What’s leaving Xbox Game Pass in August 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn’t confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.
We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now – and don’t forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they’ve been announced to be leaving!
So, before we take a look at the following list of potential games leaving Xbox Game Pass in August 2026, we want to stress that nothing has been confirmed yet, and this will not be a 100% accurate list by any means. Some of these games might leave, some of these games might stay, and many others might be added to the list.
The most common (but definitely not the only) trend with Xbox Game Pass seems to be that games stick around for one year, so we’ve gone back to August 2025 to look at the games that were added to Game Pass at the time. That said, we’ve also gone back to the August 2024 list as well, just to see what may potentially stick around for two years in total. Based on those original announcements, here’s what we think could potentially leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2026:
Date It Joined XGP
Game
Platform
August 22, 2024
Atlas Fallen
Series X|S, PC, Cloud
August 1, 2025
Farming Simulator 25
Console, PC, Cloud
August 5, 2025
Rain World
Console, PC, Cloud
August 7, 2025
Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Seems unlikely)
Console, PC, Cloud
August 12, 2025
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Console, PC, Cloud
August 14, 2025
9 Kings
PC
August 19, 2025
Void/Breaker
PC
August 20, 2025
The Rogue Prince of Persia (Seems unlikely)
Console, PC, Cloud
August 21, 2025
Herdling (Seems unlikely)
Series X|S, PC, Cloud
As usual, there could be plenty of additions to this list, and a few of these games might stick around on Xbox Game Pass for even longer, but it seems likely that we’ll lose at least some of these in August 2026. Our predictions usually turn out to be anywhere from 30%-80% correct – you never know how accurate they’ll be!
We’ve obviously got loads of coming to Game Pass in the near future as well, with tons of XGP titles already confirmed for July 2026. You can check those out elsewhere on Pure Xbox, along with our full 2026 Xbox Game Pass guide.
Which of these are you desperate not to lose? Let us know down in the comments section below.
Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.
