Xbox Game Pass (July 2021): All Confirmed and Removed Games


Xbox Game Pass is arguably the best deal in gaming, and Microsoft continues to roll out plenty of titles for gamers to jump into every month.

June gave us Darkest Dungeon, Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance, and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered (via EA Play).

Here's everything we know about the new games coming in July as well as everything we know about those being removed from the service.

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Confirmed Xbox Game Pass Games Coming In July 2021

Microsoft has revealed some games for July nice and early. Here's all we know of so far, including the day one launch of The Ascent.

New announcements are in bold.

  • Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Cloud) - July 1
  • Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 1
  • Gang Beasts (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 1
  • Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1
  • Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1
  • Going Under (Cloud, Console, and PC) - July 1
  • A Plague Tale: Innocence (Console [Xbox Series S/X]) - July 6
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Cloud) - July 8
  • Tropico 6 (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 8
  • UFC 4 (Console) - July 8
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy (Console) - July 15 (Available through Xbox Game Pass Perks on July 1)
  • The Medium (Cloud) - July 15
  • Farming Simulator 19 (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 15
  • Bloodroots (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 15
  • Cris Tales (Cloud, Console, and PC) - July 20
  • Battlefield V (Cloud) - July 20
  • Last Stop (Console) - July 22
  • Atomicrops (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 22
  • Raji: An Ancient Epic (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 22
  • Last Stop (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 22
  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Cloud and Console) - July 26
  • Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge (Cloud and Console) - July 26
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (Console - Series S/X Only) - July 27
  • The Forgotten City (Console) - July 28
  • The Ascent (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 29
  • Lethal League Blaze (Cloud, Console and PC) - July 29
  • Project Wingman (PC) - July 29
  • Omno (Console and PC) - July 29

Games With Added Touch Controls

The following games now support touch controls while playing via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

  • Cities: Skylines
  • Darkest Dungeon
  • Fable Anniversary
  • Fable II
  • Fable III
  • Fuzion Frenzy
  • Gonner2
  • Joy Ride Turbo
  • Outlast 2
  • Steep
  • The Bard’s Tale ARPG
  • The Bard’s Tale IV
  • The Bard’s Tale Trilogy
  • The Wild at Heart

Confirmed Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving In July 2021 (So Far)

As with other services, expect some games to cycle out of the Game Pass selection.

They usually leave in two batches – one at the midway point of the month and one at the end.

Here's everything leaving on July 14:

  • EA Sports UFC (Console)
  • EA Sports UFC 2 (Console)

Here's everything leaving on July 15:

  • Endless Space 2 (PC)
  • Downwell (PC)
  • CrossCode (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Here's everything leaving on July 31:

  • It Lurks Below (Console and PC)
  • The Touryst (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • UnderMine (Cloud, Console, and PC)

When Will Xbox Game Pass July 2021 Games Be Announced?

Microsoft loves to drop a bundle of games on the service each month, but its announcements often come in stages.

Expect to hear something in the first week of July, and then a few later additions sprinkled into the month.

For more on Game Pass, we've listed the finest titles available on the service for both console and PC.

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