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Xbox Live Gold Free Games for July 2023 Revealed

29 Jun, 2023

Games With Gold will be adding Darkwood and When the Past Was Around for members of Xbox Live Gold in July 2022.

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Xbox Live Gold Free Games for July 2023 Revealed

Ahead of next month, Microsoft announces latest lineup of free Games With Gold for members of Xbox Live Gold that will shortly become available to download and play across Xbox family of current and last-generation console systems.

Starting from July 1, survival horror game Darkwood by developer/publisher Acid Wizard Studio joins Games With Gold, leaving on July 31. When the Past Was Around comes to Xbox Live Gold on July 16 and remains until August 15, 2023.

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Set in late 1980s, Darkwood is played from top-down perspective that relies on exploration and scavenging through a semi-open world. Players will unlock new areas as they progress and may lead to many branches based on your choice.

Enter a mysterious forest in Soviet Bloc, where something went wrong and people are affected by a plague that turns them into monsters. In order to survive, you must craft weapons and set traps to fortify hideout and outlive the fright.

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Experience a bittersweet tale between a young girl and her lover in 2020 point-and-click puzzle adventure game When the Past Was Around by Mojiken Studio and Toge Productions, focusing on letting go and moving on in a relationship.

Xbox Live Gold monthly free games are also available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to enjoy on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Moreover, they will have access to a library of over 100 quality games to play and have big discounts.

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