Is November 2025 Actually A Big Deal For New Releases?
Yep. This is the classic late year pile up.
Across PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch 2 you have:
- Call of Duty Black Ops 7 on 14 November for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, plus day one Game Pass on Xbox and PC.
- Football Manager 26 on 4 November for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, with mobile and Touch versions on Netflix and Apple Arcade, and Switch on 4 December.
- Satisfactory console release on 4 November for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S after its 2024 PC launch.
- Kirby Air Riders on 20 November as a Switch 2 exclusive racer.
On top of that you have heavier PC stuff like Europa Universalis V and other mid tier titles dropping across the month.
If you care about PC first, this is one of those months where your wallet wishes you were less into games.
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is the obligatory November shooter
Black Ops 7 is this year’s “everyone will be talking about it whether they like it or not” shooter.
- Release: 14 November 2025
- Platforms: Xbox, Battle.net, Steam, PlayStation
- Mode mix: Co op campaign, big Endgame PvE mode, 6v6 and 20v20 multiplayer, round based Zombies, Warzone integration
The campaign is set in 2035 in the Mediterranean city of Avalon, with David Mason leading a JSOC squad into yet another Black Ops conspiracy, playable solo or co op.
At launch, Black Ops 7 ships with 18 multiplayer maps and a familiar mix of modes, including Team Deathmatch, Domination and Hardpoint, alongside a larger Skirmish mode for players who want something closer to big team chaos. That launch package is only the starting point, though. Season 1 is set to drop on 4 December with additional maps, new Endgame events and a sizeable Zombies update that is clearly designed to keep people logging in daily rather than just blasting through the first week.
On top of that, Black Ops 7 is available day one through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. That move puts the game in front of millions of subscribers instantly and is almost guaranteed to distort traditional sales charts, since a huge chunk of the player base will be coming in through subscriptions instead of buying a full-price copy.
Is Black Ops 7 Worth The Full Price?
If you live in multiplayer and Zombies, you are paying for an ecosystem that will get heavy support all year. If you only care about the campaign, waiting for a discount or a big seasonal patch is the sensible play, especially with the mixed early reviews.
Kirby Air Riders Gives Switch 2 Its Big Family Racing Game
On the Nintendo side, Kirby Air Riders is your bright, sugary counterweight to all the military noise.
- Release: 20 November 2025
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2 only
- Genre: Vehicle based action racing with Kirby and friends riding air machines instead of karts.
Kirby Air Riders leans hard into boosting, drifting and attacking instead of just rewarding clean racing lines. Races are built around City Trial style chaos, with a dedicated story mode called Road Trip that stitches events together with cut-scenes so it feels more like an adventure than a simple circuit grind.
On the multiplayer side, it supports up to 16 players online on Switch 2, with local options for when you want everyone yelling in the same room instead of over voice chat.
Who This Is For
If your house already lives on Mario Kart, this looks like the slightly weirder cousin that leans hard into machine quirks and drifting. If you hate rubber band chaos or pastel overload, you can safely skip.
Is Kirby Air Riders Worth The Full Price?
For families and Kirby fans who want a new “party racer” that is not Mario Kart, yes. For solo players who only want big single player campaigns, probably a wait for a sale.
Football Manager 26 Is The Tactics Nerd Time Sink
Football Manager 26 is the big “say goodbye to your sleep schedule” PC release for November.
- Release: 4 November 2025 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, with Switch following on 4 December and mobile through Netflix and Apple Arcade.
- Engine shift: First FM built on Unity, with a much heavier focus on match day presentation and new animations using Hawk Eye data.
Football Manager 26 delivers deeper match days with new animation tech and more natural player movement, making each fixture feel closer to a real broadcast rather than a spreadsheet with grass in the background. On the tactical side, it finally introduces dual formations, letting you set one shape in possession and another out of possession so your team can play like a modern side instead of a rigid block.
On top of that, the Premier League is fully licensed for the first time, complete with official branding, kits and player faces, which goes a long way towards making long term saves feel more authentic.
Day one reception on PC has been rough, with bugs and UI complaints dragging it into “Mostly Negative” territory on Steam, even though the underlying tactics overhaul gets some praise.
Is Football Manager 26 Worth The Full Price?
If you are the kind of player who will put hundreds of hours into a save, Football Manager 26’s new tactical tools and match presentation will probably pay off in the long run. Once the inevitable early patches land and smooth out the rough edges, it has the potential to become a very deep, very satisfying version of FM to live in for an entire cycle.
On the other hand, if you hate buggy launches and get frustrated when older quality of life features disappear or change, this is a classic case of “wait for a sale and a few big updates”. You will likely have a better time (and better value) if you jump in after a couple of major patches and a decent discount.
Satisfactory Finally Hits Consoles For Couch Factory Addicts
Factory people finally get their fix on console.
- Release: 4 November 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Origin: PC factory sim that left Early Access and hit 1.0 in 2024, now ported to consoles.
Satisfactory is a first person, open world factory builder where you automate production for FICSIT on an alien planet, scaling up from hand crafting to sprawling industrial hellscapes of conveyor belts, refineries and power grids.
On consoles, the game arrives with tuned controller support, three performance modes and cross play between PS5 and Xbox, plus cloud saves within each platform family, so you can bounce between devices without losing progress. There is no PC cross play or mods on console, but Coffee Stain plans to keep console patches in step with PC updates, so you are not stuck on an outdated version while the PC crowd moves on.
Who This Is For
If you enjoy losing entire weekends to optimizing conveyor belts and power grids, Satisfactory on console is basically dangerous. If the phrase “bus layout” makes your eyes glaze over, you can bounce.
Is Satisfactory Worth The Full Price On Console?
Yes, if you like chill long form games. It is already a proven hit on PC, and the console port brings the full game across without slicing content.
November 2025 is not about “is there anything to play?” It is about picking the one or two games that deserve your time right now and letting the rest wait for sales, patches and your next free weekend.