In a nutshell
- Xbox Game Pass Day‑One Drops: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon
- Indie Highlights: Egging On, Relooted, Starsand Island, Shelldiver
- Leaving Soon: The Witcher 3 Remastered, NBA 2K26, Another Crab’s Treasure
Xbox has announced Wave 2 of new game additions to Xbox Game Pass for August 2026, featuring titles like Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Vapor World, Blood Dungeon, and more.
Check out the full details of the Xbox Game Pass August 2026 Wave 2 launch below.
Xbox Game Pass August 2026 Wave 2
Available Now
- Egging On (Aug 18) — A fragile egg platformer where you roll, jump, and climb through perilous environments to escape the henhouse.
Coming Soon
- Vapor World: Over the Mind (Aug 19) — Narrative‑driven souls‑like platformer set in a twisted dreamscape.
- BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (Aug 19) — Roguelite action game with stylish 2D combat, now with a major Platinum update.
- Relooted (Aug 19) — Africanfuturist heist game reclaiming artifacts from western museums.
- Starsand Island (Aug 20) — Cozy life sim with capybaras, fishing, and mystical forests.
- Aerial_Knight’s DropShot (Aug 25) — FPS racer starring Smoke Wallace, bitten by a radioactive dragon.
- Blood Dungeon (Aug 25) — Day‑one 2D survival platformer from the creators of Nidhogg.
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Aug 27) — Sophia’s journey through deadly trials on Minotaur’s Island.
- Young Suns (Aug 31) — Narrative life sim set after a revolution on Jupiter, launching in 1.0.
- Shelldiver (Sept 1) — Incremental submarine adventure starring a turtle fishing jellyfish.
In Case You Missed It
- Wolfenstein 3D (Aug 12) — Classic FPS now available on Xbox Series X|S and Cloud Gaming.
In‑Game Benefits
- Once Human (Aug 25) — Multiplayer survival with console‑exclusive avatar and Meta Pass perks.
- World of Tanks Modern Armor – XP Stock Bundle (Sept 1) — Exclusive rewards for Game Pass subscribers.
Leaving Soon
- Aug 31: Another Crab’s Treasure, I Am Your Beast, Neon Abyss, One Lonely Outpost, The Witcher 3 Remastered
- Sept 6: NBA 2K26
