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Next Week on Xbox (Nov 2–6): ZERO PARADES, Football Manager 27 Early Access and Five Game Pass Drops

Source: Xbox Wire

Compiled by MetaPatchAI · Published , 12:40 PM ET

Next Week on Xbox (Nov 2–6): ZERO PARADES, Football Manager 27 Early Access and Five Game Pass Drops

Oct 30, 2026: Next week on Xbox is quietly packed. Xbox Wire's weekly "Next Week on XBOX" roundup, published this morning (Oct 30, 2026), lists a long slate of games arriving Nov 2–6 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC and Game Pass. Headliners: the creators of Disco Elysium's next game, Football Manager 27 early access, and co-op Game Pass drops. Xbox notes that release dates are subject to change.

The big one: ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut (Nov 3)

ZA/UM's ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut arrives Nov 3 with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Xbox Wire describes it as an espionage RPG "from the creators of Disco Elysium." You play a "brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment" who has to rebuild a broken network and untangle a web of lies. It isn't marked as a Game Pass title in the roundup.

Game Pass highlights

The roundup marks these as Game Pass titles:

Game Date Notes (per Xbox Wire)
GRAVHOUNDS (Game Preview) Nov 2 1–4 player co-op action builder: drop onto hostile planets, build and defend a base, extract loot. Play Anywhere
PIT OF GOBLIN Nov 3 Co-op goblin dungeon crawl. Play Anywhere
Football Manager 27 (PC Early Access) Nov 3 Early access on PC for pre-orders on PC, Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass
VOID/BREAKER (1.0) Nov 4 Fast-paced shooter where you're trapped in a loop by a hostile AI. Listed with a PC Game Pass badge
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School Nov 5 Puzzle-room sequel. Solo, or online or local co-op

Other notable launches

  • Kingdom of Night (Nov 4): an '80s-inspired isometric action RPG mixing coming-of-age drama with cosmic horror.
  • The End of the Sun (Nov 4): a first-person mystery adventure in a Slavic fantasy world, where kindled bonfires become gateways for time travel.
  • The Slormancer (Nov 5): a 2D action-RPG dungeon crawler with Knight, Huntress and Mage classes. Play Anywhere.
  • MANIC MINER (Nov 5): a reimagined version of the 1983 platformer, authorized by original developer Matthew Smith. Smart Delivery / Play Anywhere.
  • Chicken Invaders Collection (Nov 6): the whole series in one package for the first time, per Xbox Wire.

The full list by day

  • Nov 2: GRAVHOUNDS (Game Preview)
  • Nov 3: ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut; PIT OF GOBLIN; Football Manager 27 (PC Early Access); Bowling Alley Simulator; Kitties on Planets
  • Nov 4: VOID/BREAKER (1.0); The End of the Sun; Hidden Cats in Beijing; Honey Route; Kingdom of Night; Outbreak: Dead City; We are Eva
  • Nov 5: Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School; Cat-Astrophy; Cat on the Jungle Path; Dark Alley; Dominus Gladiatus; GeoJelly; Hasbro Games Junior Collection; MANIC MINER; Math Duck+; Next of Kin: Epiphany; The Slormancer; Starlit World
  • Nov 6: BEACONFALL; Chicken Invaders Collection; Don't Be Afraid 2: Escape the Nightmare; Ice Cream Simulator; SEEK; Shelterra the Skyworld; Sora – Oasis Treasures

Our picks

If you have Game Pass, GRAVHOUNDS and PIT OF GOBLIN are easy co-op tries for the weekend after. Fans of narrative RPGs should watch ZERO PARADES. And if you're looking for something to play before Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 lands on Nov 6 (see our Season 1 date story), VOID/BREAKER is the fast-shooter pick on Game Pass.

What's confirmed / not confirmed

Confirmed (Xbox Wire, Oct 30, 2026): the titles and dates above, the Game Pass labels shown in the roundup, Play Anywhere / Smart Delivery labels where noted, and FM27's Nov 3 PC early access for pre-orders and Game Pass Ultimate / PC Game Pass members.

Not confirmed / not stated: - Release times and regional differences (Xbox says dates are subject to change). - Prices. The Xbox Wire page shows live store widgets, which can vary by region and change, so we haven't listed them. - FM27's full console release date (the roundup covers PC early access only). - How any of these games play. We haven't played them yet.

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