REDMOND, Wash. — Xbox has opened the Xbox Game Pass April 2026 lineup with a four-day run of Hades II, Replaced, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, giving subscribers a notably strong opening stretch to the month, April 16, 2026. The mix of a major roguelike sequel, a long-awaited cyberpunk platformer, a recognizable Bethesda RPG and a Call of Duty anchor gives Microsoft more breadth than a typical midmonth wave.
Why the Xbox Game Pass April 2026 lineup stands out
According to Xbox’s April Wave 1 announcement, Hades II and Replaced arrive April 14, Oblivion Remastered follows April 16, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare lands April 17. That clustering matters: rather than leaning on one attention-grabber, Microsoft is stacking four recognizable titles into less than a week.
Hades II may be the clearest sign this is not a filler update. In Supergiant’s console-launch post, the studio says the Xbox version ships with bonus content, quality-of-life improvements and up to 120 frames per second on Xbox Series X|S. It also caps a long runway for the sequel, which first entered Early Access in May 2024 before making its full push to more platforms.
Replaced gives the wave its long-delayed indie payoff. In Sad Cat Studios’ launch-week breakdown, the developer leans into the game’s cinematic combat and handcrafted animation, underscoring why the project has stayed on players’ wish lists for years. That arrival carries extra weight because Xbox was still presenting Replaced as a 2023 Game Pass release at the end of 2022, making this week’s debut feel like the end of a much longer development story.
Oblivion Remastered and Modern Warfare bring familiar names
Oblivion Remastered is slightly different from the two April 14 arrivals, but it still adds star power to the wave. Xbox’s product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered lists an April 22, 2025 release date and says the package includes Shivering Isles, Knights of the Nine and other add-on content, along with the visual overhaul and gameplay refinements that bring the 2006 RPG forward. That makes it less of a pure surprise than Hades II or Replaced, but still the kind of recognizable RPG that can anchor a monthly slate.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare rounds out the week with the broadest mainstream pull. The Xbox Store listing already marks the game as coming soon to Game Pass, and its arrival continues Microsoft’s gradual expansion of Activision titles in the subscription library. That rollout was already visible in April 2025’s second wave, when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II joined Game Pass, so this month’s move feels like the next step in a longer catalog strategy.
Early verdict
The Xbox Game Pass April 2026 lineup looks strong not because one title has to carry the month, but because each of the headline additions serves a different audience. Hades II brings prestige, Replaced delivers long-awaited indie intrigue, Oblivion Remastered offers familiar RPG comfort, and Modern Warfare supplies mass-market reach. Put together, that is a sharper opening stretch than Game Pass usually manages in a single week.
