Microsoft has announced the second wave of titles heading to Xbox Game Pass this August and the list includes some big games.
Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that gives both Xbox and PC players access to a massive library of games. To keep things fresh, new titles are constantly being added while other games are removed.
Twelve titles have already been added to Xbox Game Pass this August, including Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Farming Simulator 25 and the surprise release of the remastered Heretic + Hexen. Now Microsoft has confirmed nine more titles will be coming to the service this month.
The remastered Gears Of War: Reloaded will be available to all Ultimate subscribers from August 26 while Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be joining the Xbox Game Pass library on August 29.
All the games confirmed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2025:
- The Rogue Prince Of Persia – out now for Standard, Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Blacksmith Master – out now for Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Void/Breaker – out now for Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Goat Simulator Remastered – out now for Standard, Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Persona 4 Golden – out now for Standard, Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Herdling – out now for Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Gears Of War: Reloaded – August 26 for Ultimate and PC subscribers
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard – August 29 for Ultimate and PC subscribers
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— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) August 19, 2025
Microsoft has also confirmed five games will be leaving the service at the end of the month including blockbuster hit Borderlands 3.
All the games leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31:
- Sea of Stars
- Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition
- This War of Mine: Final Cut
- Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay
- Ben 10: Power Trip
There’s at least one big Day One release still to be announced this week, with Team Cherry teasing a “special” announcement about Hollow Knight: Silksong for later today (August 21). Fans believe the long-awaited sequel to 2017’s Hollow Knight will launch at some point in the next seven weeks.
Earlier this year, Microsoft confirmed 19 Day One releases would be joining the Xbox Game Pass service throughout 2025 and beyond. Frostpunk 2 will be available for subscribers in September, The Outer Worlds 2 will launch in October alongside Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7.
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