What’s new in July 2024: 7 upcoming games to check out this month

This month is deceptively packed with games. It might lack a true AAA standout game, but there are plenty of more experimental games and indie titles coming out over the course of July. On the multiplayer front, games like Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, The First Descendant, and Zenless Zone Zero will offer new ways to play games with friends. On the single-player front, games like Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, and Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure will be playing around with more experimental gameplay flows and ideas.

If you know where to look, you definitely won’t be spoiled for choice when it comes to finding new games to play throughout this month. To help you sift through all of these game launches, I’m highlighting seven of the most prominent releases of July 2024 that you should keep on your radar. At the end of this article, you can also find a list of even more games that you can keep track of as they come out.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (July 2)

Recommended if you like: Final Fantasy XIV, obviously

Every few years, Square Enix’s immensely popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV gets a new expansion, and on July 2, the game will get its first one since 2021. Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail adds a new continent called Tural, new Viper and Pictomancer jobs, the Female Hrothgar race, a variety of new questlines and story content to explore, and more. On top of that, it raises the level cap to 100 and improves the graphics of this decade-old MMO.

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail launches on July 2 across all platforms the MMO is available on, which include PC, Mac, PS4, PS5, and now Xbox Series X/S.

The First Descendant (July 2)

Recommended if you like: Warframe

If multiplayer shooters are more your speed, then you’ll want to check out The First Descendant. It’s a free-to-play looter shooter where players fight enemies and complete missions cooperatively as hero characters called Descendants. If you enjoy third-person shooters, The First