Top Pick: Halo: Campaign Evolved Is the One Game Everyone Should Plan For
A buying guide to July 2026 game releases is a focused overview of the month’s most important new games, expansions, and DLC that helps players decide which titles deserve their time and money first based on quality, value, and how they fit different play styles and platforms.
If you only pick up one of the July 2026 game releases, make it Halo: Campaign Evolved. This is a ground-up remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved campaign in Unreal Engine 5, with new cinematics and an entirely new three-mission prequel arc called Operation: METEORITE. It supports two-player splitscreen and four-player online co-op, and for the first time the series is launching on PlayStation alongside Xbox and PC. Halo: Campaign Evolved releases on July 28, with Premium and Collector’s Edition owners getting in early on July 23. For nostalgia-driven players and newcomers who want a single, big-budget shooter to anchor the month, this is the most confident buy: it is both an iconic campaign and a substantial remake that makes revisiting it feel fresh.
Must-Play Expansions: DOOM Revelations and Granblue Endless Ragnarok
July 2026 is packed with DLC and expansions, and two stand above the rest for sheer value and scope: DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations and Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok. Revelations is described by the director as “basically a sequel,” adding a full campaign that picks up with the Slayer wounded and betrayed in a purgatory, plus the new mid-range Chain Spear weapon, demons, and levels. If you skipped the Premium Edition, this expansion costs USD 19.99 (approx. RM92). Endless Ragnarok, priced at USD 29.99 (approx. RM138), adds a new story stretch, more playable characters, new summons, and a deep solo mode called the Conflux where you descend through escalating challenges. Existing PlayStation and PC owners can buy it directly, while a combined edition hits Switch 2. For players who already love these base games, these are the expansions that deserve to be prioritized this month.
Borderlands 4 DLC: Bounty Pack 3 and Takedown at Hardon Abyss
If you want endgame content that can carry you through the whole month, the new Borderlands 4 DLC wave is a strong buy. Bounty Pack 3: A Zane to Kill For is a paid narrative expansion that sends you into a neon-noir arcade game to solve who murdered Zane’s Digi-Clone backup, with a repeatable mission, a new boss, two mini-bosses, and high-tier loot. Alongside it, Vault Card 3 adds 24 cosmetic items and four pieces of rerollable gear as earnable arcade-themed rewards. On the free side, Takedown at Hardon Abyss is a new endgame raid accessible from any major hub Raid Board after the main campaign, set in a secret underwater research station full of horrors and apex predators. Enemies scale to party size, and you can stack Mayhem levels or Hardcore mode for maximum intensity. This is the clear pick for Borderlands 4 players hungry for challenging, loot-rich content.
Other Standouts: Rhythm Heaven Groove and the Remaster Wave
Not every highlight this month is a shooter or action RPG. Rhythm Heaven Groove brings back Nintendo’s quirky rhythm minigame formula for the first time in over a decade, packing more than 80 timing-based minigames, unlockable modes, and four-player co-op and competitive play. It lands on July 2 for Switch and Switch 2 and is a great secondary purchase if you want something lighter that still has depth. July also leans hard into remakes and remasters, with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition offering refreshed takes on beloved games. Black Flag Resynced reworks combat, tightens stealth and parkour, and deepens naval systems while rebuilding the game on the latest Anvil engine. Together with Halo: Campaign Evolved, these releases make July 2026 a strong month for revisiting favorites with modern polish.
Buy if / Skip if
- Buy the Halo: Campaign Evolved if you want one big, cinematic shooter campaign to define your month and value co-op support across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
- Skip the Halo: Campaign Evolved if you have no interest in replaying or reimagining classic campaigns and prefer only brand-new stories.
- Buy the DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations expansion if you loved the base game and want what is effectively a sequel-length campaign for USD 19.99 (approx. RM92).
- Skip the DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations expansion if you bounced off the base game’s pacing or find its combat loop exhausting over long sessions.
- Buy the Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok expansion if you want a sizable story add-on, extra characters, new summons, and a deep solo challenge mode for USD 29.99 (approx. RM138).
- Skip the Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok expansion if you are only casually invested in the base game and prefer not to pay for more story content.
- Buy the Borderlands 4 Bounty Pack 3 and Takedown at Hardon Abyss if you enjoy endgame grinds, repeatable raids, and chasing new legendary and Pearlescent gear.
- Skip the Borderlands 4 Bounty Pack 3 and Takedown at Hardon Abyss if you are still early in the campaign or dislike high-difficulty, raid-style content.
- Buy the Rhythm Heaven Groove if you want a colorful party-friendly game with more than 80 rhythm minigames and local multiplayer on Switch.
- Skip the Rhythm Heaven Groove if you prefer narrative-heavy games over score-chasing or rhythm-based minigames.
