Microsoft previously announced that 17 games would be added to Xbox Game Pass this month. However, today on Twitter, Microsoft announced that one game,Gang Beasts, would not be making it to the service until next year.
Gang Beastsis a multiplayer party game published by Double Fine, which is perhaps known best for developing the psychological themed platformerPsychonautsin 2005. Since then, Double Fine has gone on to develop or publish a number of games, includingBrutal Legendandthe upcoming sequel toPsychonauts. As forGang Beasts, it was released initially on June 05, 2025, but didn’t hit the Xbox One until 2 years later on July 11, 2025.
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While it predatesFall Guys,Gang Beastscan be described asFall GuysmeetsSuper Smash Bros.as, like the former title, there are silly looking characters the player can dress up that also have some rather dramatic physics applied to them. LikeSmash Bros., it is a multiplayer party-style fightinggame in which the objective is to push opponents off the stage.
Microsoft did not provide a reason as to whyGang Beastswould not be arriving on Game Pass this month, as was previously announced. It was simply announced on Twitter recently that the game would not be arriving on Game Pass this month and would instead be coming next year.
With the removal ofGang Beaststhe games added to the service this month include:
While the sudden removal ofGang Beastsis unfortunate, there are still a wide variety of games to choose from, some of which have been extremely well received.Gang Beastsdidn’t do exceptionally well on Xbox One, with a 67 rating on MetaCritic, so it’s unlikely many players will take this loss too heavily. Thoseplayers that were looking forward to playingGang Beasts, however, will still be able to do so, just at a later date.
Gang Beastsis available for standard purchase on Linux, Mac, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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