{"id":13053,"date":"2025-11-20T09:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13053"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:35:48","slug":"xbox-game-pass-adds-its-10th-day-one-game-for-november-2025-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13053","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Game Pass Adds Its 10th Day-One Game for November 2025, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault<\/em> is now available on <strong>Xbox Game Pass Ultimate<\/strong> and PC Game Pass, while two other 2025 games have joined the Premium tier of the service. This is the tenth day-one title to reach Microsoft&#8217;s content catalog in November, 13th overall new addition for the month, and the 202nd Xbox Game Pass release since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Developed by Digital Sun, the first <em>Moonlighter<\/em> game is an action RPG that launched in May 2018 to largely favorable reviews, as underlined by its average score of 82 and 78% recommendation rate on OpenCritic. By June 2022, it surpassed 2 million sales, publisher 11 Bit Studios said at the time. <em>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault<\/em> aims to offer a somewhat different experience by focusing on the original&#8217;s roguelite elements. It will still deliver a combination of shopkeeping and dungeon crawling, but with deeper town progression systems and a stronger focus on randomized, replayable dungeon runs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"best-games-xbox-game-pass\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/untitled-design.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/untitled-design.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PowerWash Simulator 2 and Ball X Pit game covers behind Xbox Game Pass logo\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/untitled-design.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/untitled-design.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tThe Best Games On Xbox Game Pass (November 2025)<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Xbox Game Pass is unquestionably worth the subscription fee, but which of the available games are the best use of your hard drive space?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-joins-xbox-game-pass-ultimate\">\n                        Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Following a month-long delay, the Game Preview version of <em>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault<\/em> was added to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate earlier today, November 19. As is common with early access titles, this release is currently limited to PC. An Xbox Series X\/S version of the game has already been confirmed, and is expected to launch after the roguelite reaches its 1.0 build, currently projected for 2026. Because Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Cloud Gaming infrastructure runs on custom Series X hardware, 2026 is also when <em>Moonlighter 2<\/em> is expected to become streamable via the service.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"moonlighter-2-likely-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-premium-in-2026\">\n            Moonlighter 2 Likely Coming to Xbox Game Pass Premium in 2026<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Since Microsoft introduced an Xbox Game Pass tier without day-one releases in September 2024\u2014initially called Standard and rebranded as Premium in October 2025\u2014it has generally added games that originally launched as day-one titles to that tier after roughly six to twelve months. Based on that pattern, <em>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault<\/em> would be expected to reach Xbox Game Pass Premium sometime between May and November 2026.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2-more-2025-indie-titles-now-available-on-xbox-game-pass-premium\">\n                        2 More 2025 Indie Titles Now Available on Xbox Game Pass Premium<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>The November 18 catalog update has also introduced two new titles to the Premium tier of the Xbox subscription service: cozy 2D adventure <em>Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo<\/em> and co-op sci-fi action adventure <em>Revenge of the Savage Planet<\/em>. Both have been available on the PC and Ultimate tiers for about six months as of today; <em>Revenge of the Savage Planet<\/em> was originally added to Xbox Game Pass on May 8, whereas <em>Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo<\/em> arrived eight days later.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"upcoming-xbox-game-pass-games-release-calendar\">\n                        Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games Release Calendar<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Game<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Game Pass Tier(s)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Platform(s)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Notes<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Day-one release. Game Preview. XSX version coming to XGP in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, Console, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Available on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since May 2025.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Revenge of the Savage Planet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, PC, Series X\/S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Available on XGP Ultimate and PC GP since May 2025.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Monsters are Coming! Rock &amp; Road<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Handheld, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Day-one release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The Crew Motorfest<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, Console, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC, Premium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, PC, Series X\/S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kill It With Fire! 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC, Premium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, Console, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Marvel Cosmic Invasion<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, Console, Handheld, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dec 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Day-one release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Lost Records: Bloom &amp; Rage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC, Premium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, PC, Series X\/S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dec 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Routine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, Console, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dec 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Day-one release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dome Keeper<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, PC, Series X\/S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dec 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Day-one (Series X\/S) release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Menace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Feb 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Game Preview; day-one release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>High on Life 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ultimate, PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cloud, PC, Series X\/S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Feb 13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Day-one release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"microsoft-now-using-39-handheld-39-designation-in-xbox-game-pass-lineup-announcements\">\n            Microsoft Now Using &#8216;Handheld&#8217; Designation in Xbox Game Pass Lineup Announcements<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Today&#8217;s triple catalog update officially kicks off the second wave of the Xbox Game Pass November 2025 lineup. The next pair of additions is scheduled for November 20, when <em>The Crew Motorfest<\/em> and <em>Monsters are Coming! Rock &amp; Road<\/em> will reach the PC and Ultimate tiers. <em>Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden<\/em> and <em>Kill It With Fire 2<\/em> are then set to arrive five days later. One notable detail from the Wave 2 roster for November is Microsoft&#8217;s introduction of a &#8220;Handheld&#8221; designation in its Xbox Game Pass lineup announcements, used to label titles specifically optimized for devices like the recently launched ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. <em>Monsters are Coming! Rock &amp; Road<\/em> and <em>Marvel Cosmic Invasion<\/em> are the first two titles to ever receive this designation as part of an Xbox Game Pass roster reveal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"f415-4639-8f5bbf3b0a3a\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img  has-image-group\" data-stnl=\"%7B%22category%22%3A%22Click%20Interactions%22%2C%22name%22%3A%22Display%20Card%22%2C%22action%22%3A%22Fullscreen%20Image%20Load%22%2C%22once%22%3Atrue%7D\" data-stnl-group-once=\"XPcvmtVJxg\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=300&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=300&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=320&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=320&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Moonlighter 2 - The Endless Vault Tag Page Cover Art\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-tag-page-cover-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- User Rating widget --><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n<p>                        <!--  Display card community and brand rating widget --><br \/>\n                                                                         <!--  Display card open critics widget --><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<dl>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Released<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 19, 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Developer(s)<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Sun<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Engine<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tUnity<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card main info widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--  Display card media widget start --><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!--  Display card media widget end --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Where to play button preview --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- Where to play preview end --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Extra content section, display hidden by default --><br \/>\n            <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"extra-content-f415-4639-8f5bbf3b0a3a\" name=\"extra-content-f415-4639-8f5bbf3b0a3a\" class=\"expand-extra-info-checkbox css-menu-checkbox\"\/> <!-- Checkbox: control the expandable behavior  of the extra info --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- Display card footer --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- PROS and CONS section --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: 11 Bit Studios \/ Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/xbox-game-pass-november-2025-games-moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is now available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, while two other 2025 games have joined the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1555,5988,8601,258,1484,1541,162],"class_list":["post-13053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-10th","tag-adds","tag-dayone","tag-game","tag-november","tag-pass","tag-xbox","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}