Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1 Lineup Confirmed
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Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1 Lineup Confirmed

Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1 lineup, and it’s full of huge hitters.

As detailed in a publish on Xbox Wire, May is headlined by Playground’s hotly anticipated Forza Horizon 6, which as a Microsoft title releases straight into Game Pass day one on May 19 throughout Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass. However there are a variety of different main video games coming to Game Pass this month, together with the day one launch of Mixtape, the following sport from the developer of The Clever Escape, and, on May 14, the troubled however nonetheless hotly anticipated Subnautica 2.

However the day one releases do not cease there. We even have Sq. Glade Video games’ cozy open-world exploration sport Outbound on May 11, and Out of the Blue Video games’ Lovecraftian narrative puzzle journey and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Name of the Sea, Name of the Elder Gods, on May 12.

Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1 Lineup Confirmed

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Xbox Video games Sequence Tier Checklist

That is the primary Xbox Game Pass lineup announcement since Microsoft lower the worth of Xbox Game Pass Final from $29.99 per thirty days to $22.99 per thirty days, and PC Game Pass from $16.49 per thirty days to $13.99 per thirty days. The change is among the massive selections new Xbox boss Asha Sharma made within the preliminary few months since she changed Phil Spencer on the high of Microsoft’s gaming enterprise. However that’s removed from the one Game Pass change. Microsoft has additionally confirmed Name of Responsibility gained’t launch day one on Game Pass from this yr’s sport going ahead. As a substitute, new Name of Responsibility video games will hit the subscription service a yr later. In the meantime, Microsoft is testing a brand new Starter Version tier of Xbox Game Pass for Discord Nitro subscribers.

Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 1 lineup:

  • Ben 10 Energy Journey (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 6
    Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
  • Descenders Subsequent (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 6
    Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
  • Wheel World (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – May 6
    Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
  • Wildgate (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – May 6
    Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
  • Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – May 6
    Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
  • Mixtape (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 7
    Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
  • Outbound (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 11
    Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
  • Black Jacket (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 12
    Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
  • Name of the Elder Gods (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld and PC) – May 12
    Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
  • Elite Harmful (Cloud and Console) – May 12
    Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium
  • DOOM: The Darkish Ages (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 14
    Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
  • Subnautica 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 14
    Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
  • Forza Horizon 6 (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – May 19
    Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass

As standard, quite a lot of video games are set to depart Game Pass this month.

Leaving Xbox Game Pass on May 15:

  • Galacticare (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Paw Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Planet of Lana (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You may attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

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