Microsoft has announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass during the rest of April 2026, and the early part of May.
As confirmed in a post on Xbox Wire, there are a number of day-one releases coming, including Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard, Kiln, Aphelion, Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, and Sledding Game. Final Fantasy V rounds out the lineup, arriving on May 5.
Cozy, machine building RPG Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) and emotional narrative adventure game Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) both join Game Pass Premium on April 21, having already been on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Also on April 21, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day one launch.
On April 23. Double Fine’s Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day one release, which is expected for a Microsoft game. This latest game from the team behind Psychonauts is described as a “pottery power‑fantasy celebrating both creativity and destruction.”
Moving on to April 28 and we’ve got Aphelion (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) as another day one launch across Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. This is a third-person sci-fi adventure developed by Don’t Nod, the studio behind Jusant and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage). The story is rooted in real-world science, created in partnership with the European Space Agency.
A day later, on April 29, gory FPS Trepang2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) hits Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass. Then, on April 30, three games hit Game Pass: Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (Game Preview) (PC) as a day one launch on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, Sledding Game (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC), also a day one launch on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, and TerraTech Legion (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
And finally for April 2026 Wave 2, Final Fantasy V (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass on May 5.
Xbox Game Pass April 2026 Wave 2 lineup:
- Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 21, Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – April 21, Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 21, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 23, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Aphelion (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 28, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Trepang2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – April 29, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass
- Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (Game Preview) (PC) – April 30, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Sledding Game (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – April 30, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- TerraTech Legion (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – April 30, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Final Fantasy V (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – May 5, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
As always, a number of games are set to leave Game Pass this month. You can save up to 20% off your purchase if you buy them.
Leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 30:
- Citizen Sleeper (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Creatures of Ava (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Endless Legend 2 (PC)
- Goat Simulator (Cloud and Console)
- Goat Simulator Remastered (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Hunt Showdown 1896 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- NHL 24 (EA Play) (Cloud and Console)
- Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, Console, and PC)
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