Xbox Game Pass In October 2026: All Confirmed New Games At A Glance

Microsoft has confirmed the first nine games for Xbox Game Pass in October 2026, led by Gears of War: E-Day. We list all officially announced new additions with their release dates and explain what this means for your subscription.

Which games are new to Xbox Game Pass in October 2026?

The list is still growing, but nine titles are already set. These are the confirmed new additions for October 2026 so far:

• Gears of War: E-Day (October 6) – Day-one release of the prequel centered around a young Marcus Fenix, set 14 years before the first Gears of War.
• Echo Weaver (October 8) – a knowledge-based Metroidvania built entirely around a time loop.
• Forever Ago (October 8) – narrative-driven adventure from Annapurna Interactive and Third Shift.
• Deep Dish Dungeon (October 13) – dungeon crawler from publisher Raw Fury focusing on exploration, resource gathering, and cooking, solo or co-op with up to three players.
• Valor Mortis (October 13) – dark setting about a resurrected soldier from Napoleon's Grande Armée.
• Bluey’s Happy Snaps (October 15) – Family game based on the popular cartoon character, Day-one on Game Pass.
• Chained Beasts (October 15) – Co-op gladiatorial roguelike for up to four players, where you enter the arena chained together.
• The Séance of Blake Manor (October 27) – Detective adventure that treats time itself as evidence.
• Terrible Lizards (October 29) – Horror parkour game set in an abandoned dinosaur theme park on Route 66.

Microsoft is expected to expand the list in the coming weeks – we will update this article as soon as more games are officially confirmed.

Which Game Pass tier do you need for the October new additions?

Important for anyone who wants to jump in immediately in October: Day-one titles like Gears of War: E-Day are only available in the more expensive tiers of Xbox Game Pass, specifically Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Those with only the cheaper Premium tier may have to wait up to a year for major new releases, according to Microsoft's current pricing structure. The cheapest Essential tier does not receive day-one games at all.

How has Xbox Game Pass changed since the price increase in autumn 2025?

This tier rule is no coincidence, but a direct consequence of the price increase in October 2025. At that time, Microsoft divided Game Pass into three tiers: Essential (8.99 Euro, +29 percent), Premium (12.99 Euro, unchanged), and Ultimate (26.99 Euro, a significant +50 percent compared to the previous 17.99 Euro). Simultaneously, it was stipulated that day-one releases would henceforth be exclusively reserved for Ultimate and PC Game Pass users. The increase led to a wave of cancellations at the time. The fact that Xbox is still including one of its biggest blockbusters, E-Day, as a day-one title in the subscription demonstrates how central Game Pass remains to Microsoft's console strategy: Xbox recently explained its share of GTA 6 pre-orders by correlating it with its own console market share – Game Pass is intended to foster additional customer loyalty here. The planned restructuring at Ninja Theory, meanwhile, shows how turbulent things remain behind the scenes at Xbox studios.

Source: GamePro, Pure Xbox, TrueAchievements

Which of the nine titles excites you the most – or would you rather wait for further announcements? Let us know in the comments!