Xbox Game Pass August 2025: Mirage and Aliens: Fireteam Elite Headline wave 1
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Microsoft unveils the initial wave of titles for Xbox Game Pass August 2025, featuring Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
Xbox Game Pass is set to welcome a important roster of new titles in August 2025, beginning with the highly anticipated arrival of Assassin’s Creed Mirage and the cooperative shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite. The service continues to evolve with diverse offerings across its subscription tiers.
Diverse Offerings Kick Off August
The month kicks off on August 5 with Rain World, available across Game Pass Ultimate, PC game pass, and Game Pass Standard. This indie adventure casts players as a nomadic slugcat, offering a charmingly designed, albeit possibly perilous, journey.
August 6 marks a substantial addition for Game Pass Standard subscribers, bringing a quartet of games to Xbox Series X/S. Players can dive into the dice-based RPG citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, experience the wintry thrills of Lonely Mountains: snow Riders, pilot mechs in MechWarrior 5: Clans, and defend against hordes in Orcs Must Die! deathtrap.
Franchise Favorites Arrive Mid-Month
The major headline for the month, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, lands on August 7 for game pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers across cloud, console, and PC. This installment revisits the franchise’s roots, focusing on the stealth-action gameplay within the vibrant setting of Baghdad, starring the street thief Basim.
Following closely, Aliens: Fireteam Elite will be available for all Game Pass members – including Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Standard tiers – on August 12 for cloud, console, and PC. This release strategically coincides with the debut of the new “Alien: Earth” series on FX and Hulu, offering fans an immersive experience.
Indie Gem and a Game Preview Build Round Out the Wave
The first wave concludes on August 14 with the PC release of 9 Kings, a roguelike kingdom builder, available via PC Game Pass as a Game Preview title.
The confirmed August 2025 Game Pass Wave 1 lineup includes:
- rain World (Cloud, console, and PC) – August 5 (now with 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 7 (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard)
- 9 Kings (Game Preview) (PC) – July 15 (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
As is customary with the service, Microsoft also announced titles departing the library. Players have untill July 15 to claim Anthem (Console and PC), Farming Simulator 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC), and Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) with a 20% discount before they are removed.
