Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 11
Expert-reviewed Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games, scored out of 10.
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- 297
Top rated on Xbox
- 01Persona 5 RoyalPersona 5 Royal refines an already exceptional JRPG to an unassailable standard, blending deep social simulation with s…9.7Outstanding
- 02Ori and the Will of the WispsMoon Studios' Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a profound evolution of the Metroidvania genre, delivering an emotionall…9.7Outstanding
- 03UndertaleUndertale is a foundational critique of the RPG genre itself, one that weaponizes player choice to deliver an unforgett…9.7Outstanding
Core Keeper
Action gamePugstorm's Core Keeper delivers a compelling, almost hypnotic loop of underground exploration and creation, blending familiar sandbox mechanics into...Great8.2We Were Here Together
Action gameWe Were Here Together builds genuinely clever cooperative puzzle design around precise communication and shared problem-solving, though its ambition...Good7.4Q.U.B.E. 2
Action gameToxic Games' Q.U.B.E. 2 is a confident, well-crafted first-person puzzle game that trades combat for methodical spatial reasoning in a starkly beaut...Great8.2Path of Exile
Action gameGrinding Gear Games' Path of Exile is a deep, unforgiving ARPG that trades accessibility for extraordinary player agency, and it earns a clear rec...Great8.6Trepang2
Action gameTrepang2 distills the genre's most satisfying shooter elements into a lean, brutal package, but its short campaign, thin story, and rough edges make i...Mixed6.5Nine Sols
Action gameRed Candle Games delivers a visually striking, mechanically demanding 2D action-platformer with a distinct "Taopunk" identity, but its ambitions are t...Good7.2Another Crab's Treasure
Action gameAggro Crab's Another Crab's Treasure navigates the treacherous waters of the soulslike genre with real skill, offering a legitimately challenging ex...Great8.7Slime Rancher
Action gameMonomi Park's Slime Rancher offers a compelling, almost meditative loop of exploration and resource management, proving that engaging gameplay doesn...Great8.6
Terratech
Action gameFew vehicle-building sandboxes make construction this approachable. TerraTech's salvage-driven economy gives every bolted-on part a job, and that desi...Good7.4Jusant
Action gameDON'T NOD's Jusant turns climbing into a meditative, mechanically precise journey that rewards patience and pays homage to a lost world. It's a quie...Great8.6Warframe
Action gameWarframe is a sprawling, ambitious free-to-play action RPG whose fluid combat and deep customization reward long-term investment, but its opaque syste...Good7.7Starbound
Action gameStarbound's procedurally generated galaxy is vast and charming, but repetitive combat, thin survival mechanics, and a main quest that fights the sandb...Mixed6.7Palworld
Action gamePalworld grafts creature collection onto a robust survival-crafting framework, and the result is solid but unremarkable in execution — derivative, rou...Good7.7Space Engineers
Action gameKeen Software House's Space Engineers carves out a niche as a formidable, if at times unwieldy, engineering sandbox, offering deep creative freedo...Great8.1Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Action gameMoon Studios' Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a profound evolution of the Metroidvania genre, delivering an emotionally resonant narrative framed b...Outstanding9.7Cuphead
Action gameCuphead is a monumental achievement, a game that defies modern conventions with its relentless difficulty and its 1930s animation aesthetic. It's a br...Outstanding9.2No Man's Sky
Action game"No Man's Sky" has transformed from a cautionary tale of over-promise into a sprawling, vibrant universe, offering a rich sandbox for those who seek t...Great8.5Cult of The Lamb
Action gameMassive Monster's "Cult of the Lamb" offers a wickedly compelling fusion of roguelike dungeon-crawling and cult-management simulation — a distinctive,...Great8.4Mad Max
Action gameAvalanche Studios' 2015 Mad Max delivers genuinely thrilling vehicular combat and a painstakingly crafted wasteland, but its ambition is undermined ...Mixed6.2Crypt of the NecroDancer
Action gameCrypt of the NecroDancer fuses the roguelike and the rhythm game into a brilliantly punishing whole that is as demanding as it is rewarding. It stands...Outstanding9.2Life is Strange
Action gameLife is Strange earns a solid recommendation as one of the stronger entries in the narrative adventure canon. It weaponizes nostalgia and a clever tim...Great8.3Lies of P
Action gameLies of P is a confident, well-crafted Soulslike that refines the formula rather than reinventing it. Its weapon-crafting system and striking world gi...Great8.0Risk of Rain 2
Action gameRisk of Rain 2 is a strong, confident sequel that earns its reputation as one of the roguelite genre's best. Hopoo Games turned the simple act of surv...Great8.7Shadows of Doubt
Action gameShadows of Doubt is a breathtakingly ambitious detective simulation that offers moments of investigative freedom unlike anything else. But its brillia...Mixed6.9
