However, things can get a bit more niche if you’re looking for cooperative horror video game titles. You will have no problem finding a game to pick up and play today. Horror games are always a popular video game genre in the marketplace. #14 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.Neither of these games are big endeavors Darkwood will take you about 18 hours to beat and When the Past was Around won’t even take you two. And the musical score and subtle sound effects help to give it more of a meditative feel and will stick with you for days. The hand-drawn graphics are very pretty and fit the aesthetic that the gameplay is going for. It focuses on love, moving on, hardships, and the joy and pain that love can bring told through disjointed rooms from memories and time. This is a point-and-click adventure game that focuses on two characters, Eda and The Owl. On the complete opposite side of the gaming spectrum, we have When the Past Was Around, which was released in 2020.

It’s the anticipation of something coming to get you. It’s a slow-burn atmosphere rather than relying on jump scares and for us, that makes it all the scarier.

It’s the day-night cycle that defines Darkwood, where you scavenge and hunt during the day to build weapons, create traps, and fortify your hideout in order to survive through the night. Honestly, it was probably one of the best horror games released that year, so this is a solid offering for July. When the Past Was Around, July 16 to August 15įirst up is Darkwood, which was released in 2017 and is a top-down survival horror game.Are there still subscribers or is everyone just on Game Pass now? Who knows, but there are free games, so we’re here to report on them!īelow are your free games for July and the dates they’re available to download: Xbox Games with Gold lives another month to give two relatively okay games to subscribers.

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