Summary
Xbox Game Passis losingA Short Hikeand two more highly rated games later today, July 31. These departures will increase the total number of July 2024Xbox Game Passremovals up to nine.
Microsoft’s subscription catalog last shrunk on July 15,when Xbox Game Pass lost five titles, includingThe Wandering VillageandSins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. Prior to that,Cricket 22left the service on July 5.
1.5–4.5 hours
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July 2023
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The game itself tasks players with reaching the summit of the Hawk Peak Provincial Park in any way they see fit. According to HowLongtoBeat data, this task can be completed in under two hours. That’s about as long as it takes to grab all the achievements inVenba, which is the second-most critically acclaimed title from the July 31 wave of departures, as underlined by its aggregate score of 81 and 85% reviewer recommendation rate on OpenCritic.Venbais a unique narrative-driven cooking gamethat puts players in the shoes of a 1980s Indian immigrant to Canada as she tries to recreate her family’s lost recipes.
While titles that are about to be removed from Xbox Game Pass often receive discounts ahead of their departures, that hasn’t been the case with this outgoing trio. Microsoft is expected to announce the first wave of August 2024 Xbox Game Pass releases in the days ahead.
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.
