{"id":1776229,"date":"2026-02-17T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1776229"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:55:06","slug":"heres-the-next-batch-of-xbox-game-pass-games-for-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1776229","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for February"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/kingdom-come-deliverance-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Kingdom Come: Deliverance II<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Here&#8217;s the next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for February<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2! 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More!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Death-Howl-artwork-with-an-Xbox-logo-overlaid.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Death Howl artwork with an Xbox logo overlaid\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Death-Howl-artwork-with-an-Xbox-logo-overlaid.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-17T14:55:06+00:00\">Feb. 17, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-the-next-batch-of-xbox-game-pass-games-for-february?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"c9f42e54-97f3-465f-a9c6-857576d11e20\" data-name=\"Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\" title=\"Follow Kingdom Come: Deliverance II\"><br \/>\n  Follow Kingdom Come: Deliverance II<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this February, and into next month.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the already announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/here-are-our-xbox-game-pass-games-for-february\">Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Avowed<\/a>, which are available from today (17th February), Game Pass subscribers can look forward to the following games making their way onto the service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aerial_Knight&#8217;s DropShot<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 17th February via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Death Howl<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 19th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>EA Sports College Football 26<\/strong> (Cloud and Xbox Series X\/S) \u2013 19th February via Game Pass Ultimate<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/strong> \u2013 Complete Edition (Cloud and Console) \u2013 19th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium<\/li>\n<li><strong>TCG Card Shop Simulator<\/strong> (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 24th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dice A Million<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 25th February via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Towerborne<\/strong> (Full Game Release) (Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 26th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Fantasy 3<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 3rd March via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 <\/strong>(Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 3rd March via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am quite intrigued by Death Howl, which is a soulslike deck builder.  The game is described as a &#8220;poignant tale of grief, healing, and resilience&#8221;, and follows the journey of hunter Ro as she leaves her tribe and ventures into a disturbingly realised realm of the spirits in the hope of reuniting with her deceased son.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, meanwhile, garnered a lot of love for its dedication to toil and turmoil in Bohemia, told through the eyes of Henry of Skalitz. A hardy combat system and eager embrace of vulgarity come together in a compelling RPG well worth playing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Game Pass games coming to the service\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Game-Pass-games-coming-to-the-service.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Game Pass games coming to the service\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Game-Pass-games-coming-to-the-service.jfif\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Microsoft<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As with every month, with new games coming to Game Pass, it does mean a selection of others will be leaving. On 28th February, the following with be leaving the service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monster Train (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Injustice 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Middle Earth: Shadow of War (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For everything else in Microsoft&#8217;s subscription service, you can check out our handy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-game-pass-games-list-this-month-price-6400\">Xbox Game Pass guide<\/a> detailing the many titles available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this February, and into next month.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the already announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/here-are-our-xbox-game-pass-games-for-february\">Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Avowed<\/a>, which are available from today (17th February), Game Pass subscribers can look forward to the following games making their way onto the service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aerial_Knight&#8217;s DropShot<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 17th February via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Death Howl<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 19th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>EA Sports College Football 26<\/strong> (Cloud and Xbox Series X\/S) \u2013 19th February via Game Pass Ultimate<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/strong> \u2013 Complete Edition (Cloud and Console) \u2013 19th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium<\/li>\n<li><strong>TCG Card Shop Simulator<\/strong> (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 24th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dice A Million<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 25th February via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Towerborne<\/strong> (Full Game Release) (Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 26th February via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Fantasy 3<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 3rd March via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 <\/strong>(Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 3rd March via Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am quite intrigued by Death Howl, which is a soulslike deck builder.  The game is described as a &#8220;poignant tale of grief, healing, and resilience&#8221;, and follows the journey of hunter Ro as she leaves her tribe and ventures into a disturbingly realised realm of the spirits in the hope of reuniting with her deceased son.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, meanwhile, garnered a lot of love for its dedication to toil and turmoil in Bohemia, told through the eyes of Henry of Skalitz. A hardy combat system and eager embrace of vulgarity come together in a compelling RPG well worth playing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Game Pass games coming to the service\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Game-Pass-games-coming-to-the-service.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Game Pass games coming to the service\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Game-Pass-games-coming-to-the-service.jfif\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Microsoft<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As with every month, with new games coming to Game Pass, it does mean a selection of others will be leaving. On 28th February, the following with be leaving the service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monster Train (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Injustice 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Middle Earth: Shadow of War (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For everything else in Microsoft&#8217;s subscription service, you can check out our handy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-game-pass-games-list-this-month-price-6400\">Xbox Game Pass guide<\/a> detailing the many titles available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Here&#8217;s the next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for February Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2! Final Fantasy 3! More! 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