The rest of July and early part of August will see some big hitters join Xbox Game Pass, chief among them Halo: Campaign Evolved.
As a first-party Microsoft game, Halo: Campaign Evolved is a day one Game Pass launch (Call of Duty is the exception). You’ll find it via Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on July 28.
Also day one on Game Pass is Beast of Reincarnation, a brand new game from Pokémon developer Game Freak. It launches on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on August 4.
Other day one launches include online co-op detective horror game Shift at Midnight (July 22), and dark fantasy extraction ARPG Mistfall Hunter (July 30). The full list of games, courtesy of Xbox Wire, is below.
Xbox Game Pass July 2026 Wave 2 lineup:
- Shift at Midnight (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – July 22, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Hell is Us (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – July 23, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Halo: Campaign Evolved (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – July 28, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Mistfall Hunter (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – July 30, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Corsair Cove (PC) – July 31, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Heretic + Hexen (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – August 4, Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
- Beast of Reincarnation (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – August 4, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
Xbox Games Series Tier List
Xbox Games Series Tier List
As usual, a number of games leave Game Pass this month. You can buy them at a discount while they’re still in the subscription service.
Leaving Xbox Game Pass July 31:
- Back to the Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Celeste (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Crusader Kings 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- My Friendly Neighborhood (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Rain World (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Sniper Elite Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Whiskerwood (PC)
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