Xbox Game Pass loses 5 games today, including several frustrating departures

Xbox Game Pass is losing STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl and four more titles later today, November 15th. More than half of the upcoming departures have already sparked complaints on social media, leaving some subscribers frustrated due to various circumstances surrounding the removal of Xbox Game Pass.

Microsoft's subscription service typically pulls titles from its catalog in the middle and end of each month. The last time this happened was on October 31, when Xbox Game Pass lost one of its top-rated titles, Return to Monkey Islandtogether with Justin and Metal Slug Tactics. Now five more games will follow.

Xbox Game Pass Remove STALKER 2, FM24, Blacksmith Master and more

Xbox Game Pass departures on November 15 include STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl, Frostpunkand Football Manager 2024as well as Spirittea and Master Blacksmith. Based on Microsoft's usual patterns, these five titles will most likely be removed around midnight local time. None of them are realistically beatable in a single day, and more than half of them recently drew complaints from fans after the Xbox Game Pass removal date was announced. The reasons for criticism vary significantly from game to game.

All Xbox Game Pass games end today, November 15th

Why STALKER 2's Xbox Game Pass departure is frustrating some fans

In case STALKER 2GSC Game World's immersive sim was the first Xbox Game Pass title, but it launched in a troubled state with a slew of game-breaking bugs and technical issues. Over the course of the past year, the Ukrainian developer has delivered several major fixes aimed at solving these issues and addressing fan feedback, such as adding night vision and a working version STALKER 2the A-Life system. More updates are expected in the coming months, but Xbox Game Pass users won't be able to enjoy them, frustrating some, especially those who waited until the game was more polished to play. “Stalker [2] it's never been patched enough for me to play it,” one fan wrote on Reddit, while another compared Game Pass's year-long availability to early access despite being sold as a finished product.

Unlike STALKER 2, Football Manager 2024 it offers a relatively smooth experience since its launch. The problem with his upcoming removal is more meta: last year Football Manager 25 was canceled while recently released Football Manager 26 had a disastrous launch, facing a bombardment of reviews and public criticism – even from sponsored streamers like popular South Korean content creator Han Dong-Suk, who publicly quit the game within days of its arrival. FM24 remains the only widely praised Football manager a title currently available on Xbox Game Pass, so its removal is a source of frustration for disappointed fans FM26.

The Curious Case of Blacksmith Master's Xbox Game Pass Stint

The third and final November 15 Xbox Game Pass removal that is frustrating some subscribers is Master Blacksmith. While fantasy blacksmithing simulator doesn't have as big a following as Football manager or STALKERits Early Access version didn't arrive on Xbox Game Pass until September 2025. A two-month stay is unusually short for any title on the service, prompting some social media users to argue that Master Blacksmith being removed before they had a chance to try it. Publisher Hooded Horse has not provided an official explanation for the unexpectedly short Game Pass game.