The list of games coming to and leaving Microsoft’s premium game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, during wave 1 of August, 2025, have been revealed. The subscription service is beginning the month with plenty of games for fans to look forward to.
The new games to be added to the service during the first half of this month include Rain World, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Lonely Mountains: Snow, MechWarrior 5: Clans, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, and more.

Games Coming To Xbox Game Pass In Wave 1 of August 2025
The full list of Xbox Game Pass Games during the first half of August, 2025, are as follows:
- Rain World (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available Today
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
Now with Game Pass Standard - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
Now with Game Pass Standard - MechWarrior 5: Clans (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
Now with Game Pass Standard - Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap (Xbox Series X|S) – August 6
Now with Game Pass Standard - Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 7
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass - Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 12
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - 9 Kings (Game Preview) (PC) – August 14
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Games Leaving Game Pass This Month
The full list of games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass Games on August 15, 2025, are as follows:
- Anthem (Console and PC) EA Play
- Farming Simulator 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC)
As always, this is your chance to show the above games some love before they make their exit from the subscription service. Subscribers who are interested in keeping any of these games can use their membership discount to save up to 20% on their purchase.