Xbox Game Pass Adds 13 Games in November
Microsoft has announced titles joining and leaving Xbox Game Pass during the first half of November 2026, including Warhammer Survivors on November 10.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Gaming
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Microsoft announced that 13 Xbox games will join Xbox Game Pass during the first half of November 2026, with Warhammer Survivors scheduled to release on Xbox and Game Pass on November 10. Eight new games join Xbox Game Pass Essential on November 15, while 13 games leave the service that day.
Why it matters
The changes shift which titles subscribers can access at no additional cost, affecting how players plan their gaming for the coming weeks. The announcement follows Microsoft's regular practice of publicizing its Game Pass catalog updates through Xbox Wire.
Warhammer Survivors, a Vampire Survivors spin-off featuring Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar characters, offers over 40 playable characters and over 75 combinable weapons at launch on November 10. Football Manager 27 and Vampire Crawlers are among the titles in the announced wave, though the full list of 13 joining games is not detailed in the announcement.
The players
Microsoft
Microsoft is the technology company that owns Xbox and operates the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, which bundles a rotating library of games for members.
SEGA
SEGA is the Japanese video game publisher behind the long-running Football Manager simulation series, whose latest entry, Football Manager 27, is part of the announced wave.
The details
Microsoft published the title changes through Xbox Wire, outlining a mix of new arrivals and departures across the subscription catalog. Warhammer Survivors arrives on Xbox and Game Pass on November 10, while the November 15 update adds eight games to Game Pass Essential and removes thirteen others.
Timeline
November 10, 2026: Warhammer Survivors releases on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass
November 15, 2026: Eight games join Xbox Game Pass Essential and thirteen games leave the service
Industry Pattern
The Vampire Survivors lineage, which spawned Vampire Crawlers and Warhammer Survivors, shows how a single indie roguelike has been extended into licensed tie-ins that subscription services can market as ready-made catalog additions. Game Pass arrivals like these illustrate how Microsoft leans on spin-offs of successful titles to keep its subscription library refreshed.
Subscribers can play Warhammer Survivors through Xbox Game Pass starting November 10 without buying it separately. Thirteen games leave the service on November 15, so players who want to finish those titles should do so before that date.
The takeaway
Check the Xbox Game Pass catalog before November 15 if there are titles you want to finish, since thirteen games are scheduled to leave that day.
What happens next
Warhammer Survivors releases on November 10, 2026, and the Game Pass catalog changes take effect on November 15, 2026.
Further reading
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