Xbox Game Pass Adds Hades, Skate, and More in August 2021

Microsoft revealed a huge list of games coming to the Xbox Game Pass service for PC, consoles, and the cloud for the first half of the month of August.

This Thursday, Aug. 5 will see the biggest drop of games with titles including Katamari, Lumines, and the original Skate via EA Play. The full list for that day contains:

• Curse of the Dead Gods (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Dodgeball Academia (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Katamari Damacy Reroll (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Lumines Remastered (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Skate (Console)
• Skate 3 (Cloud)
• Starmancer (Game Preview) (PC)

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to play several Codemasters games on consoles via EA Play starting on Aug. 10 such as Dirt 4, Dirt Rally, Dirt Rally 2.0, F1 2020, and Grid.

Rounding out the first half of the month will add Art of Rally for cloud, console, and PC on Aug. 12 followed by Supergiant Games’ roguelike Hades on Aug. 13 for cloud, console, and PC. The final game of the list is Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Premium Edition for PC on Aug. 17, which offers an ad-free version of the classic title.

Microsoft also announced a few games leaving Xbox Game Pass during the month including:

• Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud and Console) – Aug. 8
• Ape Out (PC) – Aug. 15
• Crossing Souls (PC) – Aug. 15
• Darksiders Genesis (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Aug. 15
• Don’t Starve (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Aug. 15
• Final Fantasy VII (Console and PC) – Aug. 15
• Train Sim World 2020 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Aug. 15