Highlights
- Xbox Game Pass subscribers should prioritize playing the 6 exiting games before April 30 to avoid missing out on them.
- Ravenlok stands out as a fun and easy game to complete before it leaves Xbox Game Pass.
- Subscribers can keep games they enjoy at a 20% discount, while new games like Another Crab's Treasure are on the way.
Xbox Game Pass is losing six games on Tuesday, April 30, so subscribers should prioritize them while they still can. Games leave Xbox Game Pass every single month, most often in two batches. The first wave of removals tends to happen on the 15th of every month, while the second wave comes on the last day of every month, whenever that may be.
The first wave of Xbox Game Pass removals for April 2024 happened on April 15, as expected. That day was a particularly disappointing one for horror game fans, as some great horror titles left Xbox Game Pass at the time, with Amneisa Collection, Amnesia: Rebirth, Back 4 Blood, Phantom Abyss, Research and Destroy, and Soma all getting the boot. Now another six games are set to leave the Xbox Game Pass lineup.
Xbox Game Pass Gets New Day One Launch Title Today
Another game is launching on day one on Xbox Game Pass, and a title that has been on the service for a while is getting a major free upgrade.
Tuesday, April 30 is the last day that Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play 7 Days to Die, Besiege, EA Sports NHL 22, Loot River, Pikuniku, and Ravenlok through their subscription. Most of the games are currently available to all Game Pass subscribers that are on anything about the Xbox Game Pass Core tier, though EA Sports NHL 22 is only relevant to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. It EA Play library, which is one of the bonuses associated with being signed up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving Soon
- 7 Days to Die
- Besiege
- EA Sports NHL 22
- Loot River
- Pikuniku
- Ravenlok
Out of these, there is one game that Xbox Game Pass subscribers may want to prioritize over the others. Ravenlok is a delightful action-adventure game that earned positive reviews at the time of its release in 2023. It's pretty simple and straight-forward, but it is consistently fun and an easy way to get 1,000 gamerscore. Ravenlok is quite short, so Xbox Game Pass subscribers should have plenty of time to complete it before April 30 rolls around.
Anyone that gives these Xbox Game Pass games a shot and wants to keep them before they're removed should note that they will all be available at a 20% discount while still on the service. This way, Xbox Game Pass subscribers can keep any games they don't have time to beat before April 30 without having to pay full price.
While it's always sad to see games removed from Xbox Game Pass, the good news is that there are some significant new additions for subscribers to look forward to in the second half of April 2024 as well. The new Xbox Game Pass games for April 2024 include games like Another Crab's Treasure, Orcs Must Die 3, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and others.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.