{"id":9084,"date":"2026-09-02T04:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/game-pass-september-2026-wave-1\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T04:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:21:48","slug":"game-pass-september-2026-wave-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/game-pass-september-2026-wave-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Pass September 2026: VF5, RuneScape Dragonwilds and Eight More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September is looking strong for <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Game Pass<\/a> subscribers in Singapore. Microsoft dropped the Wave 1 lineup today, bringing nine games to the service between 1 and 16 September \u2014 with <strong>RuneScape: Dragonwilds<\/strong> landing Day One on the 15th and <strong>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage<\/strong> joining on the 10th. The sting in the tail: ten games exit the service on 15 September, including <strong>Cyberpunk 2077<\/strong>, <strong>Dead Cells<\/strong>, and <strong>Frostpunk 2<\/strong>. If you have been meaning to finish any of them, now is the time.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/speedrunners2.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed key art showing racers in colourful arenas\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of tinyBuild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Game Pass September 2026 Wave 1 \u2014 Full Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Here is everything confirmed in Wave 1, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/09\/01\/xbox-game-pass-update-september-wave-1\/\">official Xbox Wire announcement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shelldiver<\/strong> \u2014 1 September (Cloud, Console, PC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed<\/strong> \u2014 3 September, Day One (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) \u2014 the frantic online\/local racer now supports up to eight players<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dice a Million<\/strong> \u2014 4 September (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) \u2014 roguelike deck builder with dice mechanics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War<\/strong> \u2014 8 September (Cloud, Console, PC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Royal Writ<\/strong> \u2014 10 September (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) \u2014 medieval roguelike deck builder<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage<\/strong> \u2014 10 September (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>RuneScape: Dragonwilds<\/strong> \u2014 15 September, Day One (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>TCG Card Shop Simulator 1.0<\/strong> \u2014 15 September (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) \u2014 the full 1.0 release of the card-shop management sim<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aniimo<\/strong> \u2014 16 September (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) \u2014 creature-catching RPG from Korean developer KRAFTON<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage \u2014 Good News for Singapore&#8217;s FGC<\/h2>\n<p>The standout addition for Singapore&#8217;s fighting game community is Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage on 10 September. The expanded release brought rollback netcode, full cross-play between PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC, and a brand-new single-player World Stage mode to SEGA&#8217;s long-running 3D fighter. Competitively, VF5 has stayed relevant precisely because of its high execution ceiling \u2014 and Game Pass now removes the buy-in barrier entirely for Xbox and PC players who have not yet tried it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h-1xVMgJvUg\" title=\"Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Trailer \u2014 via VIRTUA FIGHTER on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/vf5-ss.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage in-game screenshot showing two fighters mid-battle\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of SEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>RuneScape: Dragonwilds Arrives Day One \u2014 Survive the Dragon Queen<\/h2>\n<p>Jagex&#8217;s survival spinoff <strong>RuneScape: Dragonwilds<\/strong> lands Day One on Game Pass on 15 September. Set in Ashenfall \u2014 a previously unexplored continent of Gielinor \u2014 the co-operative crafting and survival game sends solo players or teams of up to four deep into dragon-infested wilds. Think Valheim&#8217;s loop of gathering, building, and boss-fighting, filtered through RuneScape&#8217;s skill-levelling DNA. Singapore gamers on PC or Xbox can jump in on launch day at no extra cost beyond their Game Pass subscription.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/runescape-dragonwilds.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RuneScape: Dragonwilds key art featuring a warrior facing a massive dragon in a dark landscape\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Jagex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Cells and More Leaving 15 September \u2014 Act Now<\/h2>\n<p>Ten games exit Game Pass on 15 September. The ones worth flagging for Singapore subscribers: <strong>Cyberpunk 2077<\/strong> (Night City is genuinely vast and still worth a second playthrough post-Phantom Liberty), <strong>Dead Cells<\/strong>, <strong>Frostpunk 2<\/strong>, <strong>Spiritfarer<\/strong>, <strong>Superliminal<\/strong>, and <strong>Deep Rock Galactic Survivor<\/strong>. Download them before the cut-off and your save data stays safe even after they leave the library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War<\/strong> joining on 8 September also deserves a mention \u2014 the campaign&#8217;s 1980s spy thriller framing has aged well, and it is a solid stop-gap for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/state-of-play-september-3-2026-double-bill\/\">Modern Warfare 4<\/a> crowd warming up for later this year.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cod-bocw.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War title art\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Activision<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All Wave 1 games are available to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers in Singapore across Cloud, Console, and PC. Check the full details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/09\/01\/xbox-game-pass-update-september-wave-1\/\">Xbox Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox Game Pass adds Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Sep 10), RuneScape: Dragonwilds Day One (Sep 15) and six more in Wave 1. Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Cells and Frostpunk 2 leave 15 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":9079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[499,96,95],"class_list":["post-9084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-virtua-fighter","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-game-pass"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gp-header.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2mw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4348,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/virtua-fighter-crossroads-announced-2027\/","url_meta":{"origin":9084,"position":0},"title":"Virtua Fighter Crossroads: First New VF in 20 Years, Made by the Yakuza Team","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Virtua Fighter Crossroads is the first new mainline VF in two decades \u2014 RGG Studio brings it to PS5, Xbox Series and PC in 2027, set in a fictional Southeast Asian city.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/virtua-fighter-crossroads-combat-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5359,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/apex-legends-cyberpunk-event-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9084,"position":1},"title":"Apex Legends \u00d7 Cyberpunk Event Starts 14 July \u2014 Night City, Edgerunners Skins and Skippy","date":"July 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Apex Legends x Cyberpunk event goes live 14 July \u2014 Night City E-District takeover, Edgerunners skins, Skippy Alternator, and new Cyberware mods. 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