Microsoft has announced the first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in July. Eight games are set to arrive on the service between now and July 16th with a second wave of games still to come in the latter half of the month. As per usual, it's a mixed assortment of titles that span a variety of genres.
Set to arrive tomorrow, July 3rd on Cloud, Console, and PC is Journey to the Savage Planet and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. Journey to the Savage Planet, which is actually returning to the Game Pass library, is a first-person adventure game in which players explore a strange, yet colorful planet filled with danger, mystery and outlandish alien creatures to determine if it is fit for human habitation. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, as the name suggests, is a 2D platform fighter featuring characters from various Nickelodeon franchises.
The following week, we can look forward to four games arriving on Game Pass: Cricket 24 and The Case of the Golden Idol on July 9th followed by Neon White and Tchia on July 11th. All four of these games will be available on Cloud, Console, and PC through Game Pass.
Cricket 24 is the official video game of the 2023 Ashes series of cricket matches, while The Case of the Golden Idol is a point-and-click detective adventure game filled with mayhem and magic that tasks you with solving the "twisted mystery of a family’s cursed inheritance and a series of grisly deaths."
Neon White is a fast-paced action game about exterminating demons in Heaven. "You are White, an assassin handpicked from Hell to compete with other demon slayers for a chance to live permanently in Heaven," the description teases. "The other assassins seem familiar, though… did you know them in a past life?"
Tchia, which will be playable on Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S, is a physics-driven sandbox title where you explore a beautiful archipelago. The Xbox version includes the game's latest update which features eight new soul melodies, new outfits, and additional perks.
Closing out this first wave of games is Magical Delicacy and Flock, both are day one Game Pass titles releasing on July 16th for Cloud, Console, and PC. Magical Delicacy is a gorgeous pixel art platformer, while Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about "the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends."
As a reminder, Wartales is currently available now on Xbox One (in addition to Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S). This is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in search for wealth across a massive medieval universe.