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Monthly Roundup

June 2026
The Drop

A massive month either side of the couch. The best games on Game Pass right now, the biggest reveals from Summer Game Fest and the Xbox showcase, what's coming soon, and a handful of indie gems worth a look.

Game Pass Picks 5
Reveals Covered SGF + Xbox
Published June 2026
On Game Pass Now
Game Pass This Month

Five games that are on Game Pass right now and genuinely worth your subscription. A good mix, some big, some quiet, all easy to jump into around the kids.

Jurassic World Evolution 3
Xbox / PC
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Build the park, manage the dinosaurs, try not to let them eat the guests. A brilliant sit-down-and-tinker game that you can pause the moment you're needed.
Game Pass
Atomfall
Xbox / PC
Atomfall
A British survival mystery set after a nuclear disaster in the Lake District. Part exploration, part detective work, and a genuinely different feel to most survival games.
Game Pass
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Xbox / PC
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A turn-based RPG with real-time dodges and parries, wrapped in a stunning Belle Epoque world. One of the most talked-about games of the year, and it earns it.
Game Pass
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Xbox / PC
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry's long-awaited sequel. Play as Hornet in a new haunted kingdom. Gorgeous, hard, and exactly what the wait promised. On Game Pass day one.
Game Pass
Hades
Xbox / PC
Hades
The gold standard for pick-up-and-play roguelikes. A short run fits in a nap window, the story keeps pulling you back, and it never stops feeling fair. A perfect dad game.
Game Pass
Summer Game Fest 2026
Games To Watch

The reveals that stood out from Summer Game Fest. Not all of these have firm dates yet, but they're the ones worth keeping an eye on.

01
Alien: Isolation 2
The sequel to one of the best horror games ever made. More xenomorph, more dread.
Horror
02
Palworld 1.0
Pocketpair confirmed the full 1.0 release, with a much bigger world. Lands 10 July.
Survival
03
Blood Message
A new revealed title that turned heads at the show. Grim, atmospheric and one to watch.
Action
04
A Wolf Among Us 2
Telltale's long-delayed follow-up finally back in the spotlight. Bigby returns.
Narrative
05
Cuphead 2 (Mighty Cuphead Adventure)
More of that hand-drawn, brutally hard run-and-gun. A proper family favourite in the making.
Platformer
06
Guild Wars 3
The MMO series returns. Early days, but big for fans of the franchise.
MMO
07
TMNT: The Last Ronin
Based on the acclaimed comic. A darker, grown-up take on the Turtles.
Action
08
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation
The next chapter in the FF7 remake saga, unveiled at the show.
RPG
Xbox Showcase 2026
Coming Soon

The big Xbox reveals and the titles on the horizon. Some have dates, some are further out, all worth a mention.

01
Gears of War: E-Day
A prequel to the original Gears, on Emergence Day. The big Xbox tentpole, Game Pass day one.
Shooter
02
Fable
The reboot of the beloved British fantasy RPG. Charm, humour and a proper world to get lost in.
RPG
03
Halo: Campaign Evolved
The first Halo campaign rebuilt from the ground up, and coming to PS5 for the first time ever. Out 28 July.
Shooter
04
State of Decay 3
The zombie survival series returns, bigger and grittier.
Survival
05
Clockwork Revolution
A time-bending RPG from inXile. Steampunk, choices that matter, and a striking world.
RPG
06
A Plague Tale: Resonance
The next chapter in the Plague Tale saga. Beautiful, bleak and story-driven.
Adventure
07
DOOM: The Dark Ages, Revelations
A meaty expansion for the medieval DOOM. More demons, more carnage.
Shooter
08
Mafia: The Old Country
A prequel set in early 1900s Sicily. A grounded, story-first Mafia entry.
Action
Day of the Devs 2026
Indie Picks

The little games that deserve a look. Day of the Devs is always the best place to find something you'd never have spotted otherwise.

01
33 Immortals
Chaotic 33-player co-op action. Loud, frantic and a good laugh with mates.
Co-op
02
Trine 6
The gorgeous co-op puzzle-platformer returns. Perfect for playing with the kids.
Puzzle
03
Super Yooka-Laylee Kart
A colourful kart racer spin-off. Easy pick-up-and-play fun for the whole couch.
Racing
04
Tenebris Somnia
A pixel-art horror with live-action twists. Genuinely unsettling in the best way.
Horror
05
Screenbound
A first-person platformer that's also a handheld game inside the game. Clever stuff.
Platformer
06
Lazy River
A calm, cosy game about drifting downstream. Exactly the wind-down you sometimes need.
Cosy
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