Xbox Game Pass Just Confirmed 2 More Day 1 Games for July 2026 - MCE Notices | California State Portal

Xbox Game Pass has two more confirmed day-one releases for July 2026, including open-world sandbox game The Planet Crafter. The newly announced arrivals mark the sixth and seventh title that is now guaranteed to join Xbox Game Pass next month.

The Wave 2 Xbox Game Pass lineup for June 2026 has already offered a small preview of what fans can expect next month, scheduling Winds of Arcana: Ruination for July 6. The same roadmap also revealed that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is at last making its way to the Premium tier of the service on July 2, a year after originally debuting on the higher tiers. Following up on that announcement, Microsoft has now confirmed two more titles poised to expand its content catalog in July 2026.

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Fogpiercer Joins Xbox Game Pass on July 17

According to a trailer shared by the official Xbox YouTube channel on June 18, an upcoming indie title called Fogpiercer will join Xbox Game Pass on July 17. Made by Slovakia-based Mad Cookies Studio and published by strategy genre specialists at Hooded Horse, Fogpiercer is a deck-building roguelite that tasks players with decking out their very own train, then surviving dangerous missions by participating in grid-based tactical combat.

Planet Crafter Lands on Xbox Game Pass 4 Days Later

Also joining Xbox Game Pass next month is open-world survival crafting game The Planet Crafter, set on a vivid sci-fi planet that is diverse but deeply inhospitable. True to its name, the game tasks players with terraforming the said planet into a habitat fit for humanity. Developed by French studio Miju Games, the colorful survival title was originally released as a PC exclusive in April 2024. It is now scheduled to debut on consoles on July 21, 2026, the same day it arrives on Xbox Game Pass. Two Planet Crafter DLC packs were released in the two years following the game’s original launch: Planet Humble in October 2024 and Toxicity in November 2025. As is typically the case, neither DLC is expected to be included in the Xbox Game Pass version, though subscribers will be able to purchase both separately.

Xbox Game Pass July 2026 Lineup (So Far)

Date	Game	Game Pass Tier(s)	Platform(s)	Notes
Jul 2	Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4	Premium	Cloud, Console, PC	Available on XGPU and PCGP since July 2025.
Jul 6	Winds of Arcana: Ruination	Ultimate, PC, Premium	Cloud, Console, Handheld, PC
Jul 13	Ascend to Zero	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release.
Jul 17	Fogpiercer	Ultimate, PC	PC	Day-one release.
Jul 21	The Planet Crafter	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one (Series X/S) release.
Jul 28	Halo: Campaign Evolved	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day-one release.

Although Fogpiercer and The Planet Crafter technically launch in the second half of July, they could still be announced as part of Xbox Game Pass’ Wave 1 lineup for July 2026. That possibility hinges on Microsoft sticking to its usual Tuesday cadence for biweekly roadmap reveals. The first Tuesday of the month falls on July 7, which is when the July Wave 1 lineup would likely be announced, while the third Tuesday is July 21, the same day The Planet Crafter is scheduled to join the Xbox Game Pass catalog. As a result, both titles may appear in the next Xbox Wire lineup post rather than being held for the month’s second wave.

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The July 2026 lineup also includes Flyway Games’ sci-fi roguelite Ascend to Zero and the Halo: Campaign Evolved remake, scheduled for July 13 and 28, respectively. Before either of them arrive, Xbox Game Pass will drop eight titles from its content catalog on June 30.