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New Games with Gold for July 2023 - Xbox Wire

Enjoy two completely different vibes this July with Games with Gold! On Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, try to survive the terrors of the night in Darkwood, and then starting on July 16, puzzle your way through a whimsical tale of love, loss, and finding yourself in When the Past was Around. Xbox...

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Xbox Live Gold members will have exclusive access to these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. So will Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members, who receive all the fantastic benefits of Gold plus access to hundreds of high-quality games with Xbox Game Pass.

• Darkwood ($14.99 ERP): Available July 1 to 31
• When the Past was Around ($8.49 ERP): Available July 16 to August 15

Darkwood

Roam by day, survive the night. Darkwood is a different type of survival horror game that builds tension through slow-burn atmosphere without relying on jump scares. While the sun is out, explore an open world of the corrupted woods to scavenge weapons and materials. Once the sun dips, you’ll need to hole up surrounded by whatever traps and barriers you can build and pray you can hide from or fight the creatures that emerge in the dark. Good luck making it through the night with your body and mind intact.

When the Past was Around

Discover the touching and bittersweet love story of Eda and Owl. Unlock the puzzles in a beautifully rendered point and click adventure with hand-drawn art and a magical score that will stick with you for days. This is a calming, meditative game that reflects on love and loss in a surreal world made up of disjointed rooms from memory and time.

Read more about our Games with Gold program here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire for all the latest news on Xbox. Like we said before, if you are an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member, you get all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, hundreds of high-quality games you can play on console, PC, and across devices from the Cloud, and access to EA Play at no extra cost. New games are added all the time, so you’re never without something new to try when you’re looking to find your next favorite game. If you’re new, or if you’re an existing Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for Console member, join or upgrade today.

 

[RagnarokIV]

 

[mitch1971]

 

[graywolf323]

$23.48 value? c’mon, we all know Games with Gold is now a joke so stop trying to BS us Xbox

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

48 cents in value more like.

 

[Topher]

 

[MikeM]

MS: no one buys our box. Its hard being third place. We can’t compete.

MS’ monthly Gold offerings:

Lol I swear you can’t write better comedy.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Darkwood is good stuff.

 

[drganon]

 

[lh032]

you know GOLD is trash when darkwood is one of the few best offer on GOLD.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Xbox Live Gold? Nothing gold about this.

 

[Gudji]

 

[balls of snow]

I have 3 copies of Darkwood for 3 different system. Still havent played it.

 

[SlimySnake]

The funny thing is that XBL Gold is basically $100 nowadays. I heard you cant buy the $60 yearly membership anymore and the cheapest option is the 3 months for $24.99.

MS basically running a scam right now.

 

[Josemayuste]

Darkwood makes it one of the best months for Xbox Live Gold. Awesome game there.

 

[Sweden85]

Yeeees. All of my favourite games that I've never heard of..

 

[cash_longfellow]

Can you imagine what the game industry would look like if Microsoft had full control?

 

[93xfan]

Hype!!!

What time can we start the download? Do they let you pre-install?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Holy shit. First good month in probably years. I always wanted to try Darkwood but too cheap to pay $10-20.

It’s like a scratch ticket. Every once in a while you win $5!

 

[Eotheod]

Can you imagine what the game industry would look like if Microsoft had full control?

Yes, a games industry.

 

[Aion002]

Darkwood seems interesting. The other game...

 

[cash_longfellow]

Yes, a games industry.

Not a good one, I’ll tell you that.

 

[dem]

Microsoft just doesn't want to kill gold. I bet there's a bunch of zombie accounts with a credit card attached still paying from the 360 days.

 

[AtomicStarving]

Holy shit, literally

 

[Tsaki]

2000 Gamerscore? Putting your money at work

 

[Roberts]

Holy shit. First good month in probably years. I always wanted to try Darkwood but too cheap to pay $10-20.

It’s like a scratch ticket. Every once in a while you win $5!

Trüberbrook was a pretty cool game in March.

Anyway, I checked some videos of Darkwood and it seems like a cool game. Will try.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Games with Gold makes PS+ look like the best service ever created.

 

[DeepEnigma]

The funny thing is that XBL Gold is basically $100 nowadays. I heard you cant buy the $60 yearly membership anymore and the cheapest option is the 3 months for $24.99.

MS basically running a scam right now.

What happened to the yearly discount bundles? They don't do those anymore?

 

[NickFire]

I'd love to see the job description for whoever is responsible for curating the Gold selections. My guess is either "passive aggressive insult comic" or "porta potty connoisseur."

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Meanwhile we got playstation out here giving us players the true value with games such as Stroke The Dik-Dik, Xbox Y'all need to up your game.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Are they selecting these games just for the lols? They can't be serious anymore.

 

[Silent Viper]

Just kill Gold

 

[Trogdor1123]

PlayStation got a cod… Xbox got… something I guess?

 

[aliadiere25]

The best deal in gaming just keeps getting better and better.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

This is enraging.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Games with Gold makes PS+ look like the best service ever created.

Yep. We're getting cold war and Alan Wake remastered in July

 

[SlimySnake]

What happened to the yearly discount bundles? They don't do those anymore?

Nope. you cant buy more than 3 months at a time. They have the monthly option which is $10 so that comes out to be $120 a year. Or you can do the 3 month option which is $25. It's a stealth price increase that is classic Microsoft.

 

[Calverz]

Absolute shite as usual. Games with gold is crap.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Nope. you cant buy more than 3 months at a time. They have the monthly option which is $10 so that comes out to be $120 a year. Or you can do the 3 month option which is $25. It's a stealth price increase that is classic Microsoft.

Consumer friendly.

 

[LordCBH]

MS really should discontinue the Games with Gold service if this is the best they can do. Not wasting my Xbox’s storage space on this trash lol

 

[mckmas8808]

MS: no one buys our box. Its hard being third place. We can’t compete.

MS’ monthly Gold offerings:

Lol I swear you can’t write better comedy.

It's like they are tanking on purpose.

 

[mrmustard]

Let it die already and use the 20 Cents for something else.

 

[NickFire]

MS really should discontinue the Games with Gold service if this is the best they can do. Not wasting my Xbox’s storage space on this trash lol

According to the below post, they are now charging $100 to $120 for paid online and these offerings.

Nope. you cant buy more than 3 months at a time. They have the monthly option which is $10 so that comes out to be $120 a year. Or you can do the 3 month option which is $25. It's a stealth price increase that is classic Microsoft.

That is insane. Where is the media and why aren't they being called out and raked over the coals for this?

 

[The Pleasure]

Consumer friendly.

Only in america!

 

[SlimySnake]

According to the below post, they are now charging $100 to $120 for paid online and these offerings.



That is insane. Where is the media and why aren't they being called out and raked over the coals for this?

Phil gives them access to regular interviews. They cant criticize him too much.

 

[LordCBH]

According to the below post, they are now charging $100 to $120 for paid online and these offerings.



That is insane. Where is the media and why aren't they being called out and raked over the coals for this?

Wtf lol. MS, just discontinue it and roll it into GPU.

 

[Robochobo]

Darkwood is super underrated, and an extremely unique game on its own. Other than that, yeah, it's GWG...

 

[crackajack]

Considering that Gold was a pure MP pay service and MS only added games because Sony forced them to do so, it is kinda still a deal that is okay, if you subscribed for its original purpose and don't think paying for MP is odd to begin with. If you are there for the games, you kinda missed that those transitioned to GP.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Legitimately cannot remember the last time I downloaded a GwG game. But it died for our glorious GamePass future.