Another Wave of Games Coming to Xbox and PC Game Pass in July 2023
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Microsoft has just announced the second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for both consoles and PC in the second half of July 2023.
This covers the rest of July as Microsoft started July with a wave of titles coming to the service such as Grand Theft Auto V, and Exoprimal.
Games coming to PC and Xbox Game Pass in the second half of June 2023
Here’s a rundown and description of each game coming to the service from today July 18 until July 31, 2023.
Techtonica (CLode, Console, and PC) - Available today
Available on day one with Game Pass: Dig into the sub-surface, bioluminescent world of a rogue alien planet as you explore and construct sprawling factories in Techtonica. Work alone or in co-op to master automation, gather resources, research new technologies, mold the destructible terrain, establish a base of operations, and uncover long-forgotten secrets.
Toem (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Available Today
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical Toem in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
The Cave (Cloud and Console) - Available Today
The Cave is an adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with their own unique personality, and then descend into the mysterious depths.
Maquette (Console and PC) – July 19
Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge. Maquette makes it possible by twisting the world into itself recursively in an MC Escher-esque fashion.
Figment 2: Creed Valley (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 20
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Nightmares are spreading chaos and have overrun once-peaceful lands. Join Dusty, The Mind’s courage, as you make your way through puzzles, musical boss fights, and unique environments.
The Wandering Village (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 20
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – July 25
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a new stand-alone expansion to the world of the classic FPS series. Join the fight against Notorious Mental on a journey through the wild lands of Russia and find your way through this lost chapter of Sam Stone’s adventures.
Venba (Console and PC) – July 31
Available on day one with Game Pass: Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom, who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Players will cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore this story about family, love, loss, and more.
Games leaving Xbox and PC Game Pass on July 31, 2023
At the end of July, we have five more leaving the service.
Dreamscaper (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Expeditions: Rome (PC)
Marvel’s Avengers (Cloud, Console, and PC)
The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Two Point Campus (Cloud, Console, and PC)
With these five games, that makes eight games leaving the service this July.
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