November’s Xbox Game Pass slate is a quiet one on the blockbuster front, but it has a handful of games worth a look if you play on PC, Xbox Series X|S or the cloud. Five titles are confirmed by Xbox’s own weekly roundup for November 2 to 6, and more dates are lined up for later in the month. Here is the lineup, with a note on which dates are firm and which come from secondary sources.
This week: the five Xbox has confirmed
Xbox Wire’s “Next Week on Xbox” post, published October 30, labels five games as coming to Game Pass this week. Gravhounds arrives November 2 as a Game Preview, so expect an unfinished, evolving build. Pit of Goblin follows on November 3. Void/Breaker reaches its 1.0 version on November 4; it is not new to the service, since earlier reports note it has already been in early access on PC Game Pass and Ultimate. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School lands on November 5.
The fifth is the one many subscribers will care about most: Football Manager 27, published by SEGA, starts as a PC Early Access release on November 3. Xbox says pre-orders on PC, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass grant early access from that day.
Later in November
According to Pure Xbox’s running list, Football Manager 27 gets its full release on Series X|S, PC and cloud on November 10, the same day as Tanuki: Pon’s Summer and Warhammer Survivors. Hope in the City and Thronefall are listed for November 11, and Arkheron for November 27. Pure Xbox lists the tiers as Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass for most of these, with Void/Breaker also shown on Premium. We have not been able to confirm those later dates on Xbox’s own pages yet, so treat them as likely rather than locked.
What to do with it
If you subscribe mainly for big console releases, November is thin; the standout additions are strategy and management games. If you play on a handheld or a weaker PC, the cloud-enabled titles are the easiest to try, though cloud play is getting monthly hour caps that vary by tier, which we explained in our Xbox Cloud Gaming guide. For a look at what the previous month added and removed, see our October Game Pass roundup.
Bottom Line
Five games are confirmed for this week and a handful more are reported for later. Football Manager 27 is the headline for most subscribers, and the November 10 full release is the date to remember. More additions are likely, and Microsoft normally announces them in waves, so check Xbox Wire before planning your month around this list.
FAQ
What Game Pass games are available this week?
Xbox lists Gravhounds (Game Preview) on November 2, Pit of Goblin and Football Manager 27 PC Early Access on November 3, Void/Breaker 1.0 on November 4, and Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School on November 5.
When does Football Manager 27 fully launch on Game Pass?
PC Early Access starts November 3. Pure Xbox lists the full release, including Series X|S and cloud, for November 10.
Are more games coming in November?
Yes. Reports list several more titles for November 10, 11 and 27, and more are likely to be added. Dates can change, so check Xbox Wire for official confirmation.
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