One of the best Xbox Game Pass games is leaving at the end of the month

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Eight games will leave Xbox’s subscription service on December 31, including one of the best games released in the past decade.

First-person sci-fi adventure Outer Wilds is among the names being axed from Xbox Game Pass. It won many awards when it made its 2019 debut, and 2022 saw it released on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for next-gen gamers to give it a go.

Luckily, you still have two weeks to get a quick playthrough in before Outer Wilds and seven others are pulled from the service(opens in new tab), making way for two Persona games and Monster Hunter Rise to arrive in the new year.

Outer Wilds is a time loop story set in a galaxy filled with mysteries. When you start the game, you only have 22 minutes to explore the solar system in your homemade spaceship before the sun goes supernova, wiping out every planet in the sky. However, rather than be zilched into space dust, time reverses, and you are free to start your exploration all over again.

To unravel Outer Wilds’ mysteries, you have to use your 22 minutes well, but your reward is a unique sci-fi game. The dense open-world format and immersive soundtrack make for a sumptuous backdrop to your discoveries, so it’s no wonder that Outer Wilds took home three BAFTAs in 2020 for Best Game, Best IP, and Best Game Design.

If spacey mysteries aren’t your bag, check out Secret Neighbor for seasonal multiplayer stealth offerings. Taking place in the Hello Neighbor world, this puzzle game pits you up against your grouchy neighbor Mr Peterson as you work as a team to rescue one of your friends from a shady basement; the catch, however, is that one of you is actually the bad guy. Think Among Us, only scarier.

Here is the full list of games leaving Xbox Game Pass on December 31:

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