Xbox Game Pass Conjures Up a Few Disappearing Acts (Again!): A Wizard's Take on the Latest Exits
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Xbox Game Pass is saying goodbye to five titles today, May 15, 2026, including the acclaimed puzzle-platformer Planet of Lana and the highly-rated Galacticare, bringing the total departures for the year to 44, though new games are constantly arriving to fill the void and keep the digital cauldron bubbling.
Alright, mates, gather 'round the digital campfire, because it seems Xbox Game Pass has been dabbling in a bit of conjuration again. And by 'conjuration,' I mean making five games *poof* right out of its library as of today, May 15th, 2026. Fair dinkum, it's like a mini-vanishing act every other week, isn't it?
Dominik Bošnjak over at Game Rant – bless his fact-gathering soul – has spilled the tea on the latest exodus. We're talking about the acclaimed puzzle platformer *Planet of Lana*, the rather chaotic *Go Mecha Ball*, the surprisingly well-rated sci-fi hospital sim *Galacticare*, *Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo*, and, well, *PAW Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship*. No shade on the pups, but a wizard's gotta prioritise, right?
Now, the departures themselves aren't entirely unexpected. Game Pass is always a revolving door, a digital perpetual motion machine. But bloody hell, this batch means we've seen 44 games vanish from the service this year alone. Forty-four! It makes you wonder what kind of arcane licensing spells Microsoft is casting... or failing to cast. *Planet of Lana* had a good run, nearly three years since its day-one debut in May 2023. *Galacticare* and *Go Mecha Ball* clocked in a respectable couple of years too. But spare a thought for *PAW Patrol Rescue Wheels*, which apparently only joined in February 2026 and is already packing its bags. Three months! That's barely enough time to learn the controls, let alone save the world with Ryder and co.
For those of us who like to tick off achievements faster than a rogue spell hitting its target, there's a silver lining, a tiny temporal rift if you will. Crowdsourced data suggests *Planet of Lana* is a roughly five-hour sprint to beat, and *PAW Patrol* can be polished off in about four hours for all its Gamerscore. So, if you're a speedy wizard, you might still have a shot before midnight local time today. Just saying, if you're into that sort of high-stakes, last-minute quest.
It's a bit of a shame, really, as Dominik points out, this is a fairly well-reviewed bunch. *Galacticare* scored an 83 on OpenCritic, with *Planet of Lana* and *Kulebra* also in the 80s. So, it's not like they're just clearing out the digital dust bunnies. But fear not, intrepid adventurers! Microsoft's digital cauldron is always bubbling with new concoctions. These five departures have already been 'offset' by eight new arrivals in the first half of May, and we've got another five confirmed for the second half, including *Forza Horizon 6* (yes, *6*!), *Beastro*, and *Echo Generation 2*. And word on the digital grapevine is that more are likely to be announced around May 19th for the next wave. See? A wizard's work is never done, always conjuring new possibilities.
So, while we wave a fond farewell to some digital pals, the Game Pass adventure continues. Big thanks to Dominik Bošnjak over at Game Rant for keeping us in the loop on these magical comings and goings. You can check out his original scoop here.
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Original article: Game Rant