{"id":1869807,"date":"2026-04-07T15:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869807"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:11:12","slug":"the-xbox-game-pass-list-for-april-is-big-and-includes-hades-2-fbc-firebreak-replaced-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869807","title":{"rendered":"The Xbox Game Pass list for April is big and includes Hades 2, FBC: Firebreak, Replaced, and more"},"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<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Xbox Game Pass list for April is big and includes Hades 2, FBC: Firebreak, Replaced, and more<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Plus many others!<\/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\/Game-Pass-April-2026---Hades-2.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Game Pass April 2026 arrivals - Hades 2 artwork\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Game-Pass-April-2026---Hades-2.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Xbox\/Supergiant Games<\/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=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\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\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-07T15:11:12+00:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/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=\"81ba7055-61f3-4430-a6ca-d23923c736c4\" data-name=\"FBC: Firebreak\" data-follow-text=\"Follow FBC: Firebreak\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following FBC: Firebreak\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow FBC: Firebreak\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following FBC: Firebreak\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow FBC: Firebreak\" title=\"Follow FBC: Firebreak\"><br \/>\n  Follow FBC: Firebreak<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 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/hades-2\">Hades 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/04\/07\/xbox-game-pass-april-2026-wave-1\/\">This month&#8217;s list is a meaty one<\/a>, but before we jump into it, we&#8217;d like to underline three games that made their debut in between last month&#8217;s reveals and this refresh: Easy Delivery Co. (26th March), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/super-meat-boy\">Super Meat Boy<\/a> 3D (31st March), and NBA 2K26 (3rd April).<\/p>\n<p>Moving on, Xbox Game Pass April Wave 1 (more reveals typically arrive later into the month) includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Final Fantasy IV<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 7th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warhammer Vermintide 2<\/strong> (Cloud and Console) \u2013 8th April, now with Game Pass Essential<\/li>\n<li><strong>DayZ<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 8th April, now on PC; joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview)<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 8th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>FBC: Firebreak<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 8th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planet Coaster 2<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 9th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tiny Bookshop<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 10th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Football Manager 26<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 13th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Football Manager 26 Console<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 13th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hades II<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replaced<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Thaumaturge<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 16th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>EA Sports NHL 26<\/strong> (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S) \u2013 16th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 17th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Little Rocket Lab<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 21st April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 21st April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vampire Crawlers<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 21st April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kiln<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 23rd April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite its age, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2019-gets-deep-discount-on-steam-and-overtakes-more-recent-cod-entries\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) continues to surpass many recent CoD entries in popularity<\/a>, so this is a perfectly timed addition to the catalogue, especially if you didn&#8217;t give its notable campaign and-or multiplayer a proper shake back in the day.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Hades 2 - Official PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Release Date Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVUwT-3Migo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MVUwT-3Migo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Hades 2 &#8211; Official PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Release Date Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MVUwT-3Migo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s the indie front which will get subscribers talking the most though. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hades-2-review\">Hades 2<\/a> is no doubt a huge get here, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/vampire-crawlers-turns-vampire-survivors-into-a-dungeon-crawling-card-game-with-mixed-success\">Vampire Crawlers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/we-need-just-a-few-more-weeks-highly-anticipated-cyberpunk-platformer-replaced-gets-delayed-into-april\">Replaced<\/a> are among the hottest releases of April 2026, and having them available on day-one bolsters this line-up nicely.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (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><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/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 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/hades-2\">Hades 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/04\/07\/xbox-game-pass-april-2026-wave-1\/\">This month&#8217;s list is a meaty one<\/a>, but before we jump into it, we&#8217;d like to underline three games that made their debut in between last month&#8217;s reveals and this refresh: Easy Delivery Co. (26th March), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/super-meat-boy\">Super Meat Boy<\/a> 3D (31st March), and NBA 2K26 (3rd April).<\/p>\n<p>Moving on, Xbox Game Pass April Wave 1 (more reveals typically arrive later into the month) includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Final Fantasy IV<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 7th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warhammer Vermintide 2<\/strong> (Cloud and Console) \u2013 8th April, now with Game Pass Essential<\/li>\n<li><strong>DayZ<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 8th April, now on PC; joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview)<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 8th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>FBC: Firebreak<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 8th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planet Coaster 2<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 9th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tiny Bookshop<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 10th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Football Manager 26<\/strong> (PC) \u2013 13th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Football Manager 26 Console<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 13th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hades II<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replaced<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Thaumaturge<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 14th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 16th April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>EA Sports NHL 26<\/strong> (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S) \u2013 16th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 17th April, via Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Little Rocket Lab<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 21st April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato<\/strong> (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 21st April, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vampire Crawlers<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 21st April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kiln<\/strong> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 23rd April, via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite its age, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2019-gets-deep-discount-on-steam-and-overtakes-more-recent-cod-entries\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) continues to surpass many recent CoD entries in popularity<\/a>, so this is a perfectly timed addition to the catalogue, especially if you didn&#8217;t give its notable campaign and-or multiplayer a proper shake back in the day.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Hades 2 - Official PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Release Date Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVUwT-3Migo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MVUwT-3Migo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Hades 2 &#8211; Official PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Release Date Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MVUwT-3Migo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s the indie front which will get subscribers talking the most though. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hades-2-review\">Hades 2<\/a> is no doubt a huge get here, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/vampire-crawlers-turns-vampire-survivors-into-a-dungeon-crawling-card-game-with-mixed-success\">Vampire Crawlers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/we-need-just-a-few-more-weeks-highly-anticipated-cyberpunk-platformer-replaced-gets-delayed-into-april\">Replaced<\/a> are among the hottest releases of April 2026, and having them available on day-one bolsters this line-up nicely.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (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><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Xbox Game Pass list for April is big and includes Hades 2, FBC: Firebreak, Replaced, and more Plus many others! 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