Game Pass subscribers have several new games to look forward to in April, including titles like Kiln, Hades II, and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, among others.
Get the details below.
■ Available Today
- Final Fantasy IV (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Dive into a classic RPG with Final Fantasy IV. The Kingdom of Baron begins to attack the surrounding countries. Cecil the dark knight joins forces with Kain the dragoon, Rosa the white mage, Rydia the summoner, and more to fight against Baron.
■ Coming Soon
April 8
- DayZ (PC) Now on PC, joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass – The post-Soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected in this open world zombie survival game. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus—how far will you go to survive?
- Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
- FBC: Firebreak (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – A cooperative first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces. As a years-long siege on the agency’s headquarters reaches its boiling point, only Firebreak—the Bureau’s most versatile unit—has the gear and the guts to plunge into the building’s strangest crises, restore order, contain the chaos, and fight to reclaim control.
April 9
- Planet Coaster 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Build and customize thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
April 10
- Tiny Bookshop (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
April 13
- Football Manager 26 (PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – New foundations set the stage for you to define your football destiny. Built on the Unity engine, FM26 is the legacy redefined, and where storytelling evolves, placing you at the heart of the beautiful game. A reimagined interface and more immersive matchday experience bring you closer to the action and combine to elevate every decision and match-defining moment.
- Football Manager 26 Console (Cloud, Console, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Delivering effortless, instinctive console control, a redesigned user interface combines with the most immersive matchday experience in series history to bring you closer to every match-defining moment. Build your superstar squad with new transfer tools and bring your footballing vision to life through innovations that deliver enhanced tactical realism.
April 14
- Hades II (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Battle beyond the Underworld in Hades II, an action-packed, endlessly replayable roguelike dungeon crawler rooted in the Underworld of Greek myth. As the immortal Princess, explore a bigger, deeper mythic world and vanquish the Titan of Time as the story reacts to your every setback and accomplishment.
- Replaced (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available Day One with Xbox Game Pass! Can an AI become human? Expose the sinister secrets of Phoenix Corp as R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body. Set in an alternate 1980s America, navigate a dark cyberpunk thriller in this cinematic 2.5D platformer blending narrative exploration with fluid, free-flow action.
- The Thaumaturge (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons—while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
April 16
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered modernizes the 2006 Game of the Year with all-new stunning visuals and refined gameplay. Explore the vast landscape of Cyrodiil like never before and stop the forces of Oblivion from overtaking the land.
- EA Sports NHL 26 (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Get ready to take to the ice and play like a superstar when NHL 26 joins EA Play on April 16. Experience Ice Q 2.0 powered by NHL Edge data, a reimagined Be A Pro mode, and HUT seasons. Also, Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to grab an EA Play Supercharge Bundle for NHL 26 until May 16 and enjoy a 10 percent discount on EA digital purchases as part of their subscription.
April 17
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Cloud, Console, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare redefined the iconic series with a visceral, grounded campaign inspired by modern global conflict, alongside an immersive multiplayer experience and intense cooperative Special Ops missions. Featuring fluid gunplay and cinematic storytelling, this entry delivers a bold take on Modern Warfare.
April 21
- Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Little Rocket Lab is a cozy, machine-building RPG. You play as Morgan, an aspiring engineer! Head home to St. Ambroise to help complete your family’s dream—building a rocket. Help the locals with new machines, be creative, and become the ultimate engineer! That rocket isn’t going to build itself!
- Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – Miho steps into the pantry to fetch a potato for his grandma and falls into a magical world full of wonders. Meet quirky characters, venture through the depths of South America, and learn the importance of the things we pass along in this unforgettable emotional narrative adventure.
- Vampire Crawlers (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available Day One on Xbox Game Pass! From the creators of Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers turns the thrill of Survivors into a hyper turn-based, rogue-lite card-driven blobber. Build busted decks, explore familiar dungeons, and unleash world-ending combos. Either take your time and be tactical or play turns as fast as you humanly can: the outcome is always accurate!
April 23
- Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Available Day One on Xbox Game Pass! Kiln is a pottery power-fantasy celebrating both creativity and destruction—the pleasure of making beautiful things, then smashing them to smithereens. Create your pot, grab your friends, and throw down in online arenas, where the ceramic creations you sculpt become the bodies you bring into battle.
■ Game Pass Essential Additions
Two new games will be added to the Game Pass Essential library on April 8th.
Team up with friends to battle Chaos and Skaven in Warhammer: Vermintide II (available on Cloud and Console), or survive a dangerous post-apocalyptic world filled with infected and other players in DayZ (PC).
■ In Case You Missed It
March 26
- Easy Delivery Co. (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Easy Delivery Co. is a relaxing driving game with strange secrets. Chill out, make deliveries and get to know the mysterious residents of this scenic mountain town, all while earning well below minimum wage.
March 31
- Super Meat Boy 3D (Cloud, Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – The latest game in the iconic indie platforming series is coming to consoles and PC. Be prepared to die, die, and die again as you jump into the next dimension with Super Meat Boy 3D!
April 3
- NBA 2K26 (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Pick up and play NBA 2K26 with Xbox Game Pass to hit the court with your favorite NBA teams and compete against friends in Play Now. Experience an all-new immersive MyCareer storyline on New Gen consoles, manage a star-studded lineup in MyTeam, and climb the ranks in The City.
■ Game Updates
Available Now
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 03 – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass – Take on the extreme with new maps, modes, and weapons. Brave the frigid winds and take cover under the massive satellites of Beacon or take your chances in the close quarters of a moving submarine in Abyss. In Zombies, the new Ashwood Survival Map will test players’ skill.
April 13
- Dome Keeper (Multiplayer Update) (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Explore the world of Dome Keeper with friends with the multiplayer update! Defend your dome together in four-player co-op, or go versus in a battle to survive the longest or deliver the most resources.
■ In-Game Benefits
Available Now
- Microsoft Bubble (PC) – Pop into classic arcade-style action in Microsoft Bubble. Line up precision shots, stack power-ups, and blast tricky blockers to clear the board before your moves run out. Test your skills across endless levels, complete missions, and earn achievements—perfect for a quick break or a high-score run.
April 9
- World of Warships (PC) – Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 600 ships from the first half of the 20th century—from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players.
April 21
- Albion Online (Cloud and Console) Now on Cloud and Console, joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass – Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG where every player choice shapes the world. Explore, gather, craft, and conquer while forging alliances. Game Pass subscribers can unlock an exclusive Green Knight vanity and mount, 100,000 Fame, three days of Premium status, and 3,000 Victory Emote charges.
■ Leaving April 15
Some games are leaving Xbox Game Pass shortly. If you’re playing any of them, now’s the time to finish up, or you can buy them at a discount of up to 20% to keep playing!
- Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)
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