Xbox Game Pass announced the departure of eight games from its service on November 30. Microsoft’s popular subscription, which allows gamers to play a huge catalog of games for a monthly fee, will see a variety of games coming out at the end of the month on consoles and PC, from indie hits to prominent action-adventure shooters.
Although some extremely popular titles such as STALKER 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will be added to Xbox Game Pass before the end of the month, the second wave of removals in the monthly service could trigger a fight between players to end or startafter online discussion, expressed disappointment with the titles leaving the service in the coming weeks.
What games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on November 30th?
Players have until the end of the month
As confirmed by Xbox in the Coming Soon section of Game Pass website and application, the following titles will all be leaving the console subscription service on November 30th: Soccer Story, While the Iron is Hot, Rollerdrome, Remnant: From the Ashes, Conan Exiles, Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition, and Coral Island. Plus, the conclusion to Telltale Games’ revered episodic series The Walking Dead: the final season will depart on Xbox Game Pass PC.
The selection of games leaving Xbox Game Pass on November 30th looks to be a distinct mix of well-received indie experiences mixed in with some releases from bigger studios. Roll7’s fast-paced mix of third-person shooter and skating Rollerdrome serves as a sharp contrast to Humble Games’ slow blacksmithing game While the iron is hot. Shooting games’ Remnant: From the Ashes and Funcom Conan exiles have dedicated fan bases (the previous one received a Metacritic score of 78), and the feeling expressed online at losing them from the catalog ranges from disappointment to anguish.
Fan reaction to Xbox Game Pass departures in November
Recommendations for many of the titles
Discussion on the Xbox Game Pass subreddit led to many players encouraging others to try these games before they leave on November 30th with some key recommendations for Rollerdrome and Remnant: From the Ashes. The unique gameplay of the previous one is similar to if a Tony Hawk’s professional skateboarder game featured armed conflict, while Remaining is a heavily inspired souls game with third-person shooter and cooperative gameplay. A user named alexanderduuu on the subreddit recommended to players “go play Rollerdrome, it’s 10 hours of pure adrenaline with [a] amazing soundtrack!”
Fans of the cozy farming and life simulation game Coral Island seem to be the most devastated about losing the Xbox Game Pass game. A user named Shaihulud15 showed his distress by simply commenting “NOT CORAL ISLAND NOOOOOO.“While the removal of titles from Game Pass will always be upsetting for gamers, Game Pass subscribers have a lot to look forward to for the rest of the year. The mentioned STALKER 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator is sure to entertain gamers this month, with the long-awaited Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launch on the service on December 6th.
Sources: Reddit, Xbox Game Pass, YouTube