Xbox Game Pass July update adds Toem, Venba and more

The second half of Xbox Game Pass for July brings mostly indie games

While the first half of July saw Xbox Game Pass add some bigger titles like Grand Theft Auto V and Exoprimal, the second half update looks to be mostly indie games.

Today specifically will see three new games added including Techtonica as a day one release. The wholesome photography game TOEM is also available starting today, which our own Editor-at-Large CJ Andriessen considers a well-crafted jaunt through a charming world.

At the end of the month, the narrative cooking game Venba will also be added to Game Pass as a day one release. On August 1, the challenging platformer Celeste will appear, which Destructoid scored a 10 back when it was released in 2018.

Additionally, Game Pass owners can grab some DLC this month. With Naraka: Bladepoint going free-to-play, all Game Pass members get a free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition.

I’m personally excited to check out the city-building simulation game The Wandering Village. I missed out on it when it launched, but something about building a settlement on the back of a roaming colossal creature just sounds like a good time.

Here’s the full list of games added to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of July.

Added today to Xbox Game Pass (July 18, 2023):

• Techtonica (Cloud, Console, and PC) * Day one with Game Pass
• Toem (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Cave (Cloud and Console)

Heading to Xbox Game Pass the week of July 19, 2023:

• Maquette, July 19 (Console and PC)
• Figment 2: Creed Valley, July 20 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Wandering Village, July 20 (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Heading to Xbox Game Pass the week of July 26, 2023:

• Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem, July 25 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
• Venba, July 31 (Console and PC) * Day one with Game Pass
• Celeste, August 1 (Cloud, Console, and PC)