Xbox Game Pass adds the iconic RPG as a second game in April 2026

Final Fantasy 4 have officially joined Xbox Game Pass Library and is now available at most membership levels. It's the second title to land on the subscription service in April 2026 and the 54th Xbox Game Pass addition since the start of the year.

During the first quarter of 2026, Microsoft's subscription service continues to add. final fantasy Games, introducing one installment per month. In doing so, it cycled through Square Enix's first three entries Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster The collection, originally released in April 2023 to critical acclaim. The most recent of those arrivals was on March 3, when Final Fantasy 3 Pixel Remaster Joined Xbox Game Pass.

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Xbox Game Pass adds its fourth Final Fantasy game in 4 months

This series is officially continuing now Final Fantasy 4which was added to Xbox Game Pass on April 7. The remaster of the 1991 JRPG is now playable in three tiers of service: Premium, Ultimate, and PC Game Pass. It arrives as the second catalog addition of the month, debuting shortly after Barbie Horse Trails Joined Xbox Game Pass on April 2.

among fans, Final Fantasy 4 Generally regarded as far superior to its three mainline predecessors. That reputation is due in no small part to the game's influence, as the 1991 title introduced several sequels, including an active time battle system, player-created blank slates replaced by story-driven characters, party rotation as a storytelling device, and an actual love story. Final Fantasy 4 Also helped cement Nobuo Uematsu's status as a leading composer in JRPGs. The game marked the first time that the game could work with fuller, warmer, and more orchestral sample-based sounds instead of the simple waveform-based chips made possible by the jump from the NES to the more powerful SNES.

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass games with officially confirmed release dates

the date	the game	Game Pass Tier(s)	Platform(s)	notes
April 7	Final Fantasy 4	Ultimate, Premium, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S
April 14	was replaced	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
April 14	Hades 2	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First Day (Series X/S) Release.
April 21	Vampire crawlers	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
April 23	kiln	Param, PC	Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
April 28	Aphelion	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
May 19	Forza Horizon 6	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
July 13	Climb to zero	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
August 4	Animal of Reincarnation	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.
August 14	Grave seasons	Param, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	First day release.

More releases are expected to be announced later today, April 7, as part of the Wave 1 lineup for this month.

Another confirmed release for this month is Xbox Game Pass was replacedA cyberpunk action platformer due to debut on April 14. However, some more titles are likely to arrive earlier, as Microsoft has yet to officially reveal the Wave 1 lineup for the month. Based on the company's typical announcement format, that could happen sometime after today, April 7, around 3 p.m. ET.

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As usual, the upcoming Wave 1 roadmap should include a full list of titles set to leave the service mid-month. However, a recent update to the Xbox app already seems to reveal some, and possibly all, of those departures: Ashen, Eiyuden Chronicle: A Hundred Heroes, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery, Terra Invictaand removing the group's highest-profile, Grand Theft Auto 5.