The next batch of Xbox and PC Game Pass games has been announced, detailing what's arriving in the latter part of August.
The undoubted focal point is the day-one addition of Asobo's new Plague Tale game, Resonance: A Plague Tale, which spins a prequel tale - across dual timelines - on the island of Crete.
I've played Resonance: A Plague Tale and was enthusiastic about it. The series has ditched stealth gameplay and gone all-in on combat to great effect. Combine handsome set-pieces, tricky puzzles and incredible ruins, and you've got an appealing Tomb Raider and Uncharted-like adventure.
Another day-one Game Pass release to potentially get excited about is Blood Dungeon, the new game from Nidhogg creator Messhof. Nidhogg was a low-fi swashbuckling duel game that was a riot in a local co-op party setting. It sounds like Blood Dungeon is a Metroidvania kind of idea.
It's also worth noting that the Remastered edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leaves Game Pass at the end of the month, so if you've never taken the plunge, you've still got time - and a good reason with a new expansion on the way.
Available on Game Pass now
- Egging On (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, Handheld, and PC) – August 18, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
Coming to Game Pass soon
- Vapor World: Over the Mind (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 19, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 19, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Relooted (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 19, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Starsand Island (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 20, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Aerial_Knight's DropShot (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, Handheld, and PC) – August 25, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Blood Dungeon (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 25, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy(Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, Handheld, and PC) – August 27, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Young Suns (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 31, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Shelldiver (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 1, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Leaving Game Pass 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: The Wild Hunt - Remastered Edition (Cloud and Console)
- (Leaving 6th September) NBA 2K26 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Games with a "handheld" designation are optimised for handheld play.