Summary
Xbox Game Passis losingPayday 3and four other titles on September 15. These newly revealed departures will offset all of theXbox Game Passreleases that have so far been confirmed for September 2024.
With the sole exception of July, this year has seen Microsoft stick to its usual pattern of removing titles from its subscription service every two weeks. The latest of these catalog rotations happened on August 31, whenXbox Game Pass lostAtomic Heart,Guilty Gear Strive, andNBA 2K24.
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Long-timeXbox Game Pass membershave hence already had plenty of chances to complete these soon-to-be-departing titles. Everyone else still has more than enough time to do so, as the majority of them can be beaten in just a few days each.
SpiderHeckis the most critically acclaimed release from the mid-September 2024 wave of Xbox Game Pass departures, as underlined by its “Mighty” OpenCritic rating derived from an impressive 83% reviewer recommendation rate and an aggregate score of 85. Developed by Latvian one-man studio Neverjam,SpiderHeckis a quirky fighting game that lets players control laser sword-wielding spiders to sow chaos. Aside from offering a single-player experience, it also supports local and online co-op multiplayer for up to four people.
This upcoming wave of departures will offset all of the previously confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases for September 2024. The first of those,Star Trucker, is scheduled to debut on September 3, and will be followed byAge of Mythology: Retolda day later.Train Sim World 5is then slated to reach the service on September 17, three days beforeFrostpunk 2does the same. September 24 will then seeAra: History Untoldlaunch as a day-one PC Game Pass title. Microsoft is expected to announce even more September 2024 XGP releases in the days ahead, with Ubisoft’sRiders Republicbeing rumored to be one of them.
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.
