Xbox Game Pass July games now include a short Free Play Days window for five titles, led by Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which is free from July 2 to July 6. Diablo IV opened earlier on June 30 and stays available through July 7, giving XBOX players a staggered set of trial dates instead of one uniform run.
Call of Duty and Diablo IV
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 runs from July 2, 10 AM PT to July 6, 10 AM PT, and the trial includes more than 45 Multiplayer Maps, Team Deathmatch and Domination, plus Team Blueprint Sharpshooter and Knife Fight. Diablo IV is available from June 30 to July 7, can be played up to level 30, and is 40% off during the same span, with progress carrying forward when the trial ends.
That mix gives XBOX players a practical choice: one game is a short competitive sampler, while the other is a longer free window with a level cap and a purchase incentive attached. For anyone deciding where to spend the weekend, the clock matters as much as the catalog.
Ikonei Island and The Stone of Madness
Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure is limited to XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members from July 2 until July 5, while Demonschool and The Stone of Madness are available to all XBOX members on a two-hour timed trial over the same dates. The split is the sharpest wrinkle in the lineup: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is free for all XBOX players, while Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure sits behind membership tiers.
The Stone of Madness brings the most specific pitch in the batch, with a free two hour trial for a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. That kind of trial is built for fast sampling, not long sessions, and it fits the way Free Play Days uses limited access to push players toward a purchase decision before the window closes.
July 5, July 6, July 7
July 5 ends the timed trial for Demonschool and The Stone of Madness, while also closing access to Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members. July 6 cuts off Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and July 7 ends Diablo IV. For players who want the most value, the clean move is to start with the two-hour trials first, then use the longer windows for the games most likely to carry over into a purchase.
