Xbox Game Pass has expanded to include Outbound, which is now available across multiple membership tiers. This is the fifth title to join the service in May and the 77th Xbox Game Pass catalog addition of 2026.
Developed by Dutch studio Square Glade Games, Outbound combines first-person base building, open-world exploration, crop farming, and pet raising into a varied experience with a distinctly cozy tone. Set in a utopian near-future world where people need only relax, the game tasks players with taking it easy in a picturesque setting that they can navigate on foot or in a customizable camper van. Outbound‘s genre mixture could potentially appeal to fans of everything from Stardew Valley and Pacific Drive to No Man’s Sky and Raft.
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After approximately three years of active development, Outbound has officially launched for PC and consoles on May 11 at 10 a.m. ET. Square Glade’s second title also received a day-one release on Microsoft’s subscription service, landing on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. As with other third-party day-one releases, it is unclear when Outbound might be added to the Xbox Game Pass Premium catalog, although Microsoft’s broader content update cadence suggests November 2026 is the earliest feasible window for that to happen.
In March 2026, Outbound surpassed 1.3 million wishlists on Steam alone, averaging more than 50,000 wishlists per month since its official page first appeared on Valve’s platform. By the time of its May 11 release, the cozy crafting game had climbed to No. 13 on the global list of most-wishlisted upcoming titles on Valve’s storefront, according to SteamDB data.
All Xbox Game Pass Upcoming Games with Confirmed Release Dates
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Date |
Game |
Game Pass Tier(s) |
Platform(s) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 11 |
🆕Outbound |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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May 12 |
Call of the Elder Gods |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
May 12 |
Black Jacket |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
May 14 |
Subnautica 2 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Game preview; day-one release. |
|
May 14 |
DOOM: The Dark Ages |
Premium |
Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S |
Available on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since May 2025. |
|
May 19 |
Forza Horizon 6 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
May 21 |
Beastro |
Ultimate |
Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
May 27 |
Echo Generation 2 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
May 28 |
Crashout Crew |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
Jul 13 |
Ascend to Zero |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
Aug 4 |
Beast of Reincarnation |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
|
Aug 14 |
Grave Seasons |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
Seven more confirmed day-one titles are still due to reach Xbox Game Pass in May 2026. The group includes Forza Horizon 6, Beastro, and the early access version of Subnautica 2. Separately, the subscription service is set to lose Planet of Lana 1 and four other five games on May 15.
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Based on lifetime sales for the broader series, Forza Horizon 6 is by far this month’s most highly anticipated addition to Microsoft’s subscription service. Its day-one debut is due on May 19, the same day Microsoft is likely to officially announce the Wave 2 Game Pass lineup for May 2026.
- Released
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May 11, 2026
- ESRB
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Everyone / Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
- Developer(s)
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Square Glade Games
- Publisher(s)
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Square Glade Games
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op
