July is a little light on the big new game releases, but your co-op horror Discord gang will be feastin'

Cursed Cooking Mama

Happy's Burgatory

Steam | 4-player co-op
There's definitely a recurring theme here of running a business into the ground with your friends. In Happy's Humble Burgatory, your crew will grind out burger orders as fast as you can make them before the restaurant's blood-thirsty mascot begins her hunt. I've heard Grimace does this at McDonald's.

After hours puzzler

Storebound 1.0

Steam | 3-player co-op
I was the kid always turning the local Sears into a panicked search for a missing child, but it turns out I'd just gone to sleep in a clothing rack. Storebound looks kind of like that—except my mom isn't coming to save me, it's full of puzzles, and there's a demon in the shoe department.

Asymmetric rabbit hunt

Carnival Hunt

Steam | 5 players
I may not play Tag much as an adult, but my fondness for asymmetrical chases fill the void recess left behind. In Carnival Hunt, one person is a monstrous puppeteer while the remaining players are a bunch of innocent bunny puppets. My advice? Put your friends between you and the threat.

Killer customer service

Shift at Midnight

Steam | 3-player co-op
Shift at Midnight finally lets me live out my childhood dream of running a questionable-looking gas station with two of my closest friends. It's kind of like Quarantine Zone, but with customers: shoot the body-snatched guys, then it's business as usual with the normal ones.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced

Steam | Singleplayer
Black Flag Resynced is the first big remake for the month, revisiting the pirate Assassin's Creed once again for Edward Kenway's story. It's "faithfully enhanced" with quality of life tweaks, new visuals, and bonus content.

Steam | 4-player co-op
Yearly university football rivalries return with College Football 27. EA's next sporting event includes new customization options for your Road to Glory player, revamped Dynasty features, and cartoonish mascot matchups. Go Dawgs.

Steam | 4-player co-op
Palworld enters 1.0 with a mountain of patch notes, so I'm assuming it's a beefy update. The survival crafting Pokemon-like will add new story beats, fancy wing packs, and (of course) new pals to catch.

Steam | 4-player co-op
Master Chief's first clash with the Covenant and Flood gets its second makeover, but it's more than just a set of HD textures. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a complete remake that even comes with a few extra missions to boot.

U.S. National Parks update

Flight Simulator 2024

Flight Simulator 2024 (Steam) celebrates the holiday with its US National Parks world update.

Revelations expansion

Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages (Steam) will freeze hell over with the Ripatorium 3.0 update and a new campaign in its Revelations expansion.

Endless Ragnarok

Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Granblue Fantasy: Relink (Steam) adds new bosses, co-op quests, summons, and game modes with its Endless Ragnarok DLC.

Return of the Thieves Guild

The Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls Online (Steam) kicks off its new seasonal format with its big Return of the Thieves Guild update.

The Alters (Steam) keeps Jan Scientist grounded as he leads a new team of specialists to survive on the alien planet in the Last Variable DLC.

Star Wars Pack

PowerWash Simulator 2

PowerWash Simulator 2 (Steam) hoses down iconic galactic fighters and towering AT-ATs with its new Star Wars Pack.

Marathon (Steam) starts its mid-season update with the Vault Breaker PVE mode, Cradle Evolution system, and new quality of life changes.

Willow Street rework

Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia (Steam) remodels one of its most iconic haunted houses with the Willow Street rework.

Patch 7.55

Final Fantasy 14

Final Fantasy 14 (Site) continues its Trail to the Heavens updates with new Forked Tower raids, Hildibrand Adventures, and relic upgrades in Patch 7.55.