New Xbox Games Next Week: Football Manager 27, Warhammer Survivors and TANUKI Lead a Big Game Pass Wave (November 9 to 13)

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Xbox just dropped its weekly Next Week on XBOX rundown for November 9 to 13, and this one is stacked for Game Pass. Football Manager 27 lands on PC and console, Warhammer Survivors and TANUKI: Pon’s Summer join the same day, Hope in the City and 9 Kings (Game Preview) follow, and the rest of the board is full of Play Anywhere and Smart Delivery indies. Xbox notes release dates are subject to change.

Full rundown on Xbox Wire: Next Week on XBOX for November 9 to 13.

What you need to know

• Game Pass next week: Football Manager 27 (PC, Nov 10), Football Manager 27 Console (Nov 10), TANUKI: Pon’s Summer (Nov 10), Warhammer Survivors (Nov 10), Hope in the City (Nov 11), 9 Kings Game Preview (Nov 12).
• Same week, bigger picture: Grand Theft Auto VI preload opens for Xbox at 7 PM ET on Monday, November 9 (12 AM GMT November 10), with a 212 GB install. Launch is still November 19.
• Xbox Play Anywhere shows up all over this list, so a lot of these buys (and Game Pass plays) work on Xbox console and PC.
• Prices below are what Xbox Wire showed on the store badges when we checked. They can change.

The Game Pass games

Football Manager 27 (PC): Tuesday, November 10 (SEGA)

• Day one on PC Game Pass. Xbox Wire’s pitch: choose the club, shape the squad, set the tactics, and “Make The Call.” Train the team as one, build a tactical blueprint that is yours, and take your place on the touchline.
• Listed with a PC Game Pass badge on Xbox Wire.

Football Manager 27 Console: Tuesday, November 10 (SEGA)

• Day one on Game Pass, with Xbox Play Anywhere. Same managerial fantasy, tuned for controller: refined layouts, smarter navigation, and fully customisable Controller Mapping.
• Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere.

TANUKI: Pon’s Summer: Tuesday, November 10 (CRITICAL REFLEX)

• Day one on Game Pass, with Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere. Hop on a BMX, deliver letters and packages across a fictional Japanese island, then help restore a shrine as friendships unlock new activities and rewards.
• Listed at $19.99. Game Pass, Smart Delivery, Xbox Play Anywhere.

Warhammer Survivors: Tuesday, November 10 (Auroch Digital)

• Day one on Game Pass, with Xbox Play Anywhere. A fast roguelite survivors game starring iconic Warhammer characters against endless hordes from Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar factions. Built by Auroch Digital (Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun) with Warhammer and poncle (Vampire Survivors).
• Listed at $7.99 (badge also showed $7.19). Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere.

Hope in the City: Wednesday, November 11 (Lofty Sky Games and NAGA Games)

• Day one on Game Pass, with Xbox Play Anywhere. Narrative mystery set in Shenyang, China. Play as 17-year-old Hope Song, whose sketches become clues after her parents disappear.
• Listed at $19.99. Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere.

9 Kings (Game Preview): Thursday, November 12 (Hooded Horse)

• Day one on Game Pass as a Game Preview. Kingdom builder with chaotic building, unit, spell and positioning combos, plus single player and async multiplayer. Xbox Wire’s usual Game Preview disclaimer applies: it is unfinished and may change.
• Game Pass (Game Preview).

Every other new game, day by day

Monday, November 9

• Hozy (tinyBuild): cozy tidy-up sim with no timers, scores or pressure. Wipe windows, repaint walls, place furniture. Xbox Play Anywhere.

Tuesday, November 10

• Captain Coco: Treasure Island (Afil Games, Xbox Series): tropical puzzle adventure. Push coconuts, crack treasure chests.
• Hard West 2 (Klabater): turn-based tactics in a supernatural Wild West. Catch the Ghost Train with a supernatural posse.
• Ova Magica (Top Hat Studios): farm life plus blob creature collecting in Clover Town. Smart Delivery.
• RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition (Playstack): arcade coin pusher meets roguelike deckbuilding. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Shrek 2 Remastered (Aspyr): action-adventure based on the DreamWorks movie, solo or up to 3-player co-op. Listed at $29.99 (badge also showed $26.99).
• Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature (Mindscape): peaceful adventure with emotion-driven interactions and environmental puzzles.

Wednesday, November 11

• Last Pirates: Die Together (Game Preview): comedic online co-op for up to 4 players with stretchy arms and treasure hauling. Xbox Play Anywhere. Game Preview disclaimer applies.
• Mr Toilet (FreeMind S.A.): run a public restroom, set the entry fee, and decide who stays.

Thursday, November 12

• Autobahn Police Simulator 4 (Aerosoft): German traffic police sim in a fully drivable open world. Smart Delivery.
• Croc’s World 5 (Sprakelsoft): classic 2D platformer across swamps, Greece, Egypt and Maya levels. Listed at $6.99.
• Fakin It XL (Jackbox Games): party bluff game where one player never got the prompt. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Hazard Levels (Wales Interactive): 1 to 4 player physics co-op survival horror under a British pub. Grab ingredients, survive rifts, make it back before last orders.
• Hidden Squirrels (Afil Games, Xbox Series): find squirrels in black-and-white scenes and color them in.
• Hoop Shoot (Entity3): 50 levels of hoop tossing with moving targets and wind. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• a pet shop after dark (Viridian Software): horror point-and-click. Water the plants, feed the pets, stay the night, and do not turn off the lights. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Skygrid Courier (Eastasiasoft): physics taxi-ship puzzler across neon cityscapes. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• SONIC PICO PARK (PICO PARK Inc.): PICO PARK co-op puzzles with Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Supermarket: Tidy Up! (Cozy Paws Games): restock a store after your cat wrecks it. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Weed Supermarket Simulator (PlayWay): grow, price and sell in a chill store sim. Xbox Play Anywhere.

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Friday, November 13

• Banker Simulator (Red Axe Games): rebuild a bankrupt bank.
• BOMBANANA!: 3-player co-op bomb disposal as blind, deaf and mute monkeys. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Cat Simulator (Upscale Studio): kitten chaos across houses and yards. Smart Delivery.
• DERELIKT (Hyperstrange): dread-heavy exploration on a failing research station in Saturn’s orbit. Xbox Wire compares the mood to System Shock 2, Alien Resurrection and Doom 3. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• DONGDA Gangster (NiuGamer): 1980s Tohoku underworld interactive narrative. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Dungeon Bricker (Gametry): maze bricker with 150+ levels.
• House Cleaner Simulator (PlayWay): cleaning jobs from homes to mansions. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Leaf Blower Co. (Forklift Interactive): story-driven leaf blowing with gear upgrades.
• Menes: The Chainbreaker (Rage Game Studio): action-adventure with voice acting and environmental storytelling. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Mr Sticky’s Ragdoll Launch (Ratalaika): physics ragdoll platformer. Smart Delivery and Xbox Play Anywhere.
• QUTAS67: Qubic Ultimate Tap Adventure Simulator 2067 (QubicGames): Miami 2067 clicker crime climb. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Savoury Cascade (YUME GAME STUDIO): Match-3 cooking café sim. Xbox Play Anywhere.
• Ski Jumping World Cup (Forever Entertainment): 18 hills, World Cup and online matches. Smart Delivery.

OnPoint’s take: This is a Game Pass value week with a Tuesday pile-up that actually matters. Football Manager 27 on console and PC day one is the big dog for the sim crowd, Warhammer Survivors is the “one more run” game that will eat evenings, and TANUKI looks like the chill BMX delivery vibe a lot of people have been waiting on. Hope in the City and 9 Kings keep the midweek queue interesting if you want story or kingdom-building instead of another survivors clone.

And don’t sleep on the calendar around it. GTA VI preload starts Monday night for Xbox, so that 212 GB is going to fight for drive space with whatever you install from this list. If you are picking one Game Pass game before the Rockstar download lands, make it FM27 or Warhammer Survivors. Let us know in the comments what you are firing up first.

Image: Microsoft / Xbox Wire

Sources

• Xbox Wire, “Next Week on XBOX: New Games for November 9 to 13” (Nov 6, 2026)
• XBOX Wire on X, “Next Week on XBOX post”
• Rockstar Newswire (preload timing context), “Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10”