Xbox Game Pass Wave 1 Titles for April Announced: Hades 2 Vampire Crawlers Kiln and More
In April, it is Microsoft’s first wave of titles to be released on Xbox Game Pass as a result of the announcement by its that “the first series of games will come in this year”. The parent of the Xbox is adding 18 games in Game Pass for the first half of April, including Hades 2 (Hades 2). Game Pass Ultimate, GamePass Premium, PC Gamepass are all coming to the action Roguelike on the day it launches on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.
Other notable additions include Replaced, the cyberpunk platformer to Game Pass Ultimate and PC GamePass day one; Call of Duty Modern Warfare; day-one title Vampire Crawlers; and Kiln, another game from Double Fine.
Game Pass Wave 1 Titles for April Announced
In September last year, Hades 2 was released on PC, Mac and Nintendo Switch platforms as one of the best games of 2025. Game of the Year Supergiant Games’ sequel to Hades was nominated for Game Of The Game Awards 2025 – which is also known as Supergios. The PS5 and Xbox Series S/X are finally releasing Hades 2 on April 14, the release of Hade 2 now is officially announced. Meanwhile, the Roguelike action title is released on Game Pass Ultimate, GamePass Premium and PC Gamepass across Xbox consoles, cloud, PC (and handheld device), and a newer game-card called “Game Pass” in October of 2015.
Replaced, a 2-year-old , will also be added on April 14 in Game Pass Ultimate and PC GamePass. 5D cyberpunk platformer based in an alternate 1980s America-American 80’s version of the game, which is known as 5d cyber Punk. Day one with Game Pass, too, will replace the replaced will be available day one.
Xbox Game Pass day one New games are coming to the first half of April with a full line-up of new games. On April 21, Vampire Crawlers, the turn-based Roguelite deck builder from makers of indie hit VAMPire Survivors (independent) comes to Game Pass Ultimate and PC GamePass on cloud; consoles/PC handhelds are also available.
Double Fine Productions’ multiplayer pottery game Kiln arrives on the service day one of April 23, and also serves as a delivery date for double fine productions, which has been described as “the most effective” in its history. It will be available to members of Game Pass Ultimate and PC GamePass across PC, cloud, Xbox Series S/X as well as handhelds.
Planet Coaster 2, The Thaumaturge and EA Sports NHL 26 will also be added to Game Pass this month. This is a complete list of wave 1 titles that are coming to the service here’s the full list for .
April 7
Final Fantasy IV (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
April 8
DayZ (PC)
Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC)
FBC: Firebreak (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
April 9
Planet Coaster 2 (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
April 10
Tiny Bookshop (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
April 13
Football Manager 26 (PC)
Football Manager 26 Console (cloud, console, PC)
April 14
Hades 2 (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, handheld, PC)
Replaced (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
The Thaumaturge (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
April 16
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (now with Game Pass Premium)
EA Sports NHL 26 (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC)
April 17
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (cloud, console, PC)
April 21
Little Rocket Lab (cloud, console, PC)
Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato (cloud, console, handheld, PC)
Vampire Crawlers (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, handheld, PC)
April 23
Kiln (cloud, Xbox Series S/X, handheld, PC)
On April 8, Warhammer Vermintide 2, and DayZ, two games will be available to members of Game Pass Essential the service’s newest version is “Game Pass” (along with its own game titles).
This month, Microsoft also announced the games leaving Game Pass this month with announcements from Microsoft’s . Ashen Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes, Grand Theft Auto V (My Little PonY) A Zephyr Heights Mystery and Terra Invicta (Game Preview) will leave the service on April 15.
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