Microsoft has announced a new group of games coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout November. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Warhammer Survivors and Thronefall are among the headline additions, with each scheduled to arrive before the middle of the month.
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School launches on Nov. 5. The sequel to the 2022 puzzle adventure expands its escape-room challenges into an open-world school campus, where two players can solve puzzles together through online or local co-op. It will be available on cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld devices and PC for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers.
Warhammer Survivors arrives on Nov. 10 for cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld devices and PC. Developed by Auroch Digital in partnership with Vampire Survivors creator poncle, the officially licensed bullet-heaven game brings Warhammer characters, enemies and weapons into a survival-style format. It will be included with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Thronefall, a minimalist kingdom-building strategy game, joins the service on Nov. 11. It will be available on cloud, Xbox Series X|S, handheld devices and PC through Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass.
The rest of the announced additions are Football Manager 27 and Pit of Goblin, both available now; Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors and Void/Breaker on Nov. 4; Firefighting Simulator: Ignite and MySims Cozy Bundle on Nov. 5; Football Manager 2027 Console and Tanuki: Pon's Summer on Nov. 10; Hope in the City on Nov. 11; John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Nov. 12; and Aphelion and Paw Patrol: Dino World on Nov. 17. Availability and subscription tiers vary by game.
On Nov. 15, eight games will join the Game Pass Essential library: Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Gears of War: Judgment, Halo: Spartan Assault, Perfect Dark, Viva Piñata and Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise.
Microsoft also confirmed that 13 games will leave Game Pass on Nov. 15. They are 1000xResist, Barbie Horse Trails, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Firefighting Simulator: The Squad, GoldenEye 007, Great God Grove, Moonlighter, Pigeon Simulator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, Relic Hunters Legend, Total Chaos, Winter Burrow and Wreckfest.
Sources: Polygon.