Xbox Releases November 9–13: Game Pass Lineup, Play Anywhere and Football Manager 27 Dates

The Football Manager 27 date puzzle​

Xbox Wire's weekly roundup lists Football Manager 27 for November 10 and tags it PC Game Pass. Xbox Wire's Game Pass post from November 3 lists Football Manager 27 (PC) as "Available Today" for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Both are official, and they look contradictory.

Outside reporting explains the gap. Make Tech Easier reports that Football Manager 27 opened in PC early access on Game Pass on November 3, with the full launch on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on November 10. It also says pre-orders on PC, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass granted early access from November 3, which it attributes to Microsoft's October 30 Next Week on Xbox post. I haven't verified that earlier post myself.

The Review Geek likewise says the game will be on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass from launch, and that covers the PC version plus FM27 Console on supported Xbox platforms.

For readers, that means:

• PC subscribers: If you're on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass, you may already be playing the early-access build. Per Make Tech Easier, the Launch Preview appears under Add-Ons on Xbox.com and in the Xbox PC app.
• Console players: Football Manager 27 Console is a separate listing. Xbox Wire's Game Pass post dates it November 10 for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, and the roundup also tags it Xbox Play Anywhere.
• The caveat: The roundup's PC entry is not a new November 10 Game Pass arrival in the strict sense. It is the full release of something that opened earlier.

Confirmed Game Pass additions​

Xbox Wire's November 3 Game Pass post independently backs four of the roundup's Game Pass tags. The post describes each as available on day one:

The roundup also lists 9 Kings (Game Preview) on November 12 with a Game Pass tag, and PC Game Pass appears in its header. That tag comes only from the roundup. The Game Pass post I reviewed doesn't mention 9 Kings, so I can't confirm the tier. The title is also a Game Preview, so expect rough edges.

The roundup gives no Game Pass tag to any other title this week. Appearing in the roundup does not mean a game is included with a subscription.

Day-by-day release list​

Monday, November 9

• Hozy (tinyBuild, Xbox Play Anywhere): a no-timer, no-score cleaning and decorating game. You wipe windows, repaint walls and place furniture.

Tuesday, November 10

• Football Manager 27 and Football Manager 27 Console (SEGA): see above. The console description mentions refined layouts, smarter navigation and fully customisable controller mapping.
• TANUKI: Pon's Summer ($19.99 pre-order; Game Pass, Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): BMX package delivery on a fictional Japanese island, with shrine restoration as the goal.
• Warhammer Survivors (listed at $7.99, shown as $7.19; Game Pass, Play Anywhere): a roguelite survivors game from Auroch Digital, made with Warhammer and Vampire Survivors developer poncle.
• Shrek 2 Remastered ($29.99, shown as $26.99 pre-order): solo play or co-op.
• Hard West 2: turn-based supernatural Western tactics.
• Ova Magica (Smart Delivery): a farm sim crossed with a creature-collecting JRPG.
• RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition (Play Anywhere): coin-pusher meets roguelike deckbuilder.
• Captain Coco: Treasure Island (Xbox Series): coconut-pushing puzzles.
• Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature: a reflective adventure with environmental puzzles.

Wednesday, November 11

• Hope in the City ($19.99 pre-order; Game Pass, Play Anywhere): a narrative mystery set in Shenyang, China. Seventeen-year-old Hope Song investigates her parents' disappearance through her sketches.
• Last Pirates: Die Together (Game Preview) (Play Anywhere): four-player comedic co-op treasure hauling.
• Mr. Toilet: run a public restroom and set the entry fee.

Thursday, November 12

• 9 Kings (Game Preview): kingdom-building with single-player and asynchronous multiplayer.
• SONIC PICO PARK ($9.99 pre-order; Play Anywhere): co-op action puzzler.
• Weed Supermarket Simulator ($14.99 pre-order; Play Anywhere): a retail sim about growing and selling cannabis.
• Croc's World 5 ($6.99 pre-order): a 2D platformer.
• Fakin' It XL (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): a Jackbox party game where players get prompts on their phones and one "Faker" has to bluff.
• Autobahn Police Simulator 4 (Smart Delivery): an open-world German traffic-police sim.
• a pet shop after dark (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): horror point-and-click. The one rule is not to turn off the lights.
• Skygrid Courier (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): a physics-based cyberpunk taxi puzzler.
• Hoop Shoot (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): 50 levels of aim-and-power throwing.
• Hazard Levels: 1–4 player physics co-op survival horror.
• Hidden Squirrels (Xbox Series): a black-and-white hidden-object game.
• Supermarket – Tidy Up! (Play Anywhere): restock a store after your cat wrecks it.

Friday, November 13

• DERELIKT (Play Anywhere): sci-fi horror in a failing research station inside an asteroid orbiting Saturn. It cites System Shock 2, Alien Resurrection and Doom 3 as influences.
• BOMBANANA (Play Anywhere): three-player co-op bomb disposal where each player has only part of the information.
• DONGDA Gangster ($19.99 pre-order; Play Anywhere): a branching narrative set in 1980s Tohoku.
• Leaf Blower Co. ($19.99 pre-order): a story-driven cleanup game.
• Menes: The Chainbreaker (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): action-adventure.
• Mr. Sticky's Ragdoll Launch (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): physics platforming.
• House Cleaner Simulator (Smart Delivery, Play Anywhere): a cleaning-business sim.
• Savoury Cascade (Play Anywhere): a match-three café game with 81 levels.
• QUTAS67 (Play Anywhere): a clicker game across 20 locations.
• Ski Jumping World Cup (Smart Delivery): 18 hills, online matches and custom tournaments.
• Cat Simulator (Smart Delivery): kitten chaos across three locations.
• Banker Simulator: rebuild a bankrupt bank.
• Dungeon Bricker: a maze game with more than 150 levels.

What the labels mean​

• Xbox Play Anywhere: Xbox's program for owning a game once and playing it on both Xbox and Windows PC. This is where the PC angle is strongest this week. Many of the small titles carry this badge.
• Smart Delivery: the console version should install the best build for your hardware. Several of these titles carry both badges, such as TANUKI, Fakin' It XL and Hoop Shoot.
• Game Preview: Xbox warns that these are unfinished and may change or never reach a final release. Two titles carry it this week: 9 Kings and Last Pirates: Die Together. Xbox's wording is to buy only if you're comfortable with the current state.
• Pre-order tags and prices: these are the roundup's store-listing figures. They can change, and the descriptions come from publishers rather than independent reviews.

Practical takeaways​

• Check the tier. Of the Game Pass titles, Football Manager 27 Console, Warhammer Survivors, TANUKI and Hope in the City have a second official source behind them. Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass are listed for each in that post.
• PC players should look at Play Anywhere badges. They signal one purchase covering Xbox and Windows.
• Treat Game Preview titles as unfinished.
• Expect shifts. Xbox says release dates are subject to change.

My reading is that this is a Football Manager week with a long tail of budget and niche releases. Most of that tail is small simulators and puzzlers. The Game Pass bookkeeping is the part most likely to trip people up.

Correction (November 6, 2026): An earlier version of this article said the Xbox Wire roundup listed 34 games for November 9-13; it lists 39.