Microsoft announced Wave 1 for the Xbox Game Pass in August 2025, which includes Assassin's Creed Sea City Rage, Alien: Fireeteam Elite, Citizen Sleeper 2, and more.
As revealed in an article on Xbox Wire today on August 5, Rain World (Cloud, Console and PC) is spread all over the game pass, PC game pass and game pass standards. It's a lovely indie adventure that you can play as a nomadic Slugcat and looks more horrible than you think.
Tomorrow, August 6, bring the quartet's game to the game through standard subscribers including dice-based RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Wintry Downhill Racer Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Mechwarrior 5: Clans and Clans and Orc Must Die! Death Trap – All for Xbox Series X/s.
The headlines of this month, Assassin's Creed Sea Rage, then arrives on August 7 to Cloud, Console and PC Game Pass subscribers. This is a smaller, smaller, Baghdad-based entry for the street thief Basim, who returns the franchise to the roots of his urban residence.
On August 12, Alien: Fireeteam Elite will provide members of all game pass members with cloud, console and PC, including members of the Ultimate, PC game pass and standard tier. It's appropriate, appearing the same day as the new series Alien: Earth: Earth, which launched on FX and Hulu.
Finally, on August 14, the game preview of Roguelike Kingdom Builder 9 Kings is built on PC and available via PC Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass Wave August 1, 2025 Lineup:
- Rain World (Cloud, Console and PC) – August 5
Now there is a standard for game pass - Citizen Sleeper 2: Star Vector (Xbox Series X/S) – August 6
Now there is a standard for game pass - The Lonely Mountains: Snow Knight (Xbox Series X/S) – August 6
Now there is a standard for game pass - Mechwarrior 5: Clan (Xbox Series X/S) – August 6
Now there is a standard for game pass - Orcs must die! Death Trap (Xbox Series X/S) – August 6
Now there is a standard for game pass - Assassin's Creed Sea City Rage (Cloud, Console and PC) – August 7
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass - Alien: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console and PC) – August 7
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard - 9 Kings (Game preview) (PC) – July 15
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
As always, like Microsoft gives it, it takes it away. This is the title of the game pass that will leave this month. Members can get a 20% discount to keep the game in the library.
Games that leave Xbox Game Pass on July 15:
- National Anthem (Console and PC)
- Cultivation Simulator 22 (cloud, console and PC)
- Role 3 reload (cloud, console and PC)
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