Every game coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2025

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Every month, Microsoft pays developers and publishers to bring new games to its Netflix-like Xbox Game Pass service. These games range from massive games like GTA 5 and tiny indie projects made by one or two people, and they’re usually fantastic games that are worth checking out.

In recent months, Xbox players have been treated to games like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, an early access preview of Grounded 2, and more. August is shaping up to be a pretty exciting month in turn, with a good mix of big hitters, smaller indie games, and another early access game.

Here’s every game coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2025.

Xbox Game Pass New Games in August 2025

Here’s every game announced so far for Game Pass in August 2025, including platforms and dates for when they’ll be available:

• Rain World (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Out now
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
  • Now with Game Pass Standard
• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
  • Now with Game Pass Standard
• MechWarrior 5: Clans (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
  • Now with Game Pass Standard
• Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
  • Now with Game Pass Standard
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 7
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 12
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• 9 Kings (Game Preview) (PC) – August 14
  • Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass Titles Leaving in August 2025

Sadly, whenever new games are added to Game Pass, some leave, too. With the exception of first-party Xbox-published titles, every game on Game Pass eventually gets removed, though as seen with some of the picks above, they do sometimes return. In any case, you can get a 20% discount on all games about to leave the service if you’re subscribed to Game Pass and want to keep playing.

Here are the games leaving Game Pass in August 2025:

August 15, 2025

• Anthem (Console and PC) EA Play
• Farming Simulator 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC)