You’re in the mood for some build-up? Then take a look at the July Game Pass lineup. We’ll give you the lowdown on all the new additions to the subscription.
Strategists, take note! If you have subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass, then three interesting new additions are waiting for you in July 2023. But of course there will also be new additions outside of strategy games – we tell you which games are coming and which will soon disappear from the subscription.
Remember that Microsoft never announces all the games of the month at once, but rather in batches. We’ll update this article accordingly (most recently on 19 July, we added four more games).
The Wandering Village
(Genre: Building Strategy – Developer: Stray Fawn Studio – Release: 14 September 2022 (Early Access) | In Game Pass from: 20 July 2023 (PC, Console, Cloud)
You don’t often get a building game like this: In The Wandering Village you let yourself and your settlement be carried through the world on the back of a giant creature. Whether you live in harmonious symbiosis with this creature, called “Onbu”, or ruthlessly exploit it for your own demands is up to you. You can nurture Onbu, for example, and thus gain its trust – but you can also tap into its bloodstream to cook pudding from it.
We already liked the pretty village simulation in Early Access, even if we would like to see a little more variety and ambition in the final release. So far, The Wandering Village was pretty easy to beat, even on the highest difficulty level.
GTA 5
Genre: Action – Developer: Rockstar Games – Release: 18 November 2014 – In Game Pass from: 5 July 2023 (Console & Cloud)
Rockstar’s action masterpiece Grand Theft Auto 5 is now back in the Game Pass library. However, there is no dedicated version for PC players, but you can stream the game via cloud service on various devices.
Has anyone counted how many releases GTA 5 has already celebrated? Most recently, the polished version was released for PS5 and Xbox X/S – but it should be GTA 6 s turn next. Until that comes out, you can take a few more joyrides through Los Santos now!
More new games on Xbox Game Pass in July 2023
From July 3
- Arcade Paradise: You build and manage your own arcade in the 1990s. (PC and console)
From 5 July
- Sword and Fairy: Together Forever: Action role-playing game with East Asian inspired fantasy setting. (PC and console)
From 6 July
- McPixel 3: Chaotic pixel adventure with lots of wit. Publisher Devolver specifically points out the ahem, massive sales success: “GTA 5 and McPixel 3 have a combined 50 million sales and now both end up in Game Pass!”. (PC, Console, Cloud)
McPixel 3 and Grand Theft Auto 5 have sold a combined 50 million copies worldwide and now both are hitting Game Pass! https://t.co/P1f8SI0ucf
– Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) July 5, 2023
From 11 July
- Insurgency: Sandstorm: Strong tactical shooter with incredibly intense firefights.
- Common’hood: Here you build up your own city district and lead your citizens out of poverty. (PC, Console, Cloud)
From 14 July
- Exoprimal: Third-person shooter with dinosaur hordes and lots of stuff exploding. (PC and console)
From 18 July
- Techtonica: Space factory construction from first-person perspective, reminiscent of Satisfactory and Deep Rock Galactic. (PC and console)
- The Cave: Fun adventure game from developer legend Ron Gilbert, the creator of Monkey Island. (PC, Console and Cloud)
- Toem: Humorous adventure game that’s all about taking pictures. Complete missions, solve puzzles and take the most beautiful snapshots! (PC, Console and Cloud)
From 19 July:
- Maquette: Recursive puzzle game where objects can be tiny and incredibly large at the same time, telling a love story. (PC and console)
From 20 July:
- Figment 2: Creed Valley: Isoperspective action-adventure game where you explore a manifested mind-world, solve puzzles and defeat bosses. (PC, Console and Cloud)
From 25 July:
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem: Standalone expansion to the shooter in which Sam fights his way through hordes of enemies in Russia to stop a traitor. (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Cloud)
From 31 July
- Venba: Story game about an Indian family who emigrate to Canada and enjoy cooking traditional dishes together. (PC and console)
These games are leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2023
On July 15, 2023, you had to say goodbye to the following games in your subscription:
- Exo One
- Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
- Spelunky 2
On 31 July 2023, five more games will leave the Game Pass. Until then, you can still play them at no extra charge and buy them with the Game Pass discount.
- Dreamscaper
- Expeditions: Rome
- Marvel’s Avengers
- The Ascent
- Two Point Campus
