  • The removal list names A Plague Tale: Requiem, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Crime Scene Cleaner, Donut County, Evil West, Pacific Drive, The Casting of Frank Stone, and Nova Roma, with Nova Roma available only on PC.
  • Subscribers can play the listed games through October 15 or purchase them while they remain on the service at discounts of roughly 20 percent.
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the highest-profile loss because it won widespread 2025 Game of the Year awards and its roughly 30‑hour main story gives many players a tight window to finish it before removal.
  • The removals follow Xbox’s ongoing cadence of timed additions and removals and arrive as new October entries such as Gears of War: E‑Day and Valor Mortis are scheduled to arrive on Game Pass.