Microsoft reports 8 Xbox Game Pass removals on 30 September 2026
In brief
- GameSpot says Microsoft will remove eight games from Xbox Game Pass on 30 September 2026, bringing September’s total to 18.
- Eight games are reportedly set to leave the service on 30 September 2026.
- The same report also mentions several Game Pass additions for late September and early October 2026.
What happened
GameSpot reports that Microsoft announced another round of Xbox Game Pass changes in September 2026. According to that report, eight games are scheduled to leave the catalog on 30 September 2026, bringing the month’s total removals to 18. Earlier in September, 10 games were already removed from the service. The report presents this as a second wave of changes within the same month, although the provided information does not make it fully clear whether this is a formal Microsoft schedule or a summary from GameSpot based on multiple updates.
The titles reportedly leaving on 30 September 2026 are Atomfall, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Sifu, Little Nightmares 2 Enhanced Edition, SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato, Sworn, Little Rocket Lab, and Terminull Brigade. Atomfall is specifically mentioned in the article as a game that will exit Game Pass at the end of the month. Based on the source material provided, that means there is a concrete list of eight removals on one date, on top of the earlier wave of 10 removals earlier in September.
The same GameSpot report also mentions a set of upcoming Game Pass additions. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is said to arrive on 25 September 2026, Minecraft Dungeons II on 29 September 2026, and Gears of War: E-Day on 6 October 2026. The provided information does not fully clarify whether this schedule comes directly from an official Microsoft announcement or mainly from GameSpot’s reporting. The source does list multiple dates and titles, but Microsoft’s own confirmation is not visible in the material provided.
Based on the supplied details, this update is therefore about two movements at once: a new batch of removals on 30 September 2026 and a series of planned additions around the same period. The combination of 8 new removals, 10 earlier removals, and 3 mentioned additions makes September 2026 a particularly busy month for Xbox Game Pass, according to the article.
Timeline
2026-09-15: GameSpot publishes a report about a second wave of Xbox Game Pass removals in September 2026 and names eight games set to leave on 30 September.
2026-09-15: The same report says 10 games had already been removed from Xbox Game Pass earlier in September, bringing the monthly total to 18.
2026-09-25: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is said to be added to Game Pass.
2026-09-29: Minecraft Dungeons II is said to be added to Game Pass.
2026-09-30: Eight games, including Atomfall, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and Sifu, are said to leave Xbox Game Pass.
2026-09-30: Little Nightmares 2 Enhanced Edition, SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato, Sworn, Little Rocket Lab, and Terminull Brigade are also said to leave the service on the same date.
2026-10-06: Gears of War: E-Day is said to be added to Game Pass.
Background
The provided information points to a month with multiple Game Pass changes, but it also leaves some details open. For example, it is not fully confirmed whether all of the mentioned additions and removals come from an official Microsoft announcement. The source does give a specific date for the removals, 30 September 2026, and ties eight titles to that date. It also mentions an earlier point in the same month when 10 games were removed, bringing the total to 18.
The timing of the additions is also relevant to the context of the report. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is linked to 25 September 2026 in the provided text, Minecraft Dungeons II to 29 September 2026, and Gears of War: E-Day to 6 October 2026. That creates a short period in which Game Pass is both adding new titles and removing existing ones. As a result, the report is best understood as an overview of planned catalog changes rather than a single release.
Another point worth noting is the mention of Minecraft Dungeons II. The provided information includes that name, but the source does not further substantiate it. Verification of that title is therefore still important before treating the schedule as fully final. The same applies to the wording that Microsoft announced a second wave of changes: GameSpot’s text suggests an official update, but the material provided does not show which parts come directly from Microsoft’s own Game Pass overview.
The core of the report remains limited to what the source explicitly states: eight removals on 30 September 2026, 10 earlier removals in the same month, and several planned additions in the last week of September and the first week of October 2026. The supplied details are enough to name the list and the dates, but not enough to present every part as fully confirmed without caveats.