Games with Gold really wants you to get good at racing games

Cars are the most relatable protagonists

Any committed Xbox Live Gold subscriber would’ve done well to buy a racing wheel by now. Nearly month after month in 2020, the biggest Xbox One freebie is a simulation racer. After a one-month reprieve, that trend is back.

Rally racer WRC 8 is the most notable Xbox One title in July’s Games with Gold. You should be plenty acclimated with fast-but-cautious racing by now. This year, we’ve gotten: TT Isle of Man in February (a motorcycle racer but a racer nonetheless), Project CARS 2 in April, and V-Rally 4 in May.

The other Xbox One game sticks to sports. Dunk Lords — which just released in March but with no buzz — is free starting midway through July. It’s seemingly NBA Jam by way of a hero shooter. It’s two-on-two arcade basketball where players have special abilities. Maybe it’ll be surprisingly fun for a freebie.

The biggest name of the bunch comes on the Xbox 360 side. Saints Row 2 (considered by some if not most to be the best Saints Row) is the first last-gen offering. Later in July, 2D mascot platformer JUJU takes ove🌺r. As always, the Xbox 360 games are playable on Xbox One through backward compatiblity.

Here’s the full Games with Gold breakdown for July:

• WRC 8 (Xbox One, available July 1 through July 31)
• Dunk Lords (Xbox One, available July 16 through August 15)
• Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360, available July 1 through July 15)
• JUJU (Xbox 360, available July 16 through July 31)