With the Xbox Series X currently having a significant Xbox Game Pass attach rate, it seems the coveted subscription service is thriving more than ever. Boasting games like Doom Eternal, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Outer Wilds, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection alongside the entire EA Play library, it's clear the service's line-up has been a hit with Microsoft's playerbase.
However, an influx of new titles often means that Xbox needs to drop a few names from Game Pass' current lineup, and it seems eight games will be doing just that on December 1. According to the Xbox Game Pass website, these titles will be Dead Island: Definitive Edition, Absolver, The Escapists 2, Wandersong, Demon's Tilt, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, Hatoful Boyfriend, and Faeria.
The biggest names of the bunch are likely Dead Island, Absolver, and Mutant Year Zero, with all three standing as enticing releases for Game Pass owners. Dead Island: Definitive Edition is a remastered version of Techland's divisive 2011 RPG zombie game, allowing players to team up and tackle a tropical paradise crammed with undead foes. Meanwhile, Absolver hit shelves back in 2017, with the multiplayer action-RPG managing to carve an interesting niche through its martial-arts-focused gameplay.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden was something of a sleeper hit too, with the punishing, post-apocalyptic strategy game catching a lot of people by surprise in 2018. As for the other games leaving the service, The Escapists 2 offers the first game's quirky prison-escape gameplay with new locations, more mechanics, and better visuals. Hatoful Boyfriend, on the other hand, became a viral sensation upon release due to its bizarre concept, with the crux centering around a parodical high-school dating simulator where the player forges romantic relationships with pigeons.
As for Wandersong, the game is a musical adventure where the player has to save the universe through the power of song. Meanwhile, Demon's Tilt is a pinball game with bullets, carnage, and monsters. The final title, Faeria, is a fantasy card game with layers of strategy involved. With all eight games set to disappear from the service in just two weeks, those interested in experiencing what each release has to offer should ensure they make getting through them a priority.
Xbox Game Pass is offering more games than ever before, with EA and Microsoft's new deal meaning the likes of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Sims 4, Star Wars Battlefront 2, the Mass Effect trilogy, and Anthem are all available on the service. It's also bound to get even more games in the coming months, with Microsoft set to close its Bethesda acquisition early next year.
Source: Xbox Game Pass