Xbox Game Pass has revealed Wave 1 of its May 2026 games lineup. As expected, this first wave includes a number of day-one games and big-name additions. This follows a pretty excellent April for Game Pass, and this is only the first batch of free games we'll be getting this month.
The news was shared by the official Xbox website, where it was also shared that a number of titles will be leaving the service on May 15. There are some major titles being added this month, though, including DOOM: The Dark Ages around the middle of the month. Wave 1 also includes Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and a batch of others on May 6, with a day-one release of Forza Horizon 6 on May 19. Mixtape and Outbound are also day-one releases, while a Game Preview of Subnautica 2 arrives on May 14.
The full lineup of Wave 1 games for May 2026 are:
Of course, the biggest addition here is probably the release for Forza Horizon 6, a first-party game with a strong brand and large audience. DOOM and Subnautica both have large fanbases, however, and Mixtape has caused some early buzz already. No matter...
