Xbox Game Pass October 2026: All Games Confirmed

October is shaping up to be a busy month for Xbox Game Pass, with a mix of major first-party releases, indie day-one launches, and games arriving across console, PC, and cloud.

Gears of War: E-Day is the obvious headline, but there are plenty of smaller releases worth keeping on your radar, including Neon Abyss 2, Valor Mortis, and The Séance of Blake Manor.

Microsoft has confirmed 9 games for October so far, with a game added to Game Pass Premium. Here’s the full schedule, including their release dates, supported platforms, and which Game Pass tiers will include them.

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Xbox Game Pass October 2026 Games: Full Release Schedule

October 2 – Keeper: Arrives on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud for Game Pass Premium subscribers.

October 6 – Gears of War: E-Day: Launches on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

October 8 – Echo Weaver and Neon Abyss 2: Both games arrive on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud through Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

October 13 – Deep Dish Dungeon and Valor Mortis: Both titles launch on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

October 15 – Beyond These Stars and Chained Beasts: Beyond These Stars arrives on PC, while Chained Beasts launches on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud. Both are included with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

October 27 – The Séance of Blake Manor: Arrives on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.

October 29 – Terrible Lizards: Arrives on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, rounding out the current October lineup.

Gears of War: E-Day Launches October 6, 2026

If you're looking for the obvious headline game, this is it.

Gears of War: E-Day takes players back 14 years before the original Gears of War, telling the story of Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago during the Locust invasion.

The campaign is built in Unreal Engine 5, while multiplayer returns with a reworked Horde Siege PvE mode and refined Versus multiplayer. The important part for Game Pass subscribers is that E-Day arrives day one, giving subscribers a major Xbox first-party release to jump into immediately.