Xbox Game Pass picks up three titles on 11 August 2026, spread across various tiers of the subscription service. The additions cover an over-the-shoulder mech action game, a survival sequel, and what may be the most unusual dating simulator the service has ever hosted.
The three games are Bounty Star, Grounded 2 (Game Preview) and Date Everything!, each landing today for eligible subscribers.
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Bounty Star is an over-the-shoulder 3D action game that marries mech combat and customisation with farming and base building. The player takes on the role of a broken but powerful ex-soldier named Clem, described in the source material as a war veteran, talented fighter and expert mech pilot.
So: post-apocalyptic, mechanised, and apparently agricultural. A combination.
Grounded 2 returns players to the world of big bugs and scary spiders, continuing the Game Preview run of the survival sequel. The game joins today alongside Bounty Star, giving subscribers two very different reasons to stress about their in-game surroundings.
Date Everything! rounds out the trio. It is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters. The romance options include, apparently, your bed and your smoke alarm.
It is, in fact, every bit as bizarre as it sounds.
What ‘various tiers’ actually means
The three titles do not all arrive under the same conditions.
The games are available today across various tiers of Xbox Game Pass, meaning not every subscriber gets every game.
Date Everything! is described as a new addition to Game Pass (an XGP newbie, in the source’s words), while Bounty Star and Grounded 2 are joining an additional tier rather than appearing on the service for the first time.
Subscribers should check their specific tier before assuming all three are waiting for them. Nothing in a subscription model is ever quite as straightforward as it looks on the announcement post.
August 2026 has already seen several Game Pass updates. These three titles add to what is shaping up to be a busy month for the service, with more additions signalled beyond today’s batch.
