Xbox has dropped the full lineup for Game Pass July 2026 Wave 1, and there are 10 new titles hitting the service across cloud, console, and PC between July 9 and July 21. Two of them are the kind of additions that actually move the needle.
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The two games worth your attention first
Gears of War: Reloaded lands on July 9 for Game Pass Premium, Ultimate, and PC Game Pass subscribers. This is the remastered version of the franchise's original entry, and its arrival on the service is a solid pull for anyone who missed it the first time around. It's available on Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 follows on July 21, and it's genuinely one of the better remakes of the last several years. Available on Cloud, Console, and PC through Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass, this one has been on a lot of wishlists for a while.
Here's the thing: both titles arriving in the same wave gives July a real sense of value that some recent months have lacked.
Every game in Wave 1, dated and sorted
Here's the complete breakdown of all 10 additions:
Palworld 1.0 and the broader July picture
Palworld 1.0 is also part of the July update, though it sits in the game updates section rather than the new additions list. The full 1.0 release hits Cloud, Console, and PC on July 10, which is a significant milestone for a game that spent a long stretch in early access.
The rest of the Wave 1 slate fills out the month nicely. The Planet Crafter is a crafting survival game with a solid reputation in the genre. Fogpiercer is the one PC-only outlier, worth flagging if you're primarily a console player. Quarantine Zone: The Last Check and Mavrix by Matt Jones round out the mid-month additions for players looking to fill time between the bigger releases.
What most players miss is that Handheld availability is now listed explicitly for several titles, a sign that Xbox is leaning harder into portable play as part of its platform strategy.
If you're planning your July gaming calendar around these drops, the Replaced release date and start times guide is worth bookmarking alongside these dates. Forza fans waiting on Forza Horizon 6 content should also check the Forza Horizon 6 loyalty rewards guide to make sure they're not leaving free cars on the table.
For more on everything landing across Xbox and PC this month, the full gaming guides hub has you covered as Wave 2 details get closer.
