Microsoft has officially announced the first wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for August 2025, and it’s a packed lineup.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Aliens: Fireteam Elite lead a strong August lineup, which also includes an enhancement update for 2024’s Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II—now able to run at 60fps with an improved photo mode and new difficulty levels. Rounding out the list are a variety of indie and other notable titles, releasing between August 5 (today!) and August 14.
Please note: All game descriptions were provided by the publisher via the Xbox Storefront.
Wave 1 Coming to Game Pass
Rain World
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard – August 5, 2025
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary – other, bigger creatures have the same plan…
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Xbox Series X|S, now on Game Pass Standard – August 6, 2025
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a dice-driven RPG in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
Xbox Series X|S, now on Game Pass Standard – August 6, 2025
Crash over and over until you master the mountain in the snowy follow up to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Now supporting up to 8 players via cross platform multiplayer – work your way down the slopes as a group sharing a small number of checkpoints, or risk it all in a breakneck race to the base!
MechWarrior 5: Clans
Xbox Series X|S, now on Game Pass Standard – August 6, 2025
In MechWarrior 5: Clans, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech “Star” squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Armed with customizable BattleMechs featuring cutting-edge technologies, players explore a wealth of tactical options and strategic possibilities.
Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap
Xbox Series X|S, now on Game Pass Standard – August 6, 2025
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed, third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices and obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes with up to four players.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – August 7, 2025
Experience the story of Basim, a cunning street thief seeking answers and justice as he navigates the bustling streets of ninth-century Baghdad. Through a mysterious, ancient organization known as the Hidden Ones, he will become a deadly Master Assassin and change his fate in ways he never could have imagined.
Aliens Fireteam Elite
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard – August 12, 2025
Returning to the Game Pass library and set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desperate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat. And don’t forget to watch Alien: Earth, starting August 12 on FX and streaming on Hulu.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced Edition
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard – August 12, 2025
Discover new ways to experience Senua’s brutal journey of survival with Xbox Series X performance mode, ‘Very High’ graphics preset on PC, Dark Rot combat challenge mode, an improved Photo Mode, and added Developer Commentary.
9 Kings
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – August 14, 2025
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Games You May Have Missed
Descenders Next (Game Preview)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available Now
It’s time to conquer the world of extreme sports. Grab your snowboard and tackle the steep, snowy slopes, or tear up the harsh, lush terrain with your mountainboard! Feel like taking on the challenge with a squad? Match up with Descenders players all around the world and master the mountain!
He Is Coming (Game Preview)
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available Now
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Sea of Thieves: Season 17 – Smugglers’ TIde
Available for everyone, Rare Ruby Emote available now for Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers.
The Smugglers’ League have arrived, bringing risky Smugglers’ Runs that see crews ferrying valuable – and dangerous – new cargo. They’re also planning a daring heist in which pirates will play a key role, and with Skeleton Forts receiving fresh reinforcements, there’s excitement at every turn!
New Game Pass Ultimate Perks Added
Sea of Thieves: Rare Ruby Emote – August 5
To celebrate Rare’s 40th Anniversary, players subscribed to Game Pass will receive the Rare Ruby Emote that shows off a ruby encasing a mysterious but familiar symbol.
Here’s What Games are Leaving Game Pass on August 15, 2025
The following games are leaving the Xbox Game Pass library on August 15. As usual, members can purchase these titles at a 20% discount before they’re removed from the service. The games leaving are:
- Anthem (Console and PC) EA Play
- Farming Simulator 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC)
What do you think of this first wave of Game Pass games? If you’re a Game Pass Ultimate member, don’t forget to claim your perks and share which games you’re checking out in the comments or in our Discord!
Source: Xbox Wire August 5, 2025 Blog Post
Featured Image Source: Xbox Wire August 5, 2025 Blog Post
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