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Blood Dungeon arrives on Xbox Game Pass as a day-one title for Ultimate and PC Game Pass members, a fast-paced 2D bullet-hell platformer with over 100 enemies and Xbox Play Anywhere support; Premium subscribers can also play the quirky shooter-racer Aerial Knight's DropShot on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and handheld.
A TrueAchievements roundup covers five Xbox Game Pass additions for the third week of August 2026, noting Vapor World: Over the Mind has no achievements and four remaining titles to evaluate for achievement difficulty, completion time, and missables (e.g., BlazBlue Entropy X at ~30–35 hours).
Xbox Free Play Days this Aug 20–23 let Game Pass Ultimate/Premium/Essential members play Train Sim World 6: Standard Edition, Icarus: Console Edition, and Lynked: Banner of the Spark. Install via the Xbox Store under the Free Play Days collection (you must be signed in), and enjoy limited-time discounts on purchases while the games are available. Icarus supports up to four players in PvE, and regional availability may vary.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play three new titles this weekend in Free Play Days—Icarus: Console Edition, Lynked: Banner of the Spark, and Train Sim World 6—through Sunday, August 23; none of the games are already in the Game Pass catalog, and non-subscribers can't access them. Train Sim World 6 is a quick run (roughly 1–2 hours) with a 10% TA completion rate and no missable achievements, while data on the other two is scarce; if you're a Game Pass member, you can also claim this month's perks.
Jagex confirms Runescape: Dragonwilds, a four-player co-op survival spin-off, will launch day-one on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on September 15, 2026, with a full Version 1.0 release; PlayStation Plus subscribers will also access it at launch. The game supports cross-platform play and Xbox Play Anywhere, letting friends on different systems team up to hunt dragons, craft gear, and gather resources in a focused Runescape-like experience.
Xbox Game Pass announces its second August 2026 wave, adding day-one titles Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy for Ultimate members (Vapor World debuts via Game Preview). Premium subscribers gain additional titles (Egging On, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial Knight’s Dropshot, Young Guns) across August. The lineup runs Aug 18–31 across Cloud, Console, and PC, with The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt leaving Aug 31 and NBA 2K26 exiting on Sep 6.”,
Microsoft announced nine new games joining Xbox Game Pass in August 2026 (second wave), including Vapor World: Over the Mind, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, Blood Dungeon, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Young Suns, and Shelldiver; these arrive Aug 19–31 (Shelldiver also on Sept 1) across Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Cloud, Console, and Handheld where applicable, with some titles expanding to Premium. The service will also remove several games at the end of August/early September: Another Crab’s Treasure, I Am Your Beast, Neon Abyss, One Lonely Outpost, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered (Aug 31) and NBA 2K26 (Sept 6).
Five games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition, are leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31, with Another Crab’s Treasure, I Am Your Beast, Neon Abyss, and One Lonely Outpost also exiting; subscribers can save 20% by purchasing before they leave. Microsoft typically rotates titles in two waves per month; earlier in August four games left, NBA 2K26 heads out on September 6, and new arrivals like Beast of Reincarnation and the Gears of War: E-Day beta joined this month.
Xbox Game Pass reveals a busy August lineup of day-one and upcoming titles, led by Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy on Aug 27, along with Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, Starsand Island, Relooted, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Young Suns, and Shelldiver; a Wolfenstein 3D re-release is noted, plus in-game benefits and a World of Tanks Modern Armor XP bundle. A number of games are leaving the service from late August into early September.
Xbox Game Pass reveals its second wave for August 2026, adding nine titles across Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass, including Vapor World: Over the Mind (day-one), BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial_Knight's DropShot, Blood Dungeon, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Young Suns, and Shelldiver, with staggered releases from August 19 through September 1; the article also notes six games leaving the service at the end of August.
TCG Card Shop Simulator is launching a full 1.0 update on September 15, 2026 that adds a playable Tetramon trading card game and brings the title to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch for the first time, following strong Xbox Game Pass performance and the game’s addictive shop-management gameplay of stocking, selling booster packs, and opening cards.
Xbox Free Play Days run this weekend with Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta (Aug 13–17) for Game Pass Essential+ members on Xbox Series X|S and PC, plus Sunderfolk and Asdivine Cross (Aug 13–16; Asdivine Cross also on PC); download via the Xbox Store, enjoy limited-time purchase discounts, and share beta feedback ahead of Gears’ Oct 6 launch. Note: console multiplayer requires an active Game Pass with online multiplayer access.
This weekend’s Free Play Days let Game Pass subscribers try Asdivine Cross and Sunderfolk for a limited time, plus the Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer open beta; you’ll need an active Game Pass to play, the E-Day beta has no achievements, and the two other titles have longer completion estimates (Asdivine Cross ~40–50 hours, Sunderfolk ~20–25 hours).
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy will take about 20 hours to complete, releasing August 27 on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Game Pass; the standalone prequel stars Sophia, shifts toward more action and puzzles, and does not require playing Innocence or Requiem.
The Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta drew a sizable crowd during its limited-access early weekend, earning a top-10 Xbox Top 40 rank and signaling strong launch potential. The full open beta begins August 13, 2026 for all Xbox players, with PC Game Pass subscribers and pre-orders eligible to join earlier; full achievements land on October 6, 2026 as the game eyes a major release later this year.