October is one of the hottest months of the year for game releases, and especially in 2026, most studios and publishers are trying to avoid releasing games in November. October also marks Xbox’s major launch of the year – Gears of War: E-Day, which, like many other projects, will become part of Game Pass immediately upon release this month.
This profile contains all official information about games that will be added to Game Pass in October 2026 and will also be removed from the service. This article will be updated as new information becomes available; you can find an example of this data for September here.
What’s coming to Game Pass in October 2026
October 2, 2026
- guardian (Xbox, PC)
Premium Edition, now available on Ultimate and PC
October 6, 2026
- Gears of War: E-Day (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC
October 8, 2026
- Echo Weaver (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC - forever past (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC - Neon Abyss 2 (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC
October 13, 2026
- deep dish dungeon (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC - value of death (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC
October 15, 2026
- Chained Beast (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC - beyond these stars (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC
October 27, 2026
- Séance at Black Manor (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC
October 29, 2026
- scary lizard (Xbox, PC)
Ultimate Edition, PC
