High on Life 2 and Madden NFL 26 Lead February Game Pass

by Greg Martin

Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles heading to Xbox Game Pass, bringing a mix of major releases, day-one additions, and returning favorites to the service throughout February. The lineup includes High on Life 2, Madden NFL 26, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and several other games arriving across cloud, console, and PC.

Two titles are available immediately for subscribers. Final Fantasy II joins Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass on cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, allowing players to experience the classic RPG that follows four youths caught in the conflict between the Palamecian Empire and a rebel army. Also available today is Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which places players in the role of Goro Majima as he embarks on a modern-day pirate adventure after losing his memory. The game is playable on cloud, console, handheld, and PC for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass members.

Madden NFL 26 arrives on February 5 for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass across cloud, console, and PC. Players can jump into Franchise, Superstar, and Ultimate Team modes while building their roster and chasing championships. Subscribers who play by March 6 can also claim a Supercharge Pack. On the same day, Paw Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship joins the service, offering monster truck racing with the Rescue Wheels crew across Adventure Bay, the Jungle, and other locations, with support for solo play and local co-op.

Relooted launches February 10 on cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. The African futurist heist game tasks players with reclaiming real-world African artifacts from Western museums by recruiting a crew, planning escapes, and pulling off daring thefts. February 12 brings several additions, including BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, a roguelite action game set in the BlazBlue universe, and Roadside Research, a Game Preview title where players pose as aliens running a gas station while secretly studying humans. Also arriving that day is Starsand Island, a laid-back life simulation focused on farming, fishing, exploration, and bonding with animals.

High on Life 2 launches day one on Game Pass on February 13 for cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The sequel follows an intergalactic conspiracy that threatens humanity, once again pairing players with talking alien weapons as they battle across multiple worlds. Kingdom Come: Deliverance also joins the service on February 13 for cloud, console, and PC, offering its story-driven medieval RPG experience set in the Holy Roman Empire.

February 17 adds Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora for cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld, and PC. The first-person action-adventure places players in the role of a Na’vi exploring the Western Frontier of Pandora and fighting against the RDA, with access to a new third-person update. Avowed also arrives on February 17 and will be available to Game Pass Premium subscribers. Obsidian Entertainment’s first-person fantasy RPG is set in the Living Lands, a mysterious island within the world of Eora.

Microsoft also highlighted recent additions that players may have missed, including A Game About Digging A Hole, now available on Xbox One consoles, and Indika, a narrative-driven adventure set in an alternate 19th-century Russia, available with Game Pass Premium.

Several games are receiving notable updates. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 02 launches February 5, introducing new weapons, three new maps, a remastered version of Slums, Ranked Play, and a new Zombies Survival Map. Monster Train 2 has also received a free update that reintroduces the Wurmkin clan.

Game Pass subscribers can claim new in-game benefits for titles such as The First Descendant, which adds a new Descendant named Dia along with customization items and currency, and Rainbow Six Siege, which offers cosmetic items including charms, weapon skins, and background cards.

Finally, Microsoft confirmed that Madden NFL 24 will leave Xbox Game Pass on February 15. Subscribers who wish to keep the game can purchase it at up to 20% off before it departs.

This February lineup continues Microsoft’s push to deliver a steady flow of high-profile releases and diverse experiences across the Game Pass ecosystem.

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