Warhammer Survivors and Escape Academy 2 head November Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft announced the first wave of games heading to Xbox Game Pass in November 2026, bringing day-one launches and service expansions across the first half of the month.

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Warhammer Survivors arrives on November 10 as a day-one release. Auroch Digital developed the bullet-heaven title in partnership with Vampire Survivors creator poncle. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School launches on November 5 with online and local two-player cooperative support.

Football Manager 27 is available now on PC, while Football Manager 27 Console follows on November 10. Other day-one additions include Tanuki: Pon's Summer on November 10 and Hope in the City on November 11.

Additional early-month drops include Pit of Goblin, which is available now. Vampire Crawlers and the 1.0 release of Void/Breaker both land on November 4. Firefighting Simulator: Ignite and MySims Cozy Bundle arrive on November 5. Thronefall rounds out the November 11 batch.

Microsoft also expanded the Game Pass Essential library with eight titles slated for November 15. Meanwhile, 13 games will leave the subscription service on the same day. Several existing titles also gained availability for Game Pass Premium subscribers.