Xbox Game Pass loses at least nine games in October 2026, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Alongside Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, GameSpot also lists A Plague Tale: Requiem, The Casting of Frank Stone, Evil West, Pacific Drive, Crime Scene Cleaner, Donut County, Superball, and Nova Roma (Game Preview). The publication is careful to say the total is a minimum of nine games.

GameSpot also notes that departing Game Pass games are typically available to buy with a 20% discount before they leave the catalog.

What happened

GameSpot published a roundup on October 2, 2026 covering games leaving Xbox Game Pass in October. In that report, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is highlighted as one of the most notable titles, with October 15, 2026 listed as its departure date. The wording makes clear that the list was not necessarily final, since GameSpot says there are “at least nine games.”

The same report also names A Plague Tale: Requiem, The Casting of Frank Stone, Evil West, Pacific Drive, Crime Scene Cleaner, Donut County, Superball, and Nova Roma (Game Preview). That brings the total to at least nine games, though GameSpot leaves room for additional removals later in October. That distinction matters, because the publication does not present this as the complete final list.

GameSpot also says that departing Game Pass games can usually be purchased with a 20% discount before they leave the service. That discount is a recurring perk for titles being removed from the catalog, but here it is specifically tied to the October 2026 removals.

The reporting around Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stands out because the game had previously been positioned as a day-one Game Pass release. In an Xbox News post from 2024, the game was announced as a 2025 release that would launch day one on Xbox Game Pass. The October 2026 update is therefore about a later removal from the service, not its original launch.

Background

The October list follows a month in which GameSpot said 18 games had already left Xbox Game Pass in September 2026, including The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Sifu, and Frostpunk 2. That shows the service’s catalog continues to change regularly, with multiple titles often removed in a short span.

The phrase “at least nine” is important because it leaves open the possibility that Microsoft could remove more games later in October. The October 15, 2026 date applies specifically to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in the current reporting, not automatically to the rest of the list. That distinction matters because the source does not give a separate departure date for each of the other eight games.

The list also includes several titles that were already available in Game Pass, including A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West, and Pacific Drive. Nova Roma is explicitly labeled as Game Preview, indicating an early version of the game. GameSpot also includes Donut County, Crime Scene Cleaner, Superball, and The Casting of Frank Stone in the same October selection.

More broadly, Xbox Game Pass regularly cycles through new additions and removals. The October 2026 report fits that pattern, with the main attention on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 because of its profile, its earlier day-one Game Pass status, and the specific October 15, 2026 departure date.

Sources

• GameSpot: "Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October"
• Xbox News: "Explore a World of Wonders in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"