Game Freak ARPG Beast of Reincarnation Leads Game Pass Lineup Through August 4
Game Freak's first non-Pokemon action RPG launches day-one on Game Pass, marking a rare full-service debut for a studio best known for handheld monster-collecting games.
Key Facts
- Seven titles are being added to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass between July 22 and August 4, 2026.
- Five titles are day-one releases: Shift at Midnight, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Mistfall Hunter, Corsair Cove, and Beast of Reincarnation.
- Halo: Campaign Evolved is a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake of Halo: Combat Evolved with three new prequel missions and online co-op for up to four players.
- Beast of Reincarnation is a new single-player action RPG from Game Freak set in a post-apocalyptic Japan in the year 4026.
- Corsair Cove is exclusive to PC; all other day-one titles are available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Cloud.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Microsoft announced the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass lineup for late July through early August 2026 on July 21. The slate includes seven titles total, five of which are day-one releases. Game Freak's new action RPG Beast of Reincarnation arrives on August 4, blending real-time and turn-based combat in a post-apocalyptic Japan. Halo: Campaign Evolved, a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved, launches on July 28 with new prequel missions, online co-op for up to four players, and additional weapons and vehicles. Other day-one titles include the cooperative horror game Shift at Midnight (July 22), the PvPvE extraction action game Mistfall Hunter (July 30), and the pirate city-building game Corsair Cove (July 31, PC only). The lineup also includes the action-adventure Hell is Us (July 23) and the enhanced FPS compilation Heretic + Hexen (August 4). The announcement also noted that Zenless Zone Zero version 3.1 on July 29 will reset login rewards for Game Pass members.
The July 21 announcement covers titles arriving between July 22 and August 4, 2026, across Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Essential tiers. Five of the seven games are day-one releases, meaning subscribers can play them at launch without additional purchase. The most prominent is Beast of Reincarnation from Game Freak, the studio behind Pokemon; the game is a single-player action-adventure set in a corroded Japan of 4026, where protagonist Emma and her companion Kuu fight the source of corruption using a hybrid of real-time and command-based combat. Halo: Campaign Evolved, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, adds three new prequel missions featuring Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson, plus local two-player and online four-player co-op, skull modifiers, and new weapons and vehicles. Shift at Midnight is a cooperative horror game for up to three players who run a gas station while identifying doppelganger customers. Mistfall Hunter is a PvPvE extraction game with six classes and seasonal updates. Corsair Cove, from publisher Hooded Horse, is a vertical city-building and ocean exploration strategy game exclusive to PC. Hell is Us, released in September 2025, is an action-adventure without maps or compasses. Heretic + Hexen bundles two classic spell-based shooters with enhanced accessibility. The article also notes that Zenless Zone Zero version 3.1 on July 29 will reset login rewards for Game Pass members across all plans.
- Shift at Midnight: July 22, day-one, cooperative horror for up to 3 players
- Hell is Us: July 23, action-adventure without maps or compasses
- Halo: Campaign Evolved: July 28, day-one, Unreal Engine 5 remake with new missions and co-op
- Mistfall Hunter: July 30, day-one, PvPvE extraction action with six classes
- Corsair Cove: July 31, day-one, PC only, pirate city-building and ocean exploration
- Heretic + Hexen: August 4, enhanced compilation of classic FPS games
- Beast of Reincarnation: August 4, day-one, Game Freak action RPG with real-time and turn-based combat
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.