Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy leads the second wave, with three Day One releases joining the service.
Microsoft has revealed the second wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for August 2026, adding nine more games across Cloud, Console, PC and supported handheld devices.
The biggest addition is Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, the upcoming prequel to the acclaimed A Plague Tale series. It follows Sophia on her journey to Minotaur’s Island and launches on August 27 as a Day One release for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Other highlights include Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, and several titles joining Game Pass Premium.
Xbox Game Pass August Wave 2
- Vapor World: Over the Mind – August 19
- BlazBlue Entropy Effect X – August 19
- Relooted – August 19
- Starsand Island – August 20
- Aerial Knight’s DropShot – August 25
- Blood Dungeon – August 25
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – August 27
- Young Suns – August 31
- Shelldiver – September 1
Three of the games are Day One releases, giving subscribers even more reason to check out the service before the month is over.
Five Games Are Leaving Game Pass
The usual departures are also coming at the end of August. Five games will leave Game Pass on August 31, including Another Crab’s Treasure and The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – Remastered Edition.
The full list is:
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- I Am Your Beast
- Neon Abyss
- One Lonely Outpost
- The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – Remastered Edition
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is easily the headline addition, but with nine games arriving in total, August is finishing strong for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
