Tropico 6, Farming Simulator 19, Bloodroots, and more join Xbox Game Pass in July
Xbox Game Pass starts a new month with a new selection of games.
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What you need to know
Xbox Game Passtook a short break at the beginning of June to make way for the massiveXbox and Bethesda Games ShowcaseduringE3 2021, but it looks like things are returning to normal in July. Microsoft just took the wraps off thelist of games joining Xbox Game Pass in the first half of July, and there are some great new titles, as well as a few titles expanding their Xbox Game Pass reach.
While games likeTropico 6and Farming Simulator 19 join the service,The Mediumis among the first to take advantage ofXbox Cloud Gaming’s recent upgrade to Xbox Series X hardware. That’s right, The Medium, an Xbox Series X|S console exclusive, is heading to Xbox Cloud Gaming and will be playable on Android, iOS, and low-powered PCs. We expect this to be the first of many Xbox Series X|S-only games to utilize Xbox Cloud Gaming’s new capabilities.
The games on this list can head everywhere that Xbox Game Pass is available, includingXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, andXbox Cloud Gaming. Thebest games on Xbox Game Passalready include some incredible titles, but new games come all the time to join it. In any case, it might be necessary to think about investing in one of thebest external SSDs for Xbox Series X|Sto store all of these games. Finally, make sure you never lose track of Xbox Game Pass news by bookmarking our ultimate guide toeverything coming to and leaving from Xbox Game Pass.
Coming soon
You can check out all the titles coming soon to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud gaming below:
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 8
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, create, and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to four players.
Tropico 6 (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 8
In Tropico 6, travel to a beautiful island state and make it your own. In this sixth entry in the series, build and manage a whole archipelago, decking it out with your choice of buildings, industry, and décor. Will you rule your people as a generous statesman or ruthless dictator? The choice is yours.
UFC 4 (Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One) via EA Play — July 8
Shape your legend with EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – UFC 4 is coming soon to The Play List! Members can enter the Octagon on July 8 to create and customize their own character and start their journey from unknown amateur to UFC superstar.
Bloodroots (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 15
Left for dead by a colorful group of bandits, you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on from carrots to plasma guns.
Farming Simulator 19 (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 15
The ultimate farming simulation returns! Become a modern farmer and develop your farm on two huge American and European environments, filled with exciting new farming activities, crops to harvest and animals to tend to.
The Medium (Xbox Series X|S Optimized, PC, & Xbox Cloud Gaming) — July 15
Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned hotel resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.
Leaving soon
You can check out all the titles leaving soon from Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming below:
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