Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+ 2, The Planet Crafter, and More are Coming to Game Pass

It’s business as usual for the Xbox team today after CEO Asha Sharma announced 3,600 job cuts yesterday. Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service, which currently has around 30 million subscribers (down from 34 million in February 2024), will get eight new games in July, including Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, the survival crafting game The Planet Crafter, and more.

Palworld, the Pokemon-inspired monster-taming game that’s been on Game since its launch in early access in January 2024, will also get its 1.0 update this Friday, July 10. “Due to the large number of changes to the game, including overhauls to mechanics and new content, we believe that starting a new character will give you the best experience of Palworld,” developer Pocketpair explained last month.

Here is what’s included in the first wave of new Game Pass games for July:

• Gears of War: Reloaded (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Coming on July 9 to Game Pass Premium
• Tamashika (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Coming on July 9 to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass
• Ascend to Zero (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Coming on July 13 to Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• PBA Pro Bowling 2026 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Coming on July 14 to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass
• Quarantine Zone: The Last Check (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Coming on July 15 to Game Pass Premium
• Mavrix by Matt Jones (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – Coming on July 16 to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass
• FixForce (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Coming on July 17 to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass
• Fogpiercer (PC) – Coming on July 17 to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
• The Planet Crafter (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – Coming on July 21 to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Coming on July 21 to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass

Lastly, 10 games will also leave the Game Pass library on July 15. The list of soon-to-be-removed games includes Dungeons of Hinterberg, EA Sports FC 24, Stellaris, Golf with YouT Friends, Minami Lane, Powerwash Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, Super Fantasy Kingdom, and Techtonica. As usual, Microsoft is offering a 20% discount on these games while they’re still on Game Pass.