Five new titles have joined Xbox Game Pass Essential in early July 2026. The library update marks only the second expansion of Microsoft's entry-level subscription catalog this year, with the new arrivals expected to remain on the Essential tier of Xbox Game Pass for at least one year.
The latest Xbox Game Pass Essential expansion took place on July 3, when Microsoft's content catalog expanded to include Double Fine Productions' projects Costume Quest 2 and Full Throttle Remastered. Harebrained Schemes' modern Shadowrun trilogy has also joined the service's entry-level library on the same date.
Date
Game
Platform(s)
Notes
Jul 3
Full Throttle Remastered
Cloud, Console, PC
Available on higher tiers since Oct 2020.
Jul 3
Costume Quest 2
Cloud, Console, PC
Available on higher tiers since Oct 2017.
Jul 3
Shadowrun: Returns
Cloud, Console, PC
Available on higher tiers since Jun 2022.
Jul 3
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Cloud, Console, PC
Available on higher tiers since Jun 2022.
Jul 3
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Cloud, Console, PC
Available on higher tiers since Jun 2022.
Source: Pure Xbox
