Xbox players have a massive lineup on the way for the week of August 24-28, 2026, featuring over 30 new additions to the platform. Headlining the schedule are major franchise debuts, multiplayer shooters, and new Xbox Game Pass day-one arrivals.

Quick Facts

  • Metal Gear Solid 4 Debut: MGS4: Guns of the Patriots makes its Xbox debut on August 27 in the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2.
  • Xbox Game Pass Day One: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy joins Game Pass on August 27.
  • Major Multiplayer Releases: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 drops on August 25 for up to four players.
  • Window: All games release between August 24 and August 28, 2026.

Highlighted Xbox Releases for the Week

The weekly schedule spans cooperative shooters, survival crafting, retro remakes, and cozy puzzle titles. Notable titles arriving over the five-day window include:

  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (August 25): A four-player cooperative shooter casting players as Colonial Marines.
  • Once Human (August 25): An open-world Stardust-infected survival game featuring territory building and monster sieges.
  • METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol. 2 (August 27): Includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version).
  • STAR WARS Zero Company (August 27): A single-player turn-based tactical game set during the Clone Wars.
  • Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (August 27): A prequel story set 15 years before A Plague Tale: Requiem, starring the plunderer Sophia.
  • NBA 2K27 Deluxe Edition (August 26): Brings MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and MyNBA modes to the platform.

Xbox Game Pass Additions

Subscribers get access to several titles throughout the week:

  • Aerial_Knight's DropShot (August 25) — available to XGP Premium only.
  • Blood Dungeon (August 25) — 2D platforming survival.
  • Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (August 27) — day-one launch.

Other smaller independent releases hitting the store include B.i.t on August 24, Apidya' Special, Cozy Tiny Home, and Funguys Swarm on August 25, alongside hidden object games like A Tower Full of Cats and Hidden Cats in Barcelona on August 26.