Game Pass Is About To Get One Of My Favorite Minimalist Strategy Games

The first wave of Xbox Game Pass additions for November 2026 has been revealed, and there are a whopping 12 games joining the Ultimate tier of the Netflix-like subscription service for the first time. It’s hard to choose a headliner, so I’ll highlight one of my favorite minimalist strategy games of the past few years: Thronefall . Imagine what you love about a 2D medieval management sim like Kingdom Two Crowns , apply it to a top-down map, and add a lot more combat. You control a general who spends money on various buildings to generate resources and troops.