These are the July 2026 video game releases we’re most excited for

We have officially hit the halfway point of 2026, after what feels like barely two weeks of the year behind us. With Summer Game Fest and its accompanying onslaught of new announcements pretty well done and dusted, and the juggernaut of Grand Theft Auto VI opening the gates to pre-orders, it’s time to turn our attention to the great games on the way in July 2026.

Despite having only just launched the excellent Star Fox remake on Switch 2, Nintendo is opening the month with another return to a banger franchise, this time with Rhythm Paradise Groove on Switch. You can read about our early impressions of that right here. Nintendo just about bookends the month as well, with the release of single player-focused series spinoff, Splatoon Raiders and the Switch 2 edition of Xenoblade Chronicles.

Ubisoft’s also doing the thing and releasing its long-awaited, much hyped remake of what many consider Assassin’s Creed’s peak with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, which it’s no doubt banking on being a huge success.

That game precedes of a week or so absolutely stacked with dope indie/indie-ish releases, more than any human could reasonably chew through within the month, so make sure to take your picks of D-topia, Denshattack!, Teeto, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, Heave Ho 2 or The Mermaid Mask – all of which threaten to be really very good. Or, wait another few days and get truckin’ with Strange Scaffold’s Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!

There’s plenty more as well, so check out the (not even close to exhaustive) list of new games coming in July 2026 below!

New games releasing in July 2026

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