xbox game pass They lost two titles later today, bringing their year-to-date elimination total to 128. Although it has already made up for a huge amount of titles. While 2025 had a significant positive impact on the Xbox Game Pass library overall, this year's data was skewed by unusual events that are unlikely to be replicated in 2026.
Xbox Game Pass removal on December 31st includes an innovative horror game. rotten Tactical first-person shooter Let's get out of hell. This will be the final catalog update for the platform in 2025. Besides leaving for the last time, rotten It's also the first title added to Xbox Game Pass this year. meantime, Let's get out of hell He enlisted for the second time in 2024.
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Xbox Game Pass added 88 more titles than it lost in 2025.
The departure of Xbox Game Pass in late December brings the total number of 2025 removals for the platform to 128. However, this is still well below the annual additions. Ignoring expansion releases such as titles reaching more XGP tiers or platforms, 216 games have joined the service over the course of 2025. That means Xbox Game Pass added 88 more titles than it removed over the past 12 months. The difference is much smaller for non-Ultimate subscribers, as the Premium tier (until recently called Standard) received 163 titles this year, 35 more than the number of titles removed. The Essential tier (recently rebranded from Core) only received 10 new games in 2025 but didn't lose any.
Xbox Game Pass 2025 Catalog Number Changes
|
2025 |
Added Games |
removed games |
net change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
january |
13 |
12 |
+1 |
|
february |
8 |
16 |
-8 |
|
March |
9 |
17 |
-8 |
|
april |
14 |
14 |
|
|
May |
17 |
10 |
+7 |
|
June |
17 |
13 |
+4 |
|
July |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
|
August |
13 |
8 |
+5 |
|
September |
14 |
6 |
+8 |
|
October |
66 |
7 |
+59 |
|
November |
20 |
10 |
+10 |
|
december |
8 |
6 |
+2 |
|
gun |
216 |
128 |
+88 |
“Added Games” only counts new standalone catalog entries. Excludes new retro classics and additional Game Pass tiers or expansions to platforms, but includes returning titles.
The Xbox Game Pass exclusive Retro Classic service has also added 82 titles throughout 2025. Including that release increases the overall net change for the year from +82 to +170. But while the service often focuses on important or well-known retro games, many subscribers don't view these old-school add-ons as the same as receiving standalone new titles through Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass's 2025 net change skewed by unprecedented events
The +88 net change represents the largest year-over-year increase for the Xbox Game Pass library since its launch in 2017. However, this growth is unlikely to occur again in the near future. This year's expansion is largely due to Microsoft shadowdropping 48 new titles to support the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price increase in October 2025, increasing the monthly fee from $19.99 to $29.99. The move was unprecedented and may not be repeated anytime soon, no matter how much Microsoft eventually wants to justify another price increase.
Xbox Game Pass 2025 Statistics
- new retro classic: 82
- new ultimate game: 216
- new pc games: 204
- New standard/premium games: 163
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New Core/Essential Games: 10
- March 26: Tunic, Batman: Arkham Knight, Monster Sanctuary
- October 1st: Cities: Skylines – Remastered, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tides, Hades
- December 3: Medieval Dynasty, Stellaris, World War Z: Aftermath
- return game: 12
- removed games: 128
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Games added and removed this year: 6
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Paw Patrol World (3 months)
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Barbie Project Friendship (5 months)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (5 months)
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Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (4 months)
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Gigantic: Rampage Edition (6 months)
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Blacksmith Master (2 months)
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Average monthly additions (Excluding Retro Classic):
- ultimate: 18
- PC: 17
- Standard/Premium: 13:58
- Core/Essential: 0.83
- Average Monthly Removal: 10.67
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Net change in catalog size per year:
- ultimate: +88 games
- PC: +76
- premium: +35 games
- essential: +10 games
Platform-wise, most of the 2025 Game Pass arrivals are for PC and Xbox Series X/S. Aside from the PC exclusives, almost all of the 2025 additions have been made available through Xbox Cloud Gaming. A PC exception is expected, as Microsoft's game streaming service cannot run on custom Series X consoles to play PC titles.
