Xbox Game Pass lost the hit sandbox game and two other titles today.

xbox game pass are losing core keeper And today, October 15th, two other titles are releasing. Despite the launch, October 2025 is expected to be a major net gain for the service, with Xbox Game Pass launches outpacing removals by about 18 to 1 in the first half of the month.

It's common to see Microsoft's subscription catalog adding more titles than it removes in a month, but the October 2025 ratios have been significantly skewed by an unusual event. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate unexpectedly adds 48 games. Pulled primarily from the Ubisoft+ Classics library, this October 1st surprise batch marks the single largest expansion in the service's eight-year history. This coincided with a $10 price increase as Microsoft leveraged Ubisoft's extensive back catalog to offset the impact of the 50% increase.

Xbox Game Pass is losing a key keeper later today.

In its first wave of removals since the major expansion, Xbox Game Pass is now set to lose three titles. core keeper, cocoonand Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed. The trio are scheduled to leave the service at midnight local time today (October 15). core keeper— Coming to Xbox Game Pass starting in late August 2024 — is a standout title in the upcoming wave of releases, boasting nearly 21,000 “very positive” Steam reviews and over 3 million estimated sales from Valve stores alone.

All titles leave Xbox Game Pass Games on October 15th

game	Added	OpenCritic average score	How much time do you have to win?
cocoon	September 2023	87	5-6 hours
core keeper	August 2024	87	34~133 hours
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed	May 2025	62	11~17 hours

Geometrically interactive puzzle platform game cocoon Of this soon-to-be-departing trio, he is the only member who could realistically be defeated in one day. According to crowdsourced data, it will take an average of 5.5 hours to play a game in 2023. In keeping with tradition, Xbox Game Pass members can currently purchase: cocoon, TMNT: Mutants Unleashedand core keeper Up to 20% discount. Free subscriber discounts are expected to remain available as long as the title remains in the XGP catalog.

According to Microsoft's usual trend, the next round of Xbox Game Pass will likely launch on October 31st. End-of-month eliminations are typically released with a second lineup announced on the third Tuesday of each month. However, since the October 2025 Wave 1 Xbox Game Pass lineup reveal was unusually long, it's unclear whether that schedule will be maintained this time around. It has been expanded to . The Outer Worlds 2It's scheduled to arrive on October 29th and is usually part of the Wave 2 roster announcement.