Best Xbox Series X|S Games
889 Xbox Series X|S games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Genshin Impact
Released: Sep 28, 2020
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Genshin Impact is an open-world action RPG, where you embark on a journey across Teyvat to find your lost sibling and seek answers from The Seven, the gods of each element.
Persona 5 Tactica
Released: Nov 17, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a strange incident, the Phantom Thieves wander into a bizarre realm where its citizens are living under tyrannical oppression.
A Hat in Time
Released: Oct 5, 2017
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers!
Frostpunk 2
Released: Sep 20, 2024
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game.
Indika
Released: May 2, 2024
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia of the late XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Released: Dec 11, 2020
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Small actions can make a big difference.
Darkwood
Released: Aug 17, 2017
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world.
Tormented Souls
Released: Aug 27, 2021
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Classic survival horror is back!
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Released: May 14, 2019
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A Plague Tale: Innocence is a third-person action-adventure game set in 14th-century France during the Black Death.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Released: Nov 14, 2024
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a modernized turn-based JRPG that follows a hero’s quest to defeat the archfiend Baramos.
Ready or Not
Released: Dec 13, 2023
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Stephen Popovich's rating: 8.6
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ready or Not is a tactical first person shooter which places you in the boots of an elite SWAT team, tasked with diffusing hostile situations in intense, claustrophobic environments.
Trepang2
Released: Jun 21, 2023
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Released: Aug 18, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, an indie action-adventure platformer, features 1 second per second of highly advanced funkstyle.
Humanity
Released: May 15, 2023
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Meta Quest 3, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming.
Islets
Released: Aug 24, 2022
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania!
Reanimal
Released: Feb 13, 2026
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The creators of Little Nightmares I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before.
Subnautica: Below Zero
Released: May 13, 2021
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet.
The House of Da Vinci
Released: Jun 22, 2017
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game.
Citizen Sleeper
Released: May 5, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism.
Sifu
Released: Feb 8, 2022
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
A Little to the Left
Released: Nov 8, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Little To The Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos.
Avowed
Released: Feb 18, 2025
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger.
Loop Hero
Released: Mar 4, 2021
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Released: Oct 31, 1995
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 81 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, DOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure game based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same title.
Metro: Last Light Redux
Released: Aug 26, 2014
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 283 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Metro: Last Light Redux is the definitive version of the critically acclaimed ‘Metro: Last Light’, rebuilt in the latest and greatest iteration of the 4A Engine for Next Gen.