Game Pass adds Gears of War: E-Day open beta, Cricket 26, Date Everything!, and more in early to mid August

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Game Pass in early to mid August, including the Gears of War: E-Day open beta, Cricket 26, Date Everything!, and more.

Get the details below.

■ Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta – Early Access Starting August 6

Get ready to crush grubs in the Gears of War: E-Day Early Access Open Beta beginning August 6 as a benefit of your Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscription. Experience the all-new Horde Siege player-versus-environment mode, an evolved take on Gears‘ iconic cooperative wave survival mode built for larger maps, more players, and bigger battles.

■ Available Today

• Heretic + Hexen (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic + Hexen available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
• Beast of Reincarnation (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available on day one with Xbox Game Pass! Game Freak‘s brand-new title, Beast of Reincarnation, is an action RPG with a fusion of real-time and turn-based combat. Experience the innovative “one-person, one-dog action RPG” in the beautiful yet harsh world of Beast of Reincarnation. What awaits at the end of Emma and Koo’s journey?

■ Coming Soon

August 6

• Monsters are Coming! (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Now available on Xbox Series X|S and Cloud Gaming! In this tower-survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defenses, and boost potential through enhanced player progression. Will you reach the Ark?
• PowerWash Simulator 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment, and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfaction is a spray away!

August 11

• Bounty Star (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Bounty Star is an over-the-shoulder 3D action game that marries mech combat and customization with farming and base building. The player takes on the role of a broken but powerful ex-soldier named Clem, a war veteran, talented fighter, and expert mech pilot.
• Date Everything! (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice-acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm, and… overwhelming sense of existential dread? Are you ready to Date Everything!
• Grounded 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or cooperative survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. Now, take the plunge into Grounded 2‘s largest update yet: “Into The Abyss.”

August 12

• Ball x Pit (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Ball x Pit is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources, and recruit unique heroes.

August 13

• Cricket 26 (Cloud, Console, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – The ultimate showdown begins in Cricket 26. Make your way to the top in our all-new management career. Play the biggest Cricket Rivalry in an expanded Ashes mode. Build your perfect roster in Pro Team and unleash your creativity on the pitch with enhanced gameplay mechanics.
• Mio: Memories in Orbit (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – A hand-crafted Metroidvania set within a vast, decaying world reclaimed by nature and robots. Play as Mio, a nimble android exploring labyrinthine environments, battling rogue machines, and uncovering lost memories in a richly atmospheric adventure filled with secrets and danger.
• Sandustry (Game Preview) (PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available on day one with Xbox Game Pass! Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.

August 18

• Egging On (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the henhouse and jump, roll, and climb your way through a farm shop, factory, and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.

■ In Case You Missed It

July 22

• Tears of Metal (Game Preview) (PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Fight solo or in up to four-player cooperative play to reclaim your island alongside your Scottish battalion. On each campaign, gain new powerful upgrades, rally your forces, and stop the invader as they carve into the Mother Stone to harvest its power.
• Classic Original Xbox Games, Now Available on PC and Handheld Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass – Play more of the games you love wherever you play with Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC. Select original Xbox classics—including BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy—are now available on PC and supported handheld devices with enhanced features and are included with all Game Pass plans.

■ Game Updates

Coming August 6

• EA Sports Madden NFL 27: EA Play Early Access Trial (Console and PC) – Run the league one decision at a time for up to 10 hours with EA Play. Members get an EA Play Welcome Pack and save 10 percent on Madden Points and more. Plus, score a monthly Ultimate Team Pack. Play the trial on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass with EA Play, available on console, PC, and cloud.

■ In-Game Benefits

• Call of Duty: Warzone Game Pass Pack 7 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Available now Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass – Game Pass subscribers get a free in-game bundle for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone. This pack includes two Operator Skins, four Weapon Blueprints, Finishing Move, Weapon Charm, Emote, Equipment Skin, Calling Card, Emblem, two Weapon Stickers, and a two-times Weapon Experience Token (one hour).

■ Leaving August 15

The following games are leaving the Game Pass library soon. Don’t want the fun to end? Save on these games now before they leave Game Pass!

• Menace (Game Preview) (PC)
• Atlas Fallen (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC)