Key facts
- Microsoft announced eight games will leave Xbox Game Pass in late October 2026.
- The departing titles include LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Deep Rock Galactic.
- All eight games are marked as leaving soon in the official Xbox app.
- Double Fine is removing its legacy titles Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle from Xbox Game Pass after becoming independent again.
Pure Xbox reported that Microsoft announced eight games will leave Xbox Game Pass in late October 2026. The departing titles include LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Deep Rock Galactic, and all eight games are marked as leaving soon in the official Xbox app. A discount of 20% or more will apply to the majority of these Xbox Game Pass titles leading up to their October 15 departure.
Pure Xbox reported that Double Fine is removing its legacy titles Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle from Xbox Game Pass after becoming independent again. The Escapist reported that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is set to depart Xbox Game Pass on October 15, giving subscribers about a week to play it, and noted the game entered the service early last year.
The Escapist reported that also leaving on October 15 are A Plague Tale: Requiem, Crime Scene Cleaner, Donut County, Evil West, Nova Roma (Game Preview, PC), Pacific Drive, Superball, and The Casting of Frank Stone. Players can begin or keep playing any of the nine titles up to October 15, after which the service will remove them. The new Xbox Game Pass titles for October will arrive on four separate days: the 8th, 13th, 15th and 16th.
The Escapist reported that Eurogamer labels Battlefield 6 the October headliner, citing over 7 million copies sold in three days, series records broken, and top Steam best‑seller position. Several new releases will hit Xbox Game Pass on their launch day, among them Echo Weaver, Forever Ago, Deep Dish Dungeon and Valor Mortis. October 15 remains the key date for RPG fans wanting to try departing titles. GameRant reported that Chained Beasts is a gladiatorial action roguelite from Sydney‑based studio Featherweight Games.
GameRant reported that Chained Beasts will be available on Xbox Game Pass starting October 15, 2026. Featherweight Games announced Chained Beasts in mid‑September 2026 with an 85‑second trailer confirming the October 15 launch. Chained Beasts is self‑published via ID@Xbox and will appear on Xbox Series X/S, PC, cloud, Switch, PS5, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. Bluey’s Happy Snaps will launch on Xbox Game Pass on October 15, 2026.
Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed the October 15 release date for Bluey’s Happy Snaps. Bluey’s Happy Snaps is developed by Gameloft Brisbane with BBC Studios and Ludo Studio. Xbox Game Pass has seven confirmed day‑one releases for October 2026: Gears of War: E‑Day, Forever Ago, Valor Mortis, The Seance of Blake Manor, Terrible Lizards, Chained Beasts, and Bluey’s Happy Snaps. Keeper entered Xbox Game Pass in October 2025 and will move to the Premium tier on October 2, 2026.
GameRant reported that the full Xbox Game Pass lineup for October 2026 will likely be announced on October 20, when the Wave 2 roster is expected, and that the Wave 1 announcement is projected for October 6, the same day Gears of War: E‑Day joins the service. Pure Xbox reported that there is still lots more content planned for Xbox Game Pass before the end of 2026, and that more information regarding the remaining Xbox Game Pass additions for October will be released in the near future.
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