Warhammer Blood Bowl is Cyanide Studio’s fantasy football refresh for Xbox, published by Slitherine. Here’s everything we know so far, from the early 2027 window and free Blood Bowl 3 upgrade to Bretonnians, Tomb Kings and Rumble.
Warhammer Blood Bowl at a glance
- Release: Early 2027 (no exact day yet)
- Previous window: 2026 / end of year
- Platforms: Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
- Xbox Store: Not listed yet (free upgrade path via Blood Bowl 3)
- Price: Free for Blood Bowl 3 owners; separate retail price not announced
- Game Pass: Not announced
- Developer: Cyanide Studio
- Publisher: Slitherine
- New teams: Bretonnians and Tomb Kings (free in the base game)
- New mode: Rumble (7v7)
Our Warhammer Blood Bowl game hub collects the essentials, and our news story covers the early 2027 delay on Xbox. For the live game it upgrades from, see our Blood Bowl 3 hub and Blood Bowl 3: Everything We Know.
What is Warhammer Blood Bowl?
It’s the next official Blood Bowl video game from Cyanide Studio, published by Slitherine. According to Cyanide, it uses the latest tabletop rules with new content: you create a team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top.
Slitherine’s July 2026 recap and a later Games Press playtest note frame it as a refresh of Blood Bowl 3 rather than a cold reboot: updated rules, a redesigned interface shaped by Blood Bowl 3 feedback, seven-a-side Rumble, and two new factions — Bretonnians and Tomb Kings — which join the base game for free. Paid teams and cosmetics from Blood Bowl 3 carry over.
When is it coming to Xbox?
Slitherine used its Dominion Days showcase in Berlin to push the Xbox window from 2026 / end of year into early 2027. There was never a locked calendar day. A Wargamer show-floor report says spring 2027; most other round-ups, including PC Gamer, stick to early 2027. No exact day has been named.
Cyanide’s product page still lists “Release date: 2026”, which is stale against the Dominion Days announcement. We’ll update this page when Slitherine pins an Xbox day.
Why did it slip?
Slitherine’s line at Dominion Days, as reported by PC Gamer, was that playtest feedback reinforced the need to polish the game rather than disappoint fans. Cyanide programmer Mathieu Valero also pointed at Xbox on stage: “There’s been a bit of an issue on Xbox; we’re sorting it out,” per Wargamer. Slitherine’s September note to players had already blamed a storefront transfer of the Blood Bowl 3 Xbox page — from the previous publisher to Slitherine, with Microsoft involved — for holding up that game’s latest season update.
Which Xbox platforms is it on?
Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, according to Slitherine / Games Press. There is no Xbox Store listing for Warhammer Blood Bowl yet, so Play Anywhere and cloud support are not confirmed for the new release.
Is it on the Xbox Store?
Not as a separate product. As of 9 November 2026 there is no Warhammer Blood Bowl SKU in the Microsoft catalogue. The Xbox path is the free upgrade for owners of Blood Bowl 3 (product ID 9N0BT2QC646K), which remains listed for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
How much will it cost?
Blood Bowl 3 owners are due Warhammer Blood Bowl for free on Xbox, with paid teams and cosmetics carrying over, according to Slitherine and Games Press. No separate retail price has been announced for players who don’t own Blood Bowl 3.
Is Warhammer Blood Bowl on Game Pass?
No Game Pass release has been announced.
What’s new versus Blood Bowl 3?
- Updated tabletop rules aligned with the latest board-game edition.
- Bretonnians and Tomb Kings as free base-game teams.
- Rumble, a seven-a-side mode.
- Free upgrade for Blood Bowl 3 owners, with content carry-over.
Who is making it?
Cyanide Studio develops it; Slitherine publishes it. The Xbox Store listing for Blood Bowl 3 still shows Nacon as publisher while the storefront transfer to Slitherine is sorted out.
Everything we’ve written about the game is in one place on our Warhammer Blood Bowl hub, and we’ll keep this page updated as Slitherine shares more.
Last updated 9 November 2026.
