November Gaming: Best And Worst Performing Games Of November 2025

November gaming: November was the month of multiple game launches. From sequels to originals, and from big label games to new games that haven’t become a brand yet. And amid all these multiple launches, it is a must to know what game was a hit and which was a miss.

So, let us together find out about all the games that did well in November 2025 and others that were unable to leave a mark on the audience. This list will also help you discover some new games to play if you are in search of them.

November gaming: Best performing games launched in November 2025

Europa Universalis V

The first name on the November hit list is of Europa Universalis V. It has been liked by most gamers for its gameplay and storyline. The history-driven narrative, granular mechanics, realistic army formulations during war sequences, and engaging gameplay brought this one to the success list.

Despite receiving initial backlash for multiple glitches and unpolished graphics, this November 4th release did well with the critics and everyone likes a fresh storyline with perfect depth.

Football Manager 26

Another 4th November 2025 release that also had mixed reviews for the same reasons, glitches and more glitches. But Football Manager 26 still managed to be the leading game in sales on steam for the month of November 2025. The reason behind this success was high anticipation.

After its predecessor got canceled, all the virtual football lovers really wanted to play the game as soon as it launched. This resulted in high sales for the game despite mixed reviews.

Where Winds Meet

Well, not every game does well because it was highly anticipated. Some games, like Where Winds Meet, do well with the critics for being a high-quality game. The November 14th release Where Winds Meet was widely appreciated for having a unique Wuxia setting. A game setting that comes from the Chinese games for its martial arts fantasy.

Its deep combat-filled gameplay and free-to-play AAA experience turned out to be so good that the game won PlayStation’s Player’s Choice award for showcasing strong performance. This means you must play this one in case you haven’t already.

Anno 117: Pax Romana

Anno 117: Pax Romana showed its gamers what an ideal world can look like. All the Roman visuals, deep trading systems and the classic anno depth or Italian depth, did its charm to the audience and critics and landed it on the list of hit games of November 2025.

The 13th November launch even brought franchises like CoD to a halt for a while. This happened because its gameplay involved features like relocating entire buildings, experiencing 4X-lite gaming elements, and having a perfect blend of economy and exploration.

That’s all for the best performing game since the pervious month. Now let us have a look at those that experienced a disappointing performance.

November gaming: Worst performing games launched in November 2025

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

When you belong to a series of games, you automatically have more responsibility on you to perform well. And this automatic responsibility sometimes also becomes the reason for your underperformance. The same happened with CoD: Back Ops 7.

A highly anticipated game that did really badly. Launched on 14th November 2025, Black Ops 7 has been highly criticized for multiple reasons. And these reasons also brought a decline in its player and sales count.

The reasons why it failed included a shallow storyline, a short campaign, uninspiring gameplay, a lot more AI visuals that it is acceptable, and an imbalanced multiplayer system.

The game felt like it had been made without any effort and has been released just for the sake of releasing another part of the game series. If you have already played this one, then do share your reviews with us. If not, then Black Ops 7 can easily be skipped for some more time.

Do you have any more game names that can be added to either of these lists? Don’t forget to share it with us. Also, make sure to tell us which of these November gaming reviews you agree with. And which ones you find misjudged? Stay tuned to mgcbuzz.com because there’s a lot more news and reviews waiting to be read by you before the year ends.

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