After Passing 2 Million Sales, Thronefall Launches on Xbox Game Pass and PS5 Alongside Its First Craaghelm Expansion
After surpassing 2 million copies sold across PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile, the award-winning minimalist strategy game Thronefall has officially launched on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, arriving as a day-one addition to Xbox Game Pass. To celebrate its console debut, indie developer Grizzly Games and publisher Mythwright have simultaneously released Craaghelm, the game's first major paid expansion.
From the Sunlit Valleys of Wildbach to the Dwarven Halls of Craaghelm
Since its original launch, Thronefall has won over strategy fans by stripping away tedious micromanagement in favor of a tight day-and-night loop: players balance their economy and build fortifications by day, then ride directly into battle at night to defend their stronghold. Already highlighted in our full Xbox Game Pass November 2026 schedule, the base game now brings its classic maps from the peaks of Nordfels to the woods of Wildbach to PlayStation and Xbox players.
Launching alongside the console versions, the Craaghelm expansion shifts the action deep underground as players step into the armor of the last Dwarven King. Armed with ancestral blueprints and a small band of survivors, you descend into the mountain to reclaim your halls layer by layer from an army of deranged mechanical Constructs.
Eight Underground Maps, Mithril Economy, and Steam-Powered Airships
Unlike the open fields of the base campaign, Craaghelm spans eight new thematic maps: Widerhall, Myrkforst, Brewerk, Lichtspalt, Grundsteg, Schattengrund, Tiefenlift, and Zentrum. Each cavern turns the environment itself into a tactical puzzle, introducing moving platforms, active lava streams, and blocked choke points alongside new volcanic ash and boulder mutators.
Standard gold reserves are replaced beneath the mountain by Mithril and Energy Cores, which fuel a brand-new lineup of dwarven weaponry, mechanized troops, and defensive perks:
- New Royal Weapons: Crush front-line waves in close quarters with the Dragon's Roar, or hold the line behind the Twin Bastions dual shields.
- Airships and Mechanized Units: Recruit versatile Axe Throwers capable of hitting both ground and aerial targets, backed by steam-powered Airships and heavy Walker Tanks.
- Three Ancient Heroes: Summon The Technician, the Siege Engineer, and the Dwarven Spirit Warriors to fight alongside your monarch during nighttime sieges.
- Mechanical Threats and Perks: Defend against the massive Clockwork Oliphaunt, economy-draining Loot Goblins, and Leap Bots using new spiked walls for economic buildings and healing hot springs.
Pricing, 50% Steam Discount, and Platform Availability
While Xbox Game Pass subscribers can jump into the base game today at no extra cost on console and PC, the Craaghelm expansion is available separately for $9.99 (€9.99 / £8.99) on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Over on the official Craaghelm Steam page, the expansion carries a 10% launch discount ($8.99), while the base game is currently 50% off ($6.49 / €6.49).
Arriving right on the heels of Warhammer Survivors joining Xbox Game Pass on November 10, Thronefall further strengthens a packed week for strategy and action fans, with Mythwright confirming that the Nintendo Switch version of Craaghelm will follow soon.
My Take
I have already lost count of how many evenings vanished into Thronefall after promising myself just one more night wave, and its direct twin-stick feel is a natural fit for couch play on PS5 and Xbox. Trading sunlit meadows for lava-lit mithril mines, steam airships, and giant clockwork elephants at a ten-dollar price point gives the formula a genuinely fresh tactical rhythm, though I am hoping Switch players do not have to wait too long for their trip underground.
Based on the outskirts of New York City, Chaya 'Chayane' spent five years studying software engineering in Montreal before returning to her home state. A Full-Stack developer and Deep Learning AI architecture researcher, she explores neural networks and algorithmic optimization while engineering data pipelines for Retrocharting and Gamescharting alongside Grimtag. A gamer for over 20 years and an avid collector of Nintendo history and The Legend of Zelda, she explored World of Warcraft's Azeroth before bringing her deep technical background to video game analysis.
