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◆ Origin · announced byXbox Wire · Nov 3, 2026, 18:00 UTC

Escape Academy 2, Thronefall and Warhammer Survivors join Game Pass in November

Xbox lists Game Pass additions through November 17, with Football Manager 27 on PC and Pit of Goblin available now.

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First published Nov 5, 2026, 00:11 UTC · Updated Nov 5, 2026, 00:23 UTC · Today's edition · All stories from Nov 4, 2026

Green Xbox Game Pass promotional graphic titled Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass, showing thirteen game cover art tiles in two rows with tier labels beneath each.
FIG. 1 · 1600 × 900 pxImage: Xbox Wire

Xbox announced Tuesday on Xbox Wire a new batch of games coming to Game Pass, including Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall and Warhammer Survivors. Two games were available the same day: Football Manager 27 on PC and Pit of Goblin.

According to the post, Vampire Crawlers and Void/Breaker arrive November 4. Escape Academy 2, Firefighting Simulator: Ignite and MySims Cozy Bundle follow November 5. Football Manager 2027 Console, Warhammer Survivors and Tanuki: Pon’s Summer land November 10. Hope in the City and Thronefall come November 11, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando November 12, and Aphelion and Paw Patrol: Dino World November 17.

Xbox says Escape Academy 2 and Warhammer Survivors are available on day one with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Thronefall also comes to Game Pass Premium. Warhammer Survivors is from Auroch Digital in partnership with poncle, the Vampire Survivors developers.

The Game Pass Essential library adds games on November 15, including Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark and Halo: Spartan Assault.

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◆ Origin · announced byXbox Wire · Nov 3, 2026, 18:00 UTCComing to XBOX Game Pass: Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors, and MoreHow we know: first-party post · what an origin is

Tick-tock · UTC

  1. 1Nov 3 18:00original announcementXbox Wire
  2. 2Nov 3 18:00company statementXbox (Microsoft Gaming)
  3. 3Nov 3 18:10first of 4 follow-upsGematsu

Also from the source

  1. First partyXbox (Microsoft Gaming): Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors, and More · 18:00 UTC

How others are covering it · 4 outlets

Commentary published after the origin, headlines verbatim. Repeating it is not confirming it. What a follow-up is

  1. GematsuGame Pass adds Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors, and more in early to mid November · 18:10 UTC
  2. Pure XboxThese 23 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 3-17) · 18:18 UTC
  3. VGCXbox’s first wave of November Game Pass releases includes Vampire Crawlers · 20:51 UTC
  4. GamingBoltFootball Manager 27 Out Now on Game Pass as Xbox Reveals November’s First Wave · 14:50 UTC

History

  1. Nov 4, 2026, 00:24 UTCThe headline was: “Escape Academy 2, Thronefall and Warhammer Survivors head to Game Pass in November”

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