Xbox Game Pass Adds It First Day-One Game for November 2026

Gravhounds has become the first day-one Xbox Game Pass addition of November 2026. The co-op action builder entered Game Preview on November 2, giving Xbox Game Pass subscribers access to the debut title from a small team of industry veterans.

Octopus Panic first unveiled Gravhounds during Gamescom Opening Night Live in August 2026, when it also announced its November 2 release date and day-one Xbox Game Pass availability. The seven-person studio operating out of Sweden is made up of developers whose past credits include Battlefield, The Saboteur, Halo, Def Jam: Fight for NY, Star Wars, and Full Spectrum Warrior.

Gravhounds Is Xbox Game Pass' First Day-One Addition for November 2026

Also Its 14th 'Game Preview' Catalog Addition of the Year

Gravhounds arrived on Xbox Game Pass at 12 p.m. ET on November 2, marking the service's first arrival for the month. It is playable on Xbox Series X/S and PC, as well as via the recently revamped Xbox Cloud Gaming platform. The title ships with Xbox Play Anywhere certification, allowing purchases and save data to carry seamlessly between Xbox consoles and Windows PCs.

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Octopus Panic describes Gravhounds as a "co-op action builder" designed for one to four players. The game follows bio-engineered canine workers stranded far from home and dispatched by their AI supervisor, COSMO, to complete jobs across hostile planets. Each mission centers on setting up an operation, gathering resources, completing objectives, and escaping as enemy pressure mounts, with players able to build pipelines, generators, turrets, and fabricators along the way. A key part of the gameplay loop is the Grav Beam, which can transport resources and equipment, position Build Kits, and turn environmental objects or even enemies into improvised projectiles. Regardless of how Gravhounds ultimately fares with players, its arrival adds another title to the already sizable Xbox Game Pass co-op catalog.

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November 2 does not mark the full 1.0 release of Gravhounds. Octopus Panic expects the Early Access period to last about six months, although the studio has acknowledged that development could take longer. Ahead of the full launch, the Swedish developer plans to add more missions, worlds, enemies, playable Gravhounds, weapons, upgrades, and progression systems.

What's Next for Xbox Game Pass

Date

Game

Game Pass Tier(s)

Platform(s)

Notes

Nov 2

Gravhounds

Ultimate, PC

Console, Handheld, PC

Game Preview; Day-one release.

Nov 3

Pit of Goblin

Ultimate, Premium, PC

Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S

Nov 10

Football Manager 27

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S

Technically two games since the "Console" version is a standalone title.

Nov 10

Warhammer Survivors

Ultimate, PC

Handheld, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release.

Nov 11

Thronefall

Ultimate, PC, Premium

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Day-one Series X/S release.

Jan 7

Armatus

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release; originally slated for 2026 before delay.

Jan 15

Stranger Than Heaven

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release for winter 2026/2027.

Jan 28

Tropico 7

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release; originally scheduled for 2026 before delay.

Jan 28

Witchbrook

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, Console, PC

Day-one release; originally targeting early 2026 before delay.

Feb 18

Persona 4 Revival

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release.

Feb 23

Fable

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release.

Mar 4

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember

Ultimate, PC

Cloud, PC, Series X/S

Day-one release.

Microsoft's subscription catalog is set to expand for the second time this month tomorrow, November 3, when it will receive another day-one release in the form of co-op horror extraction game Pit of Goblin. Xbox Game Pass already has several other confirmed arrivals for November 2026, including Football Manager 27 and Warhammer Survivors. The full Wave 1 lineup for the newly started month is expected to be announced on November 3, the same day Pit of Goblin joins the service.

GRAVHOUNDS

Co-Op Action Roguelike Third-Person Shooter Systems Released 2026 ESRB Teen / Violence, Blood, Language, Users Interact Developer(s) Octopus Panic, Inc. Publisher(s) Octopus Panic, Inc. Multiplayer Online Co-Op 10 Images

Genre(s) Co-Op, Action, Roguelike, Third-Person Shooter 0:00 / 0:00