All the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in 2022

by Arthur · January 6, 2023

There are a few different subscription services available to gamers, but Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is undoubtedly one of the best. With a wide selection of titles across both consoles and PC, Xbox Game Pass can be a one-stop shop for different players with a mix of different tastes. Last year was a decent year for the subscription service, with plenty of new additions, including Day One releases and old favourites. But for new games to be added to Xbox Game Pass, others inevitably have to leave.

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This year is set to be another strong one for Xbox Game Pass, with tons of exciting and highly anticipated titles coming through 2023. With two Persona games that joined in January, Microsoft also signals its intention to continue to challenge PlayStation and add titles traditionally associated with Xbox’s rival to entice gamers. While the variety remains strong, some great titles ended up leaving Xbox Game Pass in 2022.

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Games that left Xbox Game Pass in January

January 2022 saw some interesting additions to Xbox Game Pass such as Mass Effect Legendary Editionbut it lost some great releases like the 2019 entry in Square Enix’s popular long-running series Kingdom Hearts 3 and the amazing PC adventure game Ghost of a Tale. Here are all the matches that took place in January:

Desperados 3
Ghost of a Tale
Kingdom Hearts 3
Mount & Blade: Warband
Pandemic
Yiik: A postmodern RPG
Cyber Shadow
Prophet of Nowhere
Prison architect
Xeno crisis

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in February

Dreams Player creates concept that mimics Jesse Faden's powers of control

Other heavy hitters left Xbox Game Pass in February 2022, like Remedy Entertainment’s paranormal hit Control and the remastered one Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age. While Final Fantasy 12 may not have been as beloved as some of the other installments, it led to many changes to the series’ formula that helped modernize it. Here are all the games that took place in February:

Control
Code Vein
Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age
The medium
Project Winter
The falconer
Hypnospace Outlaw
Killer Queen Black
Stealth Inc 2
Touhou Luna Nights

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in March

Things started to ramp up in March 2022 with twenty new additions to Xbox Game Pass, including the highly anticipated Tunic. But along with the influx of new games, some titles also had to be abandoned, such as Respawn Entertainment’s multiplayer FPS Titanfall. It definitely had its fans, but despite a generally well-received sequel, the series failed to take off as the studio’s focus shifted to spin-off battle royale Apex Legends. Here are all the games that took place in March:

Titanfall
Nine: Automata
Fogger!
Torchlight 3
The Surge 2
Madden NFL 20
Narita boy
Shadow Warrior 2

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in April

A sword-burning team exploring together in Destiny 2

The rotation of games on Xbox Game Pass continued throughout April, with many more titles being added than taken off. San Diego Studios baseball-focused MLB The Show 21 and the racing game F1 2019 were among those who left, as well as some of Fate 2Post-launch content such as Beyond Light and Forsaken. Here are all the games that took place in April:

Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Shadowkeepand Abandoned
MLB The Show 21
Rain on your parade
The Long Dark
Pathways
F1 2019
Cricket 19
Outdoor time 2
Secret neighbor
Streets of Rage 4

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in May

May 2022 saw some big departures for Xbox Game Pass, including the controversial one Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition. Gunfire Game’s The rest: From the ashesa post-apocalyptic survival shooter, was also among the list of titles that made an exit. Here are all the games that took place in May:

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Enter The Gungeon
Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster
The rest: From the ashes
Steep
The catch: Carp and coarse
The Wild at Heart
EA Sports NHL 20
Farming Simulator 19
Knockout City
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Spellforce 3: Soul Harvest
Superhot Mind Control Delete
Yes, Your Grace

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in June

The boy and the giant spider enemy in limbo

Halfway through the year confirmed that Xbox Game Pass already had a strong 2022. June’s new games included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and For Honor: Marching Fire Edition, while this month’s leavers had some sports bets that FIFA 20 along with fantasy titles such as Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance. Here are all the games that took place in June:

Darkest dungeon
Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance
Greed
Limbo
Worms rumble
FIFA 20
Jurassic World Evolution
Last stop
MotoGP 20

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Games that left Xbox Game Pass in July

The titles scheduled to leave in July covered a range of genres, from farming to roguelite Atomicrops for puzzles Lumines remastered. While the titles leaving Xbox Game Pass in July might not all be big AAA titles, there were some gems among them like the story-driven RPG Children of Morta. Here are all the games that took place in July:

Atomicrops
Carrion
Children of Morta
Chris Tales
Lethal League Blaze
Dodgeball Academy
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Lumines remastered
Omno
Raji: An Ancient Epic

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in August

Zagreus wields a weapon and a blessing from the goddess Demeter

At the end of August 2022, some excellent games left Microsoft’s subscription service, such as the award-winning roguelike Hades and the challenging adventure puzzle Mystery. Fortunately, this loss was balanced by great new additions such as Immortal Fenyx Rising. Here are all the games that took place in August:

Elite dangerous
Hades
Mystery
NBA 2K22
Signs of Sojourner
Spirit danger
Twelve minutes
Topunkt Hospital
What Remains of Edith Finch
World War Z
Dear Dungeon
Curse of the Dead Gods
Ruina’s library
Starmancer
Train Sim World 2

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in September

Amicia and Hugo from A Plague Tale Innocence walk through rural France

While Xbox Game Pass undoubtedly had a strong showing of games throughout the year, it definitely saw the end of some incredible games in September 2022, like the survival horror title A Plague Tale: Innocencebut these were fortunately replaced with critically acclaimed titles such as Deathloop. Here are all the games that took place in September:

A Plague Tale: Innocence
Aragami 2
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Craftopia
Final Fantasy 13
Flynn: Son of Crimson
I am a fish
Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Mighty goose
SkateBird
The Artful Escape
AI: The Somnium Files
Astria rising
Dandy Ace
Dirt 4
Dirt Rally
Going under
Lemnis street
Slim Rancher
Subnautica: Below Zero
The procession to Calvary
Unseen
Visage

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in October

In October 2022, some other highly reviewed titles left Xbox Game Pass, like Shedworks’ gorgeous open-world release Sable and 2020’s hack-and-slash isometric action game Blood roots. Here are all the games that took place in October:

Alan Wake: American Nightmare
The spine
Bassmaster Fishing 2022
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
Project Wingman
Second extinction
Sniper Elite 4
The Forgotten City
Blood roots
Echo generation
Into the pit
Ring in pain
Sable
The good life

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in November

Football fans may have been sad to see Football Manager 2022 is leaving Xbox Game Pass in November, but this was quickly replaced with the latest edition of the game. Other leaves included Final Fantasy 13-2 and the demanding action role-playing game Mortal Shell. Here are all the games that took place in November:

Football Manager 2022
Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition
Art of Rally
Fae tactics
Next space rebels
One step from Eden
Supraland
Archvale
Deeeer Simulator
Final Fantasy 13-2
Mind scanners
Mortal Shell
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
Unnungeon
Warhammer 40,000 Battlesector

Games that left Xbox Game Pass in December

As the year drew to a close, players lost another diverse group of games such as the narrative-focused ones Lake and Firewatchand all the more action-packed Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Here are all the games that went Xbox Game Pass in December: