Xbox Game Pass Adds 13 Titles Through Early October 2026
Four day-one titles in a single three-week window, including Gears of War: E-Day and Minecraft Dungeons II, shows how much Microsoft's subscription pipeline now depends on first-party releases landing at launch rather than after.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass lineup running from September 16 to October 6, 2026, a slate of 13 titles. Four arrive on day one: Kernel Hearts on September 17, Well Dweller on September 22, Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29, and Gears of War: E-Day on October 6. Rematch joins the Essential plan catalog on September 25.
The Game Pass catalog window for the next three weeks runs 13 titles deep, and four of them arrive on the day they release. Kernel Hearts opens the run on September 17 with co-op magical girl combat; Well Dweller follows on September 22 with a dark fairy-tale Metroidvania; Minecraft Dungeons II lands September 29 with co-op action RPG play; Gears of War: E-Day closes the window on October 6.
The remaining nine entries include titles opening to the Premium plan, and Rematch joins the Essential catalog on September 25.
- Rematch: Joins the Essential plan catalog on September 25
- Kernel Hearts: Day one, September 17, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Well Dweller: Day one, September 22, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Minecraft Dungeons II: Day one, September 29, Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Gears of War: E-Day: Day one, October 6
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