Microsoft has introduced the Xbox Game Pass November 2025 Wave 1 lineup of video games, headlined by Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7.
As a Microsoft-owned online game, Black Ops 7 launches straight into Game Pass day one when it comes out on November 14. That’s throughout cloud, console, and PC for Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass subscribers solely.
However there are a selection of video games hitting Game Pass earlier than Treyarch and Raven’s first-person shooter arrives. On November 5, Useless Static Drive (Cloud, Console, and PC) arrives on Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass as one other day one launch.
As per (*1*), Useless Static Drive is “Grand Theft Cthulhu.” “An indie survival-horror sport following a nightmarish street journey throughout a Nineteen Eighties Americana, Useless Static Drive blends bizarre fiction and uncanny Eldritch themes with a spooky unease underlying this small-town life,” Microsoft mentioned.
Additionally on November 5 is Riot’s Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Premium. This is the official blurb:
Providing unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person fight, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the eye of the award-winning collection in direction of a hidden struggle, removed from the entrance traces, deep inside the coronary heart of occupied France. Carry a good friend – the complete marketing campaign may be skilled in co-op.
On November 6, Egging On (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) hits Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass as a day one launch. The day one launches proceed with Whiskerwood (PC), additionally on November 6, for Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass. Transferring on, November 7 sees Voidtrain (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) launch throughout Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Premium. November 11 sees Nice God Grove (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) throughout Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Premium. Additionally on November 11, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Premium. And, on November 11, Pigeon Simulator (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) is a day one launch on Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass.
November 12 sees Relic Hunters Legend (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Premium. Additionally on November 12 is the day one launch of Winter Burrow (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass. And naturally, Wave 1 ends with the massive one: Black Ops 7 on November 14.
Xbox Game Pass November 2025 Wave 1 lineup:
- Useless Static Drive (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 5 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Sniper Elite: Resistance (Cloud, Console, and PC – November 5 Now with Game Pass Premium
- Egging On (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – November 6 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Whiskerwood (PC) – November 6 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Voidtrain (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – November 7 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
- Nice God Grove (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – November 11 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
- Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 11 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
- Pigeon Simulator (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Collection X|S) – November 11 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Relic Hunters Legend (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 12 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Premium
- Winter Burrow (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 12 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 14 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
It’s price remembering that, following Microsoft’s current Game Pass worth hike and rebranding of some tiers, we’re now speaking about what’s on Game Pass Premium and Important, slightly than Normal and Core. Xbox Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass maintain their names.
As already introduced, plenty of video games depart Game Pass this month. The lack of Stalker 2 particularly has prompted some subscribers to precise their frustration, coming because it does a 12 months after its timed console unique launch on Xbox and forward of its PS5 launch date. As at all times, it can save you as much as 20% in case you purchase these video games to maintain them in your library.
Video games leaving Xbox Game Pass on November 15:
- Blacksmith Grasp (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Soccer Supervisor 2024 (PC)
- Soccer Supervisor 2024 Console Version (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Frostpunk (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Spirittea (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2 Coronary heart of Chernobyl (Cloud, Console, and PC)
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