Key Takeaways
- Five games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 15, 2026, across console, PC, and cloud platforms.
- Grand Theft Auto V is the biggest departure, disappearing from all supported platforms.
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and Ashen are also worth playing before they leave.
- All five titles are currently discounted by at least 20% if you want to buy before they go.
- The departures are softened by strong April additions, including day-one launches of Hades 2 and Replaced.
If you have an Xbox Game Pass subscription, mark your calendar. Five games are set to leave the service on April 15, 2026, and one of them is a title many subscribers have been counting on being there forever — Grand Theft Auto V. Microsoft has officially flagged all five as “leaving soon” in the Xbox mobile app, giving players a narrow window to finish up or decide whether to buy.
Which Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2026?
All five titles exit on the same date. Here is the complete list:
- Grand Theft Auto V — Console, PC, and Cloud
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes — Console, PC, and Cloud
- Ashen — Console, PC, and Cloud
- My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery — Console, PC, and Cloud
- Terra Invicta — PC only
GTA V is easily the headline here. Rockstar’s open-world behemoth has cycled in and out of Game Pass before, and it may well return — but for now, April 15 is the last day to access it through your subscription. If you have been putting off finishing a playthrough, now is genuinely the time.
Two Hidden Gems Worth Your Time Before They Go
Beyond GTA V, two titles deserve special attention from anyone who has not yet played them. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a love letter to classic JRPG fans — a sweeping, character-rich adventure that launched to strong critical reception. It is the kind of game that rewards patience, and losing it from Game Pass is a real blow for anyone who has been meaning to start it.
Ashen is a different kind of gem. It takes clear inspiration from the Souls genre but wraps it in a striking art style and a more hopeful tone than most games in that space. It is not as punishing as Dark Souls, making it a solid entry point for players who have been curious about the genre but intimidated by its reputation.
Buy Before They Leave — Discounts Are Live Now
Here is a silver lining. All five departing titles are currently on sale with at least 20% off as part of the Xbox Spring Sale 2026. GTA V and Eiyuden Chronicle are discounted even further, making this a reasonable time to make a permanent purchase if either game is on your radar.
So what does this mean for subscribers overall? Game Pass remains a service defined by constant rotation. Losses like these sting, but the April additions — including day-one access to Hades 2, Replaced, Aphelion, Kiln, and Vampire Crawlers — are genuinely exciting. The catalog shrinks in one place and grows in another, which is simply the nature of the subscription model.
Bottom line: if GTA V, Eiyuden Chronicle, or Ashen has been sitting in your backlog, you have until April 15 to play them at no extra cost. After that, you will need to buy them outright — and with the current sale pricing, that decision is not a difficult one.
