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
Rhythm Paradise Groove
- Switch
- July 2, 2026
- Nintendo
- Official website
Moonlight Peaks
- Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 7, 2026
- XSEED Games / Little Chicken
- Official website
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
- PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / PC
- July 9, 2026
- Ubisoft
- Official website
Echoes of Aincrad
- PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / PC
- July 9, 2026
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Official website
Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok
- PS5 / PS4 / Switch 2 / PC
- July 9, 2026
- Cygames
- Official website
D-topia
- PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 14, 2026
- Annapurna Interactive / Marumittu Games
- Official website
Denshattack!
- PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC
- July 15, 2026
- Undercodes / Fireshine Games
- Official website
Teeto
- PS5 / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 15, 2026
- Super Rare Originals / Eat Pant Games
- Official website
Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit
- PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 15, 2026
- Spry Fox
- Official website
What Surrounds Us
- PC
- July 15, 2026
- Florent “Salty” Martinais
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
- PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 16, 2026
- Polyarc
- Official website
Heave Ho 2
- Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 16, 2026
- Devolver Digital / Le Cartel Studio
- Official website
The Mermaid Mask
- PS5 / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 16, 2026
- SFB Games
Culdcept BEGINS
- Switch 2 / Switch
- July 16, 2026
- Neos Corporation
- Official website
PowerWash Simulator 2 – Star Wars Pack
- PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC
- July 16, 2026
- FuturLab
- Official website
Tears of Metal (Early Access)
- PC
- July 22, 2026
- Paper Cult
Splatoon Raiders
- Switch 2
- July 23, 2026
- Nintendo
- Official website
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
- PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 23, 2026
- Skydance / Gameplay Group International
- Official website
Disgaea Mayhem
- PS5 / Switch 2 / Switch / PC
- July 23, 2026
- NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- Official website
An Eggstremely Hard Game
- PC
- July 25, 2026
- Devotion Interactive / BBear Studio
Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!
- Xbox Series X|S / PC
- July 29, 2026
- Frosty Pop / Strange Scaffold
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Switch 2
- July 30, 2026
- Nintendo
- Official website
The Relic: First Guardian
- PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC
- July 31, 2026
- Perp Games / Project Cloud Games
- Official website
What are you most looking forward to in July 2026? Let us know over on our social pages!

Born into the world of video games through SEGA, and in particular Sonic the Hedgehog, Kieron’s gaming tastes now consist of the latest, shiny AAA thing, an indie darling or two, and an embarrassing number of hours of Balatro.

