What to Play This November

Our recurring series curating the month ahead.

So, here’sWhat To Play This November.

It’s exhaustive, but it wouldn’t dream of tiring you out.

A screenshot from The Invincible of a pale orange desert against and ocean blue-green sky with giant pale moon, in 70s sci-fi style.

Saltsea Chronicles

Availability:Out now on PC, Switch, and PS5.

Ripples turning to waves and all that.

You must play this.

Forza Motorsport screenshot, showing a yellow and black 2023 Cadillac V-Series.R, in a showroom.

Subpar Pool

Availability:Out now on PC, Switch, iOS and Android.

Yep: nothing subpar about it.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Availability:Out now on PS5.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage artwork showing a fortress being constructed on rocky cliffs with snow-capped mountains in the background. This is Alamut, a base of operations for the Hidden Ones.

And it’s the perfect tone itself for Spider-Man.

Simple, familiar, and occasionally cluttered as it might all be, it’s still brilliant fun.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Availability:Out now on Nintendo Switch.

Saltsea Chronicles - a cross-section of a sailing ship shows many chambers within the vessel. The one selected reads “Supplies”

They called itSuper Mario Bros. Wonder.

They could just as easily have called it Super Mario Bros. ## Moonring

Availability:Out now on PC (free).

Jusant

Availability:Out now on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.

A Subpar Pool table with a lump at the top edge. A line extends from the cue ball, which has a cartoon face on it, showing the trajectory of a shot that will rebound off the side. There are two balls to be sunk and two pockets.

It’s the game for me.

Alan Wake 2

Availability:Out now on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S.

It’s general knowledge that Alan Wake and Control share the same universe…

Marvel’s Spider Man 2 screenshot showing Miles Morales backflipping over the length of Central Park at golden hour

Potentially a fantastic-post Halloween choice for those craving yet more horror.

This might sound like a criticism, and to a certain extent it is.

But I mean it equally as a compliment to developer Teyon’s work.

super mario bros wonder screenshot showing the pipes in the level coming alive after a wonder seed is collected

It’s a decent shooter, a surprisingly involved policing game, and an authentic RoboCop experience.

It’ll have you thinking about all the great people you hurt because you were young and dumb.

The brain-melting, cult favourite philosophical puzzler returns early this month - expect a review from us very soon!

Moonring official screenshot showing a red devil in a flaming forest on the right, and box of text on the left, in retro black-background style.

EA’s off-road racer returns this month - it looks mighty pretty, but how does it feel?

And does EA go full EA?

The Invincible

Availability:Out 6th November on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S.

Cover image for YouTube video

Looks rad, sounds rad, review coming soon-ish.

Stop the Game of the Year votes Geoff, I’ve got your winner.

We spoke to Miles Jacobson about it foran exclusive deep-dive into Football Manager’s futureearlier this year.

Alan Wake 2 hands-on preview thoughts

If you’ve played any of them, you’ll know this series is unfailingly a blast.

If you like mutton chops and fawning over attachments to your AR-15, this one’s for you.

Super Mario RPG remake

Availability:Out 17th November on Nintendo Switch.

World of Horror screenshot showing black-and-white pointillist style graphics with a complex UI and haunting eyeless characters.

Persona gets the turn-based tactics treatment in a spin-off from the much-loved series.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

Availability:Out 17th November on PC.

Howl

Availability:Possibly out November on PC, Switch.

RoboCop: Rogue City promo screenshot showing RoboCop in a medium close-up looking stern in front of a graffitied wall.

Keep an eye out for it!

It arrived late in October, and is also on Xbox Game Pass as of now.

Jala reconciles with an exe in a screenshot from Thirsty Suitors.

Weadoredthis when it came out last year.

Rollerblading skater-style combos with fantastic dual-wielding mechanics and some glorious retro-British atmosphere from OlliOlli makers Roll7.

A screenshot from The Talos Principle 2 showing a sandy outdoor puzzle area surrounded by palm trees, with different-coloured lasers reflecting off bits of scenery as the player attempts to find its solution.