Microsoft has announced the bumper new batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in April on consoles and PC, and it includes the long-awaited arrival of Hades 2.
This month’s list is a meaty one, but before we jump into it, we’d like to underline three games that made their debut in between last month’s reveals and this refresh: Easy Delivery Co. (26th March), Super Meat Boy 3D (31st March), and NBA 2K26 (3rd April).
Moving on, Xbox Game Pass April Wave 1 (more reveals typically arrive later into the month) includes the following:
Final Fantasy IV (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – 7th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Warhammer Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – 8th April, now with Game Pass Essential
DayZ (PC) – 8th April, now on PC; joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential
Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC) – 8th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
FBC: Firebreak (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – 8th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
Planet Coaster 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – 9th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Tiny Bookshop (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – 10th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Football Manager 26 (PC) – 13th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
Football Manager 26 Console (Cloud, Console, and PC) – 13th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
Hades II (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Replaced (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
The Thaumaturge (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – 16th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
EA Sports NHL 26 (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S) – 16th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Cloud, Console, and PC) – 17th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) – 21st April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – 21st April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
Vampire Crawlers (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – 21st April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – 23rd April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Despite its age, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) continues to surpass many recent CoD entries in popularity, so this is a perfectly timed addition to the catalogue, especially if you didn’t give its notable campaign and-or multiplayer a proper shake back in the day.
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Perhaps it’s the indie front which will get subscribers talking the most though. Hades 2 is no doubt a huge get here, but Vampire Crawlers and Replaced are among the hottest releases of April 2026, and having them available on day-one bolsters this line-up nicely.
Of course, new arrivals also means new exits. This month, five different games are leaving the service on 15th April, and one of them is massive:
Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC)
My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)
For everything else in Microsoft’s subscription service, you can check out our handy Xbox Game Pass guide detailing the many titles available.