{"id":1621986,"date":"2026-07-02T01:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a7udBUv4ZpDxMLQkmHBZzb"},"modified":"2026-07-02T01:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:12:16","slug":"july-is-a-little-light-on-the-big-new-game-releases-but-your-co-op-horror-discord-gang-will-be-feastin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/july-is-a-little-light-on-the-big-new-game-releases-but-your-co-op-horror-discord-gang-will-be-feastin\/","title":{"rendered":"July is a little light on the big new game releases, but your co-op horror Discord gang will be feastin’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I won’t lie to you, I initially looked at July’s game releases and drew a blank trying to name any bigish new games I’m looking forward to. It’s definitely quiet this month, but take the lull as a chance to catch up. New game releases for 2026<\/a> ramp up again in the final stretch of the year\u2014so much so that I’m already trying to carve out vacation days in my schedule.<\/p>\n

And this month is far from a total bust. Two big remakes, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Resynced and Halo: Campaign Evolved, are joined by a bunch of co-op indie horror games that are right up my alley. <\/p>\n

It’s good timing: We’re trying something a little new with our monthly release date calendar in July, highlighting a handful of personal picks before getting to the general highlights\u2014so you know where this is going. I hope you love terrorizing your friends with new co-op horror finds as much as I do. <\/p>\n

July 2026 games: PC Gamer staff picks<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Cursed Cooking Mama<\/div>\n
Happy’s Burgatory<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Steam<\/strong><\/a> | 4-player co-op<\/strong>
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. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"StoreboundJuly 16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After hours puzzler<\/div>\n
Storebound 1.0<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/strong>Steam<\/strong><\/a> | 3-player co-op <\/strong>
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\u2014except my mom isn’t coming to save me, it’s full of puzzles, and there’s a demon in the shoe department.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"CarnivalJuly 23<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Asymmetric rabbit hunt<\/div>\n
Carnival Hunt<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Steam<\/a> | 5 players <\/strong>
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. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"ShiftJuly ??<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Killer customer service<\/div>\n
Shift at Midnight<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Steam<\/strong><\/a> | 3-player co-op <\/strong>
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<\/a>, but with customers: shoot the body-snatched guys, then it’s business as usual with the normal ones. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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