XBOX Game Pass Adds 12 Games Including Cricket 26 And Date Everything!

The Gears of War: E-Day Early Access Open Beta begins August 6 as a benefit for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members.

The beta includes Horde Siege, a new PvE mode that expands the familiar wave-based format across larger maps and battles. Three squads work together as they defend Kalona against the Locust, letting members try the multiplayer mode before the game launches on October 6.

Heretic + Hexen brings the two dark fantasy shooters together in one updated collection. Both games retain their spell-based combat while expanding their platform support, accessibility options, and available languages.

Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation follows Emma and her dog Koo through a harsh world. Its one-person, one-dog setup combines real-time action with turn-based commands.

Monsters are Coming! centres on an ever-moving city under constant attack. The city never stops moving, so each run becomes a race to collect supplies and reinforce its defences before the next attack.

PowerWash Simulator 2 adds new locations and cleaning equipment to its familiar cleanup loop. The jobs can be handled alone or cooperatively, with additional tools available for stubborn dirt.

Bounty Star combines third-person mech combat with farming and base management. Clem is a former soldier trying to rebuild her life, with her home serving as both a working farm and the base where her combat mech is maintained and upgraded.

Date Everything! turns household objects into potential romantic partners. Its home contains 100 fully voiced characters, ranging from furniture and appliances to less tangible ideas such as existential dread.

Grounded 2 remains in Game Preview as its shrunken survival adventure expands into a larger playground. You can craft weapons and armour, establish a base, and travel with a buggy while exploring the new Into the Abyss update.

Ball x Pit combines brick-breaking combat with roguelite progression and base construction. Ricocheting balls clear groups of enemies, while resources recovered from the pit are used to expand the homestead and recruit additional heroes.

Cricket 26 includes a new management career, an expanded Ashes mode, and Pro Team mode. The management career handles the off-field decisions, while the expanded Ashes and Pro Team modes cover rivalry matches and roster building.

Mio: Memories in Orbit is a metroidvania set inside a decaying world where machines and nature have taken over. The android explores its overgrown environments while fighting hostile machines and searching for a way forward.

Sandustry enters Game Preview as the only PC-only game in this wave. Its fully destructible environments feed into an automation loop where sand and other resources are mined, processed, and turned into increasingly complex production chains.

Egging On turns a fragile egg into the hero of a difficult physics platformer. Every jump carries the risk of cracking the shell, whether the route leads through the henhouse, farm shop, or factory.

Game Pass Pack 7 is available for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone. The bundle includes two operator skins, four weapon blueprints, a finishing move, additional cosmetic items, and a one-hour double weapon XP token.

The benefit is available across Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, and PC Game Pass.