July 2017 Video Game Releases
(Week One & Two: 7/2 – 7/15)
July is quite possibly the lightest month of the year when it comes to video game releases, especially if you’re on the lookout for bigger titles. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be played at all. There are some highly anticipated releases scheduled for the next few weeks that you should have on your radar. While the first week is very light offering only some support for the PS4 in the form of an indie title and a cross-over anime game, the second week has a bit more substance.
You have Fable Fortune for the Xbox One and PC, a strategy card game that utilizes lore from the beloved franchise. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age gives the twelfth main FF entry a second chance in the west by including the previously Japan-exclusive International Zodiac Job System. And for those who couldn’t get enough Minecraft: Story Mode, you’re in luck because season two kicks off in July as well.
Check out what else July week one and two have to offer:
- July 4 – That’s You (PS4)
- July 4 – Accel World vs. Sword Art Online (PS4, Vita)
- July 11 – Black the Fall (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- July 11 – Defenders of Ekron (PS4)
- July 11 – Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (PS4)
- July 11 – Fable Fortune (Xbox One, PC)
- July 11 – Minecraft Story Mode – Season 2 Episode 1
- July 11 – MotoGP 17 (PS4)
- July 11 – Serial Cleaner (PS4)(Releases on Xbox One and PC as well on July 14)
July 2017 Video Game Releases
(Week Three: 7/16 – 7/22)
Nintendo has been on an absolute roll ever since the company launched the Switch back in March. The company has worked to ensure that each month has at least one major release for the new hardware to keep it alive and on everyone’s radars, and this summer month is no different. Just in time for the heat waves that are bound to hit us, Splatoon 2 sees the adorable Inklings once again using paint-filled water guns and other gadgets to dominate maps and cover up the competition. If it’s anything like the first game, you can expect hours of competitive fun that you can now take on the go.
Check out what else is releasing this week:
- July 18 – Orcs Must Die: Unchained (PS4)
- July 18 – Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles (PS4)
- July 20 – Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy (iOS, Android)
- July 21 – Splatoon 2 (Switch)
July 2017 Video Game Releases
(Home Stretch: 7/23 – 7/31)
The end of July 2017 falls back on some smaller titles with a port of Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star on the Nintendo Switch, early access for Fortnite as we await a full release, and Pyre, a small indie game from Supergiant (known for the critically-acclaimed Bastion and Transistor). There is one major release of the final days, though, and that once again comes from Nintendo. Hey! Pikmin is taking Captain Olimar to an entirely new world, the 3DS, in a 2D platformer which should shake up how you utilize your Pikmin pals and approach the new puzzles. Three cheers for the house that Mario built keeping July a month to pay close attention to.
Here’s what July 2017 has left for gamers:
- July 25 – Aven Colony (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- July 25 – Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (Switch)
- July 25 – Fortnite Early Access (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- July 25 – Pyre (PS4)
- July 25 – Super CloudBuilt (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- July 28 – Hey! Pikmin (3DS)
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