Microsoft Continues With Xbox Game Pass For August 2021 With Psychonauts 2, 12 Minutes, And More

Like clockwork as Xbox Game Pass typically works, Microsoft at the start of August offered a sufficient number of games to the service to kick off the last month of the summer. In that welcomes titles likes Hades, Katamari Damacy: Reroll, and Art of Rally at the time. But following announcements grew more excitement for the monthly service.

Later on, Microsoft in two instances announced that more anticipated releases will launch for Xbox Game Pass as well. The first being Amplitude Studios’ Humankind which is to ship for Xbox Game Pass for PC later on this month. Secondly, Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas is to hit the service for consoles entering September.

Now in a new announcement on Tuesday, the Xbox company unveils its next lineup of additions to Xbox Game Pass. You can read the full list below:

Console

Recompile – 8/19
Train Sim World 2 – 8/19
Twelve Minutes – 8/19
Psychonauts 2 – 8/25
Myst – 8/26

PC

Humankind – 8/17
Recompile – 8/19
Train Sim World 2 – 8/19
Twelve Minutes – 8/19
Psychonauts 2 – 8/25
Myst – 8/26

Cloud

Need for Speed Heat [EA Play] – 8/17
Star Wars Battlefront II [EA Play]  – 8/17
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order [EA Play]  – 8/17
Recompile – 8/19
Train Sim World 2 – 8/19
Twelve Minutes – 8/19
Psychonauts 2 – 8/25
Myst – 8/26

Additionally, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for xCloud also goes on to introduce more touch screen controls for ten more games. Those titles are: Hades, Bloodroots, Farming Simulator 19, Going Under, Need for Speed Heat (EA Play), Peggle 2 (EA Play), Psychonauts, Wasteland 2, Wasteland 3, and Wasteland Remastered.

Of course, there is also a small list of games departing from Xbox Game Pass soon as well, which are: Blair Witch (Cloud; Console; PC), Double Kick Heroes (Cloud; Console; PC), NBA 2K21 (Cloud; Console), and Stranger Things 3: The Game (Cloud; Console; PC).

Elsewhere recently, Microsoft held its second partnered /Twitchgaming & ID@Xbox Showcase. At the time, the firm unveiled a list of upcoming additions to arrive to Xbox Game Pass bleeding into 2022 including Stardew Valley and Evil Genius 2. You can read the full report by heading here.

Which titles are you most excited to see hit Xbox Game Pass leading to August’s end?

Source: Xbox Wire