Xbox Game Pass is closing out November 2025 with one of its densest lineups of the year, led by Marvel Cosmic Invasion, The Crew Motorfest and Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault. 
Across late November and the first days of December, Microsoft is dropping a mix of day one indies, big third party blockbusters and cult favourites that show how aggressive the subscription has become on paper, even as its new tier system leaves some players feeling pushed to the sidelines.
The headline additions are the two day one arrivals. Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault finally opens its doors on November 19 in early access for Ultimate and PC Game Pass members after slipping out of its original summer 2025 window. The sequel once again follows a shopkeeper who spends their nights raiding dangerous dungeons to stock their shelves, building on the original Moonlighter, which quietly sold more than two million copies. With a bigger hub town, deeper management systems and more varied combat, The Endless Vault is positioned as the definitive version of that shopkeeping plus roguelite fantasy, and Game Pass is where many players will test its foundation.
Sharing the spotlight is Marvel Cosmic Invasion, landing on December 1 straight into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Details on the project have been rolling out in marketing blasts, but the pitch is simple: a fast paced, action heavy Marvel adventure that leans hard into the cosmic side of the universe, with heroes and villains clashing across space. For fans who have missed a big new Marvel action game on Xbox, Cosmic Invasion is the obvious attention grabber in this wave of additions.
Beyond the day one titles, two already established heavy hitters are doing much of the work in making this feel like a premium month. The Crew Motorfest, Ubisofts latest entry in its open world driving series, slides into the library on November 20 for cloud, console and PC via Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Set against festival vibes and a rotating calendar of events, Motorfest is designed to soak up hours in the way only a live service racing game can, and arriving in a subscription means more people will give its sprawling playlists a chance.
Then there is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, arriving November 25 for cloud, PC and Xbox Series X and S for Game Pass Premium and higher tiers. Last years action game from Dont Nod blends third person combat with a story driven focus on relationships, grief and the moral cost of banishing or saving spirits. Players who jumped in at launch have been praising its weighty ghost hunting combat and surprisingly emotional story, making its arrival on Game Pass a second chance for anyone who missed it the first time around.
The rest of the lineup rounds out the month with a mix of fresh and offbeat releases. Revenge of the Savage Planet and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage represent two more 2025 additions that skew toward narrative and exploration, while Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo and Monsters are Coming! Rock and Road add smaller scale projects that look tailor made for players who like experimental indies. Kill It With Fire! 2 lands on November 25 with more chaotic spider hunting, and it is the kind of oddball sequel that tends to benefit from a low friction subscription audience willing to try anything for a few hours.
Here is how the schedule shakes out for the rest of November 2025 and the start of December, along with platforms and required tiers:
- Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault – November 19 – PC – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo – November 19 – cloud, console, PC – Game Pass Premium and up
- Revenge of the Savage Planet – November 19 – cloud, PC, Xbox Series X and S – Game Pass Premium and up
- Monsters are Coming! Rock and Road – November 19 – PC – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- The Crew Motorfest – November 20 – cloud, console, PC – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden – November 25 – cloud, PC, Xbox Series X and S – Game Pass Premium and up
- Kill It With Fire! 2 – November 25 – cloud, console, PC – Game Pass Premium and up
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion – December 1 – cloud, console, PC – Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – December 2 – cloud, PC, Xbox Series X and S – Game Pass Premium and up
As stacked as that list looks, there is a catch that has defined the new era of Xbox Game Pass: access now depends heavily on which tier you are paying for. Under the reworked model, Game Pass Essential sits at the entry level, with Premium and Ultimate layered above it. In this particular wave, seven out of nine additions are locked behind Ultimate or Premium, and not a single one of the new games touches the lowest Essential tier. If you are only paying for the basic subscription, Novembers big drop is something you watch from afar rather than play.
That split is already shaping the way players talk about the service. Some long time subscribers argue that Ultimate has quietly become the only version that really matters, while Essential feels closer to a legacy offering designed to keep the branding alive. Others are responding by drifting away entirely, preferring to own their favourites on PC stores like Steam rather than juggle rotating availability and rising subscription costs. For those players, news that Marvel Cosmic Invasion or Banishers are on Game Pass is interesting as a discount opportunity, not a reason to resubscribe.
Of course, additions are only half the story, and November 30 brings the usual round of departures. Five games are leaving the library at the end of the month: Barbie Project Friendship, Lords of the Fallen, Octopath Traveler, Octopath Traveler 2 and SteamWorld Build. For role playing fans in particular, losing both Octopath titles in a single sweep stings, and it underlines the constant churn that comes with treating a subscription catalog as a living thing rather than a permanent collection.
Looked at in total, the late November 2025 slate captures both sides of modern Game Pass. On one hand, it is hard to deny the value for players at the top tiers: two day one launches, a major Ubisoft racer, a well liked action adventure in Banishers and several intriguing smaller projects all rolled into the same monthly fee. On the other hand, that value is increasingly gated, and the services most budget friendly tier is left standing still, even as beloved games roll out the back door.
For anyone already invested in Game Pass Ultimate or Premium, this might be the strongest stretch of 2025 so far, the sort of window where your backlog explodes overnight. For everyone else, the message is clearer than ever: the Xbox subscription dream is thriving, but only if you are willing to pay for the top shelf version.