Xbox Game Pass New Games For July Revealed

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Xbox Game Pass New Games For July Revealed

GameSpot » All News RSS Feed✍ Darryn Bonthuys📅 July 7, 2026⏱ 7 min read(about 1 month ago)

Overview & Key Takeaways

Amidst a lot of bad news at Xbox this week--including its CEO mentioning how Game Pass hasn't exactly paid off-- the company has also revealed the first wave of titles being added to the Game Pass library in July 2026. This month's new additions run across a wide variety of genres, and a day-one release is also mixed among them. Here's a closer look at everything that's on the way, which platforms these games will be available for, and which tier of Game Pass you'll need to play them.

Available today, Winds of Arcana: Ruination follows the protagonist Aryn and his comrades as they explore a broken world in this 2.5D action Metroidvania. With plenty of peril along the way, players will have to wield magic and power up as they uncover ancient mysteries. July 9 will see two more games go live on Game Pass--Gears of War: Reloaded and Tamashika. The remake of the very first Gears of War game will now be available through Game Pass Premium--it's already available through Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass--while Tamashika is a fast-paced arcade-style corridor-shooter where you have to lock in and react quickly while the world changes around you.

Starting July 13, there'll be a new game released daily on Game Pass for almost a week. Things kick off with the day-one launch of the time-bending Hades-like Ascend to Zero, and it'll be followed by PBA Pro Bowling 2026, the harsh action of Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, the sporty multiplayer game Mavrix, and the co-op extraction platformer FixForce. You can also look forward to Fogpiercer, a sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that tasks you with choo-choo-choosing the right course of action when your train comes under fire from bandits looking to derail your adventure.

Rounding out the first wave of Game Pass in July is the open-world base-building game The Planet Crafter, and maybe you can pretend to be Superman in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. Several games will also receive updates in July, with the most notable one being the 1.0 release of Palworld. There'll be new locations to explore and new characters to meet as the hit survival and crafting game.

At the same time, you can also expect to see several games exit the Game Pass service this month. A total of 11 games are on their way out, with some of the noticeable departures being Golf With Your Friends, Stellaris, EA Sports FC 24, PowerWash Simulator, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Xbox Game Pass July Wave 1 Additions

July 6

Winds of Arcana: Ruination (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

July 9

Gears of War: Reloaded (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) - Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Tamashika (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

July 13

Ascend to Zero (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

July 14

PBA Pro Bowling 2026 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass

July 15

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) - Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

July 16

Mavrix by Matt Jones (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

July 17

FixForce (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

Fogpiercer (PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

July 21

The Planet Crafter (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

The Best Xbox Game Pass Games In 2026

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Amidst a lot of bad news at Xbox this week–including its CEO mentioning how Game Pass hasn’t exactly paid off— the company has also revealed the first wave of titles being added to the Game Pass library in July 2026. This month’s new additions run across a wide variety of genres, and a day-one release is also mixed among them. Here’s a closer look at everything that’s on the way, which platforms these games will be available for, and which tier of Game Pass you’ll need to play them.

Available today, Winds of Arcana: Ruination follows the protagonist Aryn and his comrades as they explore a broken world in this 2.5D action Metroidvania. With plenty of peril along the way, players will have to wield magic and power up as they uncover ancient mysteries. July 9 will see two more games go live on Game Pass–Gears of War: Reloaded and Tamashika. The remake of the very first Gears of War game will now be available through Game Pass Premium–it’s already available through Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass–while Tamashika is a fast-paced arcade-style corridor-shooter where you have to lock in and react quickly while the world changes around you.

Starting July 13, there’ll be a new game released daily on Game Pass for almost a week. Things kick off with the day-one launch of the time-bending Hades-like Ascend to Zero, and it’ll be followed by PBA Pro Bowling 2026, the harsh action of Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, the sporty multiplayer game Mavrix, and the co-op extraction platformer FixForce. You can also look forward to Fogpiercer, a sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that tasks you with choo-choo-choosing the right course of action when your train comes under fire from bandits looking to derail your adventure.

Rounding out the first wave of Game Pass in July is the open-world base-building game The Planet Crafter, and maybe you can pretend to be Superman in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. Several games will also receive updates in July, with the most notable one being the 1.0 release of Palworld. There’ll be new locations to explore and new characters to meet as the hit survival and crafting game.

Xbox Game Pass July Wave 1 Additions

July 6

Winds of Arcana: Ruination (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

July 9

Gears of War: Reloaded (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

Tamashika (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

July 13

Ascend to Zero (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

July 14

PBA Pro Bowling 2026 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass

July 15

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass

July 16

Mavrix by Matt Jones (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

July 17

FixForce (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

Fogpiercer (PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass

July 21

The Planet Crafter (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass

The Best Xbox Game Pass Games In 2026

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