Halo: Campaign Evolved is the star of Xbox Game Pass' 2nd July wave of new games, alongside an original RPG by Game Freak and a classic id Software FPS

Microsoft has a lot of work to bring good cheer back to gamers after its massive restructuring of Xbox laid off 3,200 people, and one of the ways it's doing that is by announcing more games for Xbox Game Pass.

The first half of July 2026's new additions brought Gears of War: Reloaded, so Microsoft decided to follow up by showing that Xbox's other iconic flagship franchise, Halo, will lead the second batch of Xbox Game Pass games with the much-anticipated Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Other notable titles in this line-up include Beast of Reincarnation, an upcoming action-RPG by Game Freak of Pokémon fame, Heretic + Hexen, a classic first-person shooter bundle created by id Software, and Shift at Midnight, a viral indie PC horror game that's coming to Xbox consoles soon.

Here is the full list of Xbox Game Pass titles from July's second batch as stated on Xbox Wire:

Game

Date Available

Available on (Game Pass versions)

The Planet Crafter

July 21, 2026

Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass)

Shift at Midnight

July 22, 2026

Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Ultimate, PC Game Pass)

Hell is Us

July 23, 2026

Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass)

Halo: Campaign Evolved

July 28, 2026

Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC (Ultimate and PC Game Pass)

Mistfall Hunter

July 30, 2026

Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Ultimate and PC Game Pass)

Corsair Cove

July 31, 2026

PC (Ultimate and PC Game Pass)

Heretic + Hexen

August 4, 2026

Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC (Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass)

Beast of Reincarnation

August 4, 2026

Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld and PC (Ultimate and PC Game Pass)

Games leaving Xbox Game Pass (July 31)

Back to the Dawn (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Celeste (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Crusader Kings 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord (Cloud, Console, and PC)

My Friendly Neighborhood (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Rain World (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Sniper Elit…