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Here are the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of September

ByKim Snaith 16 September 202616 September 2026

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Things feel a little up in the air with Game Pass lately, with changes to Cloud gaming and rumours of bigger changes coming to the service. But still, Microsoft is committed to adding new games to the service like clockwork, and we’ve just had the announcement of everything coming to Xbox Game Pass during the second half of September.

It’s a fairly strong line-up for both Ultimate and Premium members, with a number of day one releases and some games coming to Premium that were previously only on Ultimate.

Highlights include the day one release of Minecraft Dungeons II, which lands for Ultimate subscribers on the 30th September. There’s also the upcoming release of Gears of War E-Day, which Ultimate members will be able to play day one on 6th October. For Premium members, you can look forward to playing Keeper and Ninja Gaiden 4, amongst others.

Games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September/October

Here’s the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the next few weeks. Italicised games are already available on other tiers but are coming to Premium for the first time.

Game name	Date added	Ultimate	Premium	PC
RuneScape: Dragonwilds	15 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Marvel Cosmic Invasion	16 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Planet of Lana II	16 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Routine	16 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Ultimate Sheep Raccoon	16 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Kernel Hearts	17 Sep	✓	X	✓
Ninja Gaiden 4	17 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Dune: Awakening	22 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Well Dweller	22 Sep	✓	X	✓
Mad King Redemption	23 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	25 Sep	✓	✓	✓
Minecraft Dungeons II	29 Sep	✓	X	✓
Keeper	2 Oct	✓	✓	✓
Gears of War: E-Day	6 Oct	✓	X	✓

Games leaving Xbox Game Pass

As always, new games coming to Game Pass means that some older games will be leaving. You’ve got until 30th September to play the following games before they’re removed from the service:

Atomfall
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Little Nightmares 2 Enhanced Edition
Little Rocket Lab
Sifu
SOPA Tale of the Stolen Potato
Sworn
Terminull Brigade

Kim Snaith

Co-owner and editor-in-chief

Kim's been into video games since playing Dizzy on her brother's Commodore 64 as a nipper. She'll give just about anything a go, but she's got a particular soft spot for indie adventures, roguelikes and puzzle games. If she's not gaming, she's probably got her nose in a book, and you can find her bookish musings on her blog at What The Book. She's also freelanced in several places, writes about Lego at That Brick Site, and is constantly thinking about new projects she'll undoubtedly quickly abandon.