Best Xbox Series X|S Games
889 Xbox Series X|S games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Released: Apr 27, 2022
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Released: Nov 20, 2024
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Songs of Conquest
Released: May 20, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Songs of Conquest is a turn based game where you build a kingdom, raise armies and control powerful magicians called wielders.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
Released: Oct 27, 2016
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Skyrim special edition is a remaster of the classic from 2011.
Cult of the Lamb
Released: Aug 11, 2022
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, 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
Cult of the Lamb casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger, and must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name.
Mouthwashing
Released: Sep 26, 2024
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The five crew members of The Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Released: Oct 5, 2018
Critic rating: 88.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Write your own epic odyssey and become a legendary Spartan hero in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, an inspiring adventure where you must forge your destiny and define your own path in a world on the brink of tearing itself apart.
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Released: Dec 7, 2017
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of Yakuza 2, and is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective.
Tales of Arise
Released: Sep 10, 2021
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena--the planet in the sky--as a land of the righteous and divine.
Hotline Miami
Released: Oct 23, 2012
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who.
Planet of Lana
Released: May 23, 2023
Critic rating: 93.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Released: Jun 29, 2022
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an expansion to the original Monster Hunter Rise.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Released: Oct 18, 2022
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Plague Tale: Requiem is an action-adventure game similar to its predecessor.
Doom: The Dark Ages
Released: May 15, 2025
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Mpopovich16's rating: 8
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
A single-player first-person shooter and prequel to Doom (2016).
Soulstone Survivors
Released: Jun 17, 2025
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god!
Mullet Madjack
Released: May 15, 2024
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mullet Madjack is a single-player fast-paced FPS that brings you directly inside a classic anime.
Helldivers 2
Released: Feb 8, 2024
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Helldivers 2 is a cooperative third-person shooter in which squads of up to four players are deployed from orbit onto hostile planets to complete strategic missions.
Wildermyth
Released: Jun 15, 2021
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG.
Replaced
Released: Apr 14, 2026
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Replaced is a 2.5D sci-fi retro-futuristic action platformer where you play as R.E.A.C.H.
Final Fantasy III
Released: Jul 28, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The original Final Fantasy III comes to life with completely new graphics and audio!
Darkest Dungeon II
Released: May 8, 2023
Critic rating: 83.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Red Hook's smash hit gothic horror RPG!
Red Dead Redemption
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A bundle containing ports of Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare expansion missing multiplayer components and including some parts of the GOTY release.
Monster Hunter Rise
Released: Mar 26, 2021
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt!
Death's Door
Released: Jul 20, 2021
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Death's Door is an action-adventure game developed by Acid Nerve and published by Devolver Digital.
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Released: Oct 2, 2014
Critic rating: 84.1 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, which was originally exclusive to Japan.