Xbox Game Pass August 2026 Wave 2: New Games, Day-One Releases and Departures

Xbox Game Pass’s second August 2026 wave is larger than the “nine games” headline suggests. The supplied listings name 10 additions across August 18 to September 1, but one of them—Egging On—is already available when the announcement is published. That leaves nine further entries arriving from August 19 onward.

The most important additions are three day-one releases: Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. All three are listed for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass Wave 2 release schedule

August 18: Egging On

• Tiers: Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld devices and PC
• Day one: No; it was already available on Ultimate and PC Game Pass and is newly added to Premium

Xbox describes Egging On as a difficult, “hard-boiled” game.

August 19: Vapor World: Over the Mind (Game Preview)

• Tiers: Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, console and PC
• Day one: Yes

Vapor World: Over the Mind is an early-access action game about a boy trapped in a twisted dream. Xbox describes it as a narrative, souls-like platformer.

August 19: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X

• Tiers: Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S and PC
• Day one: No; it is joining Premium after already being available through Ultimate and PC Game Pass

The game is a roguelite action title set in the BlazBlue universe, with 2D visuals and fighting-focused combat.

August 19: Relooted

• Tiers: Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S and PC
• Day one: Not identified as a day-one release in the supplied listings

Relooted is listed as part of the August 19 expansion of Premium access. The provided source snippets confirm its date, tiers and platforms but do not provide enough detail for a reliable game description.

August 20: Starsand Island

• Tiers: Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S and PC
• Day one: Not identified as a day-one release

Starsand Island is listed for August 20. One supplied report characterizes it as a simulator, but the available evidence does not establish a more specific description.

August 25: Aerial_Knight’s DropShot

• Tiers: Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld devices and PC
• Day one: Not identified as a day-one release

The available listings confirm the August 25 date, Premium expansion and supported platforms. They do not provide a sufficiently detailed description to summarize the game without speculation.

August 25: Blood Dungeon

• Tiers: Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S and PC
• Day one: Yes

From the creators of Nidhogg, Blood Dungeon is described as a 2D platforming-survival game.

August 27: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

• Tiers: Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld devices and PC
• Day one: Yes

The next A Plague Tale entry follows Sophia on the Minotaur’s Island, where she faces deadly trials, solves puzzles and stays ahead of a pursuing army. Reports describe it as a departure from the earlier games’ formula.

August 31: Young Suns

• Tiers: Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Platforms: Cloud, console and PC
• Day one: Not identified as a day-one release

Young Suns is listed for August 31 and is among the games expanding access to Game Pass Premium. The supplied snippets confirm its date and availability but do not provide a reliable description.

September 1: Shelldiver

• Release date: September 1
• Tiers and platforms: Not fully specified in the supplied source snippets
• Day one: Not established

Shelldiver appears in the announced schedule for September 1. The available evidence confirms the date but does not provide enough information to state its subscription tier, platform availability or a detailed description.

Which Game Pass games are leaving?

Five games are listed to leave on August 31:

• Another Crab’s Treasure — cloud, console and PC
• I Am Your Beast — cloud, console and PC
• Neon Abyss — cloud, console and PC
• One Lonely Outpost — cloud, console and PC
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — cloud and console

NBA 2K26 is separately listed for removal on September 6, with cloud, console and PC availability reported for the title.

Game Pass members can receive discounts of at least 20% on several departing games before removal, according to the supplied reporting and Xbox’s discount information.

Why The Witcher 3’s departure matters

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the highest-profile game in the August 31 removal group. Its departure is notable because it is a major modern role-playing game rather than a smaller catalog title, making the deadline especially relevant for subscribers who have not finished it.

The reports use slightly different names for the edition—Wild Hunt Remastered Edition in some listings and Complete Edition in another—but consistently identify The Witcher 3 as leaving on August 31 on cloud and console. The supplied evidence does not establish the exact date it joined Game Pass, so the length of its stay cannot be stated precisely.

What do the Game Pass plans cost?

The supplied reporting gives these current monthly prices in U.S. dollars:

• Game Pass Essential: $9.99 per month
• Game Pass Premium: $14.99 per month
• Game Pass Ultimate: $22.99 per month
• PC Game Pass: $13.99 per month

Xbox’s own search-result snippets obscure the figures as “$XX.XX/month,” so these prices come from the supplied secondary reporting rather than directly visible Xbox pricing text. Prices and availability can vary by region and may change over time.

The tier split is most important for the three day-one releases: Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy are listed for Ultimate and PC Game Pass, while several catalog additions expand access to Premium.