There’s something big on the horizon, and yes, I’m talking about Grand Theft Auto 6. But just because the most anticipated game in history is coming out doesn’t mean that XBOX is sleeping on the Game Pass service. There is a stack of new games coming to Game Pass this month, from survival and simulation titles to strategy and PvP-focused games. There’s a lot on the way.
Below, you’ll find a sprint through all the new games hitting XBOX Game Pass in November 2026, which can either tide you over until Grand Theft Auto 6 comes out or act as a viable alternative to Rockstar’s open-world crime epic. Perhaps you’re not interested in GTA 6; who knows?
All Game Pass Games Coming This Month
Gravhounds
- November 2nd
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Gravhounds is a new survival-strategy shooter from Octopus Panic, and it’s basically Helldivers but with dogs. You assume control of a pack of genetically augmented canines sent to alien planets to secure resources, fight waves of enemies, amass an arsenal, and then extract again without succumbing to the infinite hordes.
Football Manager 27
- November 3rd (Preview), November 10th (Release)
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Football Manager is perhaps the greatest soccer simulation game ever made. It’s a title that doesn’t need too much of an introduction, but this year’s release is perhaps the most important in a long time, given how shaky the reception was for Football Manager 26. Will this year’s release turn things around?
Pit of Goblin
- November 3rd
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Pit of Goblin is a retro-themed dungeon-diver title with an online cooperative operating model. You assume control of nasty little goblins ransacking dungeons and trying to stay alive while amassing scraps of food to offer to your Goblin King-Queen
Voidbreaker 1.0
- November 4th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate, Premium, & PC Game Pass
Voidbreaker, which is often written as VOID/BREAKER, is a roguelite FPS with an insanely fast pace. It’s a high-octane, energetic shooter with an endless cycle that encourages players to experiment with near-unlimited weapon-based opportunities as they slaughter waves of AI enemies.
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School
- November 5th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is a puzzle game that places players on an all-new campus and challenges them to uncover a mystery plaguing the school. There are scores of escape rooms to contend with, a living campus to explore, and multiple avenues to a cooperative operating model that encourages multiplayer madness.
Tanuki: Pon’s Summer
- November 10th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Tanuki: Pon’s Summer is a cute and cosy title that has you control an adorable raccoon named Tanuki. The twist here is that Tanuki is a postman who cycles around delivering packages and making friends, working to prepare a legendary shrine for an upcoming festival.
Warhammer Survivors
- November 10th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Warhammer Survivors is an all-new bullet-heaven title with charming retro visuals that throws players into massive, overwhelming arenas with thousands of enemies to slay. You’ll control more than 40 iconic characters from across the Warhammer universe and survive endless arrays of enemies as you level up your abilities.
Hope in the City
- November 11th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Hope in the City is an emotional, narrative-driven game starring a teenager whose parents have gone missing from her ransacked home. You’ll need to solve puzzles and work through a curious campaign to discover what has happened to your family.
Thronefall
- November 11th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Thronefall has been around for a while, but it’s coming to XBOX Game Pass in November for Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers. In this title, which is rated ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ on Steam, you’ll build and defend a kingdom, fighting waves of enemies and shoring up your defenses across a vast land built with a minimalist aesthetic in mind.
Arkheron
- November 27th
- Series XS & PC
- Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Arkheron is the first game to launch on XBOX Game Pass after GTA 6 comes out, and it’s the final Game Pass game in November 2026! In Arkheron, you embark on an isometric PvP-driven adventure through a world bursting with loot opportunities and fearsome enemies. There’s strategy, a fast pace, and incredible combat visuals waiting to be discovered.
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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