XBOX has announced its Game Pass August 2026 Wave 2 game line up, with 10 games scheduled between August 18 and September 1. Every game in the main lineup supports XBOX Cloud Gaming, while three arrive day one with Game Pass.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy leads the second August group when it arrives August 27. Vapor World: Over the Mind and Blood Dungeon are the other day-one additions. Egging On arrived August 18 after appearing in the first August Game Pass wave.
Available Today
Egging On
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, Handheld, and PC
In Egging On, you control a fragile egg through unforgiving environments. A mistimed move can send it tumbling backwards, so careful movement becomes the key to making progress.
Coming Soon
Vapor World: Over the Mind (Game Preview) – August 19
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on day one
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC
Vapor World: Over the Mind mixes platforming with deflection-focused combat inside a broken dreamscape. A boy searches a damaged mind for lost memories while fighting the threats he finds along the way.
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X – August 19
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, and PC
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X takes the series into fast roguelite action with 2D combat and repeatable runs. A free major update also adds Platinum to the game, giving returning fans another character to take into battle.
Relooted – August 19
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, and PC
Relooted is an Africanfuturist heist game centred on recovering African artifacts held by Western museums. You assemble a crew, work out how to get in, and make sure everyone has a route back out.
Starsand Island – August 20
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, and PC
Starsand Island takes you to a quiet island where everyday life moves at an easy pace. Fishing, caring for animals, and exploring the Moonlit Forest are some of the ways you can fill your days.
Aerial_Knight’s DropShot – August 25
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, Handheld, and PC
Aerial_Knight’s DropShot combines first-person shooting with high-speed racing. Smoke Wallace enters the competition with an unusual power after a childhood encounter with a radioactive dragon, turning every race into a fight as well as a sprint to the finish.
Blood Dungeon – August 25
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on day one
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, and PC
Blood Dungeon turns each run into a 2D survival platforming challenge. Blood keeps you going inside the dungeon, while surviving lets you bring bones back and use them to improve your next attempt.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – August 27
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on day one
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, Handheld, and PC
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy follows Sophia to the Minotaur’s Island, where an army isn’t her only problem. Combat, puzzles, and dangerous traversal stand between her and the creature tied to the island’s myth.
Young Suns – August 31
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC
Young Suns reaches its 1.0 release as a life sim about rebuilding Jupiter after a revolution. You can travel alone or with up to three friends, visiting communities across planetoids, ruins, and converted stations.
Shelldiver – September 1
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC
Shelldiver puts you in control of an older turtle earning money by diving for jellyfish. Sales from the shop fund better equipment, opening access to different biomes and deeper water.
In Case You Missed It
Wolfenstein 3D – August 12
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC
Wolfenstein 3D is now playable through XBOX Cloud Gaming and on XBOX Series X|S. B.J. Blazkowicz must escape captivity before fighting his way through the Nazi forces standing between him and freedom.
In-Game Benefits
Once Human – August 25
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, XBOX Series X|S, and PC
Eligible Game Pass members can unlock a console-exclusive avatar and receive a monthly Meta Pass in Once Human. The benefit also includes daily treasure chests, cosmetic trials, discount coupons, and Battle Pass XP boosts.
World of Tanks Modern Armor XP Stock Bundle – September 1
Available on: Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass
Playable on: XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC
The XP Stock Bundle includes the Björn Larsen 3D Commander and 10 x4 Commander XP Boosters.
Games Leaving August 31
Five games leave XBOX Game Pass on August 31:
- Another Crab’s Treasure (XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC)
- I Am Your Beast (XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC)
- Neon Abyss (XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC)
- One Lonely Outpost (XBOX Cloud Gaming, Console, and PC)
- The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – Remastered Edition (XBOX Cloud Gaming and Console)
Anyone partway through one of these games has until August 31 to finish up before it leaves Game Pass.
Games Leaving September 6
NBA 2K26 leaves XBOX Game Pass on September 6. It is currently playable through XBOX Cloud Gaming, console, and PC.
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