Xbox Game Pass Adds Mavrix: Open-World Sports Update

Xbox Game Pass is adding Mavrix by Matt Jones to its library, bringing a new open-world sports simulation into the subscription lineup. This is the fifth new entry slated for July 2026 and the 113th release being rolled out to the service this year.

Built by the British studio Third Kind Games, Mavrix is set across a 100-square-kilometer mountain region inspired heavily by Wales. Players can take on downhill runs, slopestyle routes, and a range of hidden objectives, with multiple opportunities to replay stages in order to sharpen race times, improve trick results, and climb the leaderboard. The project also leans into Matt Jones’s involvement beyond branding: he co-founded the publisher Cascade Interactive and worked as a lead biking consultant.

Unlike many modern biking titles that favor fast arcade-style pacing, Mavrix is designed to be simulation-first, aiming for a tougher, more technical ride experience. That focus on realism is positioned as the game’s key differentiator as it arrives on Xbox Game Pass.

Quick facts

Xbox Game Pass adds Mavrix by Matt Jones
Third Kind Games developed the open-world mountain biking simulation
Setting spans 100 square kilometers and is heavily inspired by Wales
Arrives on Xbox Game Pass in July 2026 as the fifth July addition and the 113th of the year
Full release ties to its subscription debut on July 16

Mavrix Lands on Xbox Game Pass After 1 Year

Mavrix originally launched into early access on PC and PS5 in July 2025, then expanded to the Xbox Series X/S in January 2026. The game’s official 1.0 release is dated July 16, matching its debut on Xbox Game Pass. Even though it’s not positioned as a full day-one launch, subscribers can access it right away across Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass.

Availability includes play on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. There’s also a note for handheld PC owners: the game is described as optimized for handheld devices in the spirit of the ROG Ally line. As of mid-July 2026, Mavrix has accumulated hundreds of “Very Positive” user reviews on Steam, reflecting strong early reception on the storefront.

Mavrix also carries an extra milestone for subscribers: it’s described as the first hardcore mountain biking simulation to appear on Microsoft’s subscription service. It arrives just under a year after Wheel World, a cozy mountain biking experience, debuted on Xbox Game Pass.

Wheel World has also recently seen a notable drop in price on the Xbox Store, moving from $19.99 to $11.99. That kind of discount often happens ahead of changes to subscription availability, and it may hint that the title could be preparing to leave the service soon.

Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games with Confirmed Release Dates

Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S
Day-one (Series X/S) release
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
FixForce
Fogpiercer
The Planet Crafter
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Halo: Campaign Evolved

July 17 is the next date on the calendar for Xbox Game Pass players, with two new releases scheduled to join the service: the extraction platformer FixForce and the deck-building roguelite Fogpiercer. Then July 21 brings The Planet Crafter as the next addition.

July 21 is also the day Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 was originally expected to arrive on Xbox Game Pass, before its inclusion was cancelled due to licensing complications. Activision is reportedly still working to fix the situation, though it has not officially labeled the problem as a delay.

Microsoft is also likely to announce the second wave of Xbox Game Pass additions for July on July 21. So far, only one title has been confirmed for that follow-up lineup: Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the original Halo single-player campaign. That release is currently slated for July 28.