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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Gravhounds Explained
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.
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
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Date |
Game |
Game Pass Tier(s) |
Platform(s) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nov 2 |
Gravhounds |
Ultimate, PC |
Console, Handheld, PC |
Game Preview; Day-one release. |
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Nov 3 |
Pit of Goblin |
Ultimate, Premium, PC |
Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S |
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Nov 10 |
Football Manager 27 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, Handheld, PC, Series X/S |
Technically two games since the “Console” version is a standalone title. |
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Nov 10 |
Warhammer Survivors |
Ultimate, PC |
Handheld, PC, Series X/S |
Day-one release. |
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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. |
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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.
- Released
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2026
- ESRB
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Teen / Violence, Blood, Language, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
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Octopus Panic, Inc.
- Publisher(s)
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Octopus Panic, Inc.
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op
