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The next batch of Xbox and PC Game Pass games has been announced, detailing what's arriving in the latter part of August.

The undoubted focal point is the day-one addition of Asobo's new Plague Tale game, Resonance: A Plague Tale, which spins a prequel tale - across dual timelines - on the island of Crete.

I've played Resonance: A Plague Tale and was enthusiastic about it. The series has ditched stealth gameplay and gone all-in on combat to great effect. Combine handsome set-pieces, tricky puzzles and incredible ruins, and you've got an appealing Tomb Raider and Uncharted-like adventure.

Resonance: A Plague Tale.Watch on YouTube

Another day-one Game Pass release to potentially get excited about is Blood Dungeon, the new game from Nidhogg creator Messhof. Nidhogg was a low-fi swashbuckling duel game that was a riot in a local co-op party setting. It sounds like Blood Dungeon is a Metroidvania kind of idea.

It's also worth noting that the Remastered edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leaves Game Pass at the end of the month, so if you've never taken the plunge, you've still got time - and a good reason with a new expansion on the way.

Available on Game Pass now

• Egging On (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, Handheld, and PC) – August 18, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Coming to Game Pass soon

• Vapor World: Over the Mind (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 19, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 19, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Relooted (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 19, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Starsand Island (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 20, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Aerial_Knight's DropShot (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, Handheld, and PC) – August 25, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Blood Dungeon (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, and PC) – August 25, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, Handheld, and PC) – August 27, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Young Suns (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 31, new on Game Pass Premium, already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• Shelldiver (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 1, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

Leaving Game Pass August 31

• Another Crab's Treasure (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• I Am Your Beast (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Neon Abyss (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• One Lonely Outpost (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Remastered Edition (Cloud and Console)
• (Leaving 6th September) NBA 2K26 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Games with a "handheld" designation are optimised for handheld play.

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