Microsoft announced the second wave of July 2026 titles joining Xbox Game Pass, headlined by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, Palworld's long-awaited 1.0 release, and the planet-terraforming survival game The Planet Crafter. Microsoft detailed the full lineup on Xbox Wire.
This connects with Xbox Game Pass Adds Halo: Campaign Evolved and Beast of Reincarnation.
The biggest name in the batch is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, the critically acclaimed remaster that compiles the first two games in the iconic skateboarding series. Rebuilt from the ground up in HD, the collection includes all original pro skaters, levels, and tricks fully remastered. It arrives on July 21 for Cloud, Console, and PC across Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass tiers.
Palworld reaches its 1.0 milestone on July 10, marking the full release of the record-breaking indie survival and crafting phenomenon. The update brings new locations, characters, and refinements to the open-world game where players battle, build, and befriend creatures known as Pals. The full game will be available across Cloud, Console, and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.
The Planet Crafter, a terraforming survival game about transforming a barren world into a habitable planet, arrives on July 21. Players collect resources, build bases, and manage oxygen and temperature systems through a detailed geo-engineering loop to make a hostile world livable. It supports solo and online co-op play on Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC across Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.
Before those headliners arrive, the service gets Gears of War: Reloaded on July 9, a remaster of the original Gears of War rebuilt in Unreal Engine and optimized for current-gen platforms. It includes all post-launch content from the original release, including a bonus campaign act, multiplayer maps, characters, and cosmetics. The same day brings Tamashika, a fast-paced arcade-style corridor shooter focused on flow and precision. Ascend to Zero, a day-one Game Pass title that combines action roguelike mechanics with time-bending combat, arrives July 13.
The middle of July rounds out with PBA Pro Bowling 2026 on July 14, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check on July 15, and Mavrix by Matt Jones on July 16, an open-world multiplayer rider game designed by a pro Red Bull athlete. FixForce, a co-op extraction platformer where up to six players repair a derelict world as robots, arrives July 17 alongside the sci-fi deckbuilder Fogpiercer on PC.
On the benefits side, Wuthering Waves makes its Xbox debut with Game Pass perks on July 10, offering subscribers special in-game rewards including Morphable Echoes, Premium Tuners, and Shell Credits alongside an Xbox-exclusive sigil. League of Legends players can already access the new champion Locke, the Ashen Exorcist, as part of their Game Pass benefits.
Several games are departing the service on July 15. The leaving list includes Dungeons of Hinterberg, EA Sports FC 24, Stellaris, Powerwash Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Golf With Your Friends, Minami Lane, Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, and Techtonica. Subscribers who want to keep playing can purchase these titles at a discount before they leave.
