Say Goodbye To The Best RPG On Xbox Game Pass
Sandfall Interactive's award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is being pulled from Microsoft's Game Pass subscription service..
Sandfall Interactive's award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is being pulled from Microsoft's Game Pass subscription service.
The short version
- Sandfall Interactive's RPG broke records on Game Pass in 2025 It's a new month, which means that Game Pass's repertoire of games is due for a shake-up.
- The Xbox and PC gaming subscription service is getting a slew of notable new games, such as the roguelike platformer Neon Abyss 2 , Napoleonic soulslike Valor Mortis , and hit multiplayer shooter Battlefield 6 .
- More notable than the additions this October, however, may be the titles getting pulled from Microsoft's gaming membership.
What happened
With its gripping story of a civilization on the verge of extinction and its flashy turn-based battles, Sandfall Interactive's debut game earned widespread critical acclaim last year. The game swept all the major video game awards in 2025, and it also broke a record for being th e most-played title on Game Pass that year .
Why it matters
And if, after all this time, you're still skeptical that Expedition 33 could really be as good as everyone says, you should read about how even high-profile haters changed their minds on it.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Polygon via the links above and below.