Xbox Game Pass has at least 14 new games lined up for the week Xbox turns 25. Six day-one games land from Tuesday, November 10 to Thursday, November 12, then eight classics join Game Pass Essential on Sunday, November 15, the anniversary itself. Pure Xbox says Xbox will mark the milestone that Sunday and that more additions may follow. Everything below comes from Xbox Wire’s November wave 1 post and its Next Week on Xbox roundup.
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Xbox 25th anniversary week at a glance
- Nov 10: Football Manager 27 (console), Warhammer Survivors and TANUKI: Pon’s Summer.
- Nov 11: Hope in the City and Thronefall.
- Nov 12: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (plus 9 Kings in Game Preview).
- Nov 15: eight games join Game Pass Essential, including Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark.
Thronefall arrives on Game Pass on November 11. Image: Xbox Wire
Which Game Pass games arrive Nov 10 to 12?
| Date | Game | Game Pass tiers (per Xbox Wire) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | Football Manager 27 Console | Ultimate, PC Game Pass |
| Nov 10 | Warhammer Survivors | Ultimate, PC Game Pass |
| Nov 10 | TANUKI: Pon’s Summer | Ultimate, PC Game Pass |
| Nov 11 | Hope in the City | Ultimate, PC Game Pass |
| Nov 11 | Thronefall | Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass |
| Nov 12 | John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando | Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass |
Xbox Wire marks Football Manager 27, Warhammer Survivors, TANUKI and Hope in the City as “available on day one with Xbox Game Pass”. Football Manager 27 is already on PC Game Pass since November 3; November 10 is the console version, which our Football Manager 27 console guide covers. Toxic Commando is a four-player co-op action game against zombie hordes, and Thronefall is a minimalist strategy game where you build a kingdom by day and defend it by night.
The Next Week roundup also lists 9 Kings (Game Preview) for November 12 with a PC Game Pass badge. It is an unfinished game, and Xbox’s own listing says so.
Warhammer Survivors lands on Game Pass on November 10. Image: Xbox Wire
Which games join Game Pass Essential on Nov 15?
Xbox Wire lists eight games for the Essential library on November 15. All eight are on console and cloud, and Halo: Spartan Assault is also on PC.
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- Gears of War: Judgment (Xbox Wire spells it “Judgement”)
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Perfect Dark
- Viva Piñata
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
The same day, 13 games leave Game Pass, among them GoldenEye 007, Wreckfest and Moonlighter. See every game leaving Game Pass on November 15 before you start something long.
What else is coming?
Two more wave 1 games follow on November 17: Aphelion and Paw Patrol: Dino World. For the full month, see our Game Pass November 2026 lineup, and for non-Xbox releases check games coming out next week.
What’s next: Pure Xbox says more additions may follow during the week, and Xbox Wire marks release dates as subject to change. We will update this page if the lineup changes. Details are as published by Xbox Wire on November 3 and 6 and by Pure Xbox on November 8 (checked 12:11 UTC).
Sources: Xbox Wire, Xbox Game Pass November 2026 Wave 1; Xbox Wire, Next Week on Xbox (Nov 9 to 13); Pure Xbox.
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