Nine games join Xbox Game Pass from August 18 through September 1, including three day-one launches, while six titles begin leaving at the end of August.
The second wave runs from August 18 to September 1
Microsoft's second August 2026 Game Pass wave runs from August 18 to September 1. Egging On arrived first, followed on August 19 by Vapor World in Game Preview, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X and Relooted. Starsand Island follows on August 20. Access varies by cloud, console, handheld and PC rather than using one universal platform list.
Three more games arrive on August 25
Aerial_Knight's DropShot arrives August 25 for Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass across its listed devices. Blood Dungeon launches the same day as a day-one addition for Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is another day-one title on August 27, also limited to those two subscription families.
Young Suns and Shelldiver close the schedule
Young Suns reaches version 1.0 on August 31 and is listed for Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Shelldiver closes the wave on September 1 across cloud, console and PC. The handheld label identifies games Microsoft considers suitable for handheld play; it does not describe a separate edition.
Six games leave Game Pass on August 31
Six games are scheduled to leave on August 31: Another Crab's Treasure, I Am Your Beast, Neon Abyss, One Lonely Outpost and The Witcher 3 Remastered, with the latter listed for cloud and console. NBA 2K26 has a later departure date of September 6. Buying a game is separate from subscription access.
Tiers and regional availability still need a local check
Catalog membership, cloud access and exact availability can differ by region. Players should verify the device and tier line for the game they want rather than relying on the headline count alone. Departure dates are useful planning markers, but save portability, discounts and owned DLC depend on each product's store listing.
