Game Pass this week: Warhammer Survivors, Thronefall in; 13 games leave Nov 15

Xbox Game Pass adds Warhammer Survivors on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 and Thronefall on Wednesday, 11 November, the next two arrivals in the service's first November wave of about 15 games. Microsoft's Xbox Wire listed both in its Friday, 6 November round-up of new games for 9 to 13 November. At the same time, 14 games are leaving the subscription: Football Manager 26 on 10 November and 13 others, including GoldenEye 007, Wreckfest and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, on Sunday, 15 November.

"Game Pass" was among the searches trending in the United States this weekend, and for good reason: the first half of November is a busy turnover for the subscription. Game Pass works like a library card for games. Members pay a monthly fee and can download or stream any game in the current catalogue, but titles come and go on fixed dates. A game that leaves can no longer be played through the subscription unless the player buys it.

For young players, especially students on a tight budget, the calendar matters more than any single game. Someone halfway through Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 or Wreckfest has until 15 November to finish it on the subscription. Someone who has been waiting for a new football management season can now play Football Manager 27 on PC, and the console edition is due on 10 November. Football Manager 26 leaves the same day, so the old and new editions overlap only on PC, and only briefly.

The two headline arrivals this week are smaller, cheaper-to-make games rather than blockbusters. Warhammer Survivors is a licensed game in the "bullet heaven" style, in which the player moves while the character attacks automatically and the screen fills with enemies. Reports describe it as made by Auroch Digital with poncle, the studio behind Vampire Survivors, the game that made the style popular. Thronefall is a minimalist strategy game. Games like these are short, run on modest hardware and are easy to try on a subscription before deciding whether they are worth more time.

Peepals calculation: the first November wave brings about 15 games in, while 14 leave between 10 and 15 November, so the catalogue grows by roughly one game over the period (15 - 14 = 1). Of the 14 departures, 13 (about 93%) fall on a single day, 15 November, which leaves six days from today to finish them. Our calculation from the reported figures.

Short-term: players have about a week to finish or buy the 13 games leaving on 15 November, while Warhammer Survivors and Thronefall become available on 10 and 11 November. Not every game is on every tier: Thronefall is listed for Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass, while Warhammer Survivors is listed for Ultimate and PC Game Pass, so members should check their plan.

Long-term: the steady rotation shows how subscription gaming works. Players rent access to a changing shelf rather than owning a fixed collection, which keeps costs low but means favourite titles can disappear. Reports also say that Game Pass Essential members are due to receive a set of older classic games on 15 November, part of Microsoft's effort to give each tier its own reason to subscribe.

Who is affected: Xbox console and PC players with a Game Pass plan, cloud-gaming users, and fans of football management, strategy and action games. Players in India who use Game Pass on PC or Xbox follow the same global catalogue dates.

What to watch next: Warhammer Survivors and Football Manager 2027 Console on 10 November, Thronefall on 11 November, and the 13 departures on 15 November, all subject to change, Xbox says.

Questions and Answers