Ten titles are confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in October 2026.
Microsoft usually adds a second wave mid-month, so this is not the full month yet. Most of them are day one.
October 2: Keeper hits Game Pass Premium on Series X|S, PC, and cloud. Double Fine’s wordless adventure is already on Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
A lighthouse wakes up, grows legs, and travels with a seabird named Twig. About 4 to 5 hours.
October 6: Gears of War: E-Day is the headliner, day one on Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Series X|S, PC, and cloud.
The Coalition’s prequel is set on Emergence Day, 14 years before the first game, with a young Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago.
Premium Edition and the Premium Upgrade got early access on October 1.
The Game Pass launch is October 6. Campaign estimates are around 14 hours.
October 8: Echo Weaver arrives day one on Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Series X|S, PC, and cloud.
October 8: Neon Abyss 2 also arrives day one on the same tiers and platforms. It is the sequel to the roguelike shooter.
October 13: Deep Dish Dungeon is day one on Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Series X|S, PC, and cloud.
October 13: Valor Mortis is day one on the same tiers and platforms.
It is a first-person action soulslike from the Ghostrunner team, and it is also a paid launch at about $39.99.
October 15: Beyond These Stars is day one, PC only, Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
October 15: Chained Beasts is day one on Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Series X|S, PC, and cloud.
October 27: The Seance of Blake Manor arrives on Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Series X|S, PC, and cloud.
October 29: Terrible Lizards closes the confirmed list on Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Series X|S, PC, and cloud.
Parkour horror among abandoned animatronic dinosaurs.
Gears of War: E-Day is the one that carries the month.
Valor Mortis and Neon Abyss 2 are the other two worth queueing.
The rest of the slate is smaller day-one indies.
