Xbox Game Pass has already seen numerous new additions for August 2022, but it's also seen a number of games removed from the service as well. Microsoft tends to remove Xbox Game Pass games in the middle of the month and at the end of the month, and so there's even more titles that will soon be axed from Game Pass. In fact, a whopping 10 games are being removed from Xbox Game Pass on August 31.
Microsoft recently pulled the curtain back on the new Xbox Game Pass games for the second half of August 2022, which includes multiple day one releases. However, it also confirmed 10 games that are leaving on August 31, and it includes some of the best Game Pass games there is. The good news is that all 10 games leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31 are available to play across the cloud, consoles, and PC, so subscribers should be able to try them out regardless of their platform of choice.
August 31 is the last day Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play Elite Dangerous, Hades, Myst, NBA 2K22, Signs of the Sojourner, Spiritfarer, Twelve Minutes, Two Point Hospital, What Remains of Edith Finch, and World War Z through their subscriptions. Anyone interested in buying the games to keep can do so at a 20% discount while they're on Game Pass, so subscribers can try before they buy.
Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving August 31
- Elite Dangerous
- Hades
- Myst
- NBA 2K22
- Signs of the Sojourner
- Spiritfarer
- Twelve Minutes
- Two Point Hospital
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- World War Z
There are some seriously heavy hitters leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31. Hades is the most critically-acclaimed game in the bunch, standing out as one of the highest-rated game releases of all time. For the uninitiated, Hades is a roguelike dungeon crawler based on Greek mythology, developed by Supergiant Games, the studio behind other well-reviewed titles like Bastion and Transistor.
Other critically-acclaimed games leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31 include Spiritfarer, an emotional game about guiding spirits to the afterlife; Two Point Hospital, a simulation/management game about running a hospital; and What Remains of Edith Finch, a narrative-driven game where players experience the lives of various members of the Finch family, all with their own unique storytelling gimmicks and gameplay mechanics.
While it's definitely a big blow to Xbox Game Pass to see these games go, the good news is that new titles will be replacing them in short order. In fact, August 30 will see the release of Sam Barlow's Immortality, a new mystery thriller game that has already earned at least one perfect 10/10 review score.