Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 12
Expert-reviewed Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 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
Pacific Drive
Action gamePacific Drive turns a beat-up station wagon into a survival game's most demanding companion, and mostly makes that gamble pay off. It's a recommended ...Great8.1Carrion
Action gameCarrion delivers a satisfying power fantasy, putting you in the sinewy tentacles of the monster. Its core loop is a strong piece of visceral design, b...Good7.2Elden Ring
Action gameElden Ring is one of the very best open-world games ever made, a generational triumph that marries FromSoftware's famously punishing combat with a sta...Outstanding9.6Psychonauts 2
Action gameDouble Fine delivers a sequel that is a profound, hilarious, and mechanically sharp adventure that sets a new benchmark for narrative platformers.Outstanding9.6Control
Action gameControl is a confident, high-concept achievement in world-building and combat design. Remedy Entertainment has crafted a genuinely singular experience...Great8.3Hi-Fi RUSH
Action gameA jolt of pure, unadulterated joy, built on kinetic combat and an infectious, high-energy soundtrack. Few games in the rhythm-action space land their ...Outstanding9.5Spelunky 2
Action gameSpelunky 2 doesn't just expand on its legendary predecessor; it deepens the abyss, weighing risk against reward through procedurally generated punishm...Outstanding9.7CrossCode
Action gameCrossCode's design is sharp and deliberate, wrapping a poignant narrative inside a fictional MMO that sports some of the most satisfying combat and pu...Outstanding9.3
Superliminal
Action gameSuperliminal is a clever, if brief, exploration of perception-as-gameplay and one of the more inventive puzzlers since Portal. It's a short journey ...Good7.7art of rally
Action gameA strikingly stylized racer that balances accessible controls with a deep, rewarding driving model. It's an atmospheric celebration of rally's golden ...Great8.2SIGNALIS
Action gameSIGNALIS is a brutalist triumph, a survival horror masterwork that weaponizes nostalgia to deliver a chilling, sorrowful meditation on memory and iden...Outstanding9.0It Takes Two
Action gameHazelight Studios delivers a brilliant, wildly inventive, and mechanically diverse cooperative adventure that stands among the very best of its genre,...Outstanding9.2Deep Rock Galactic
Action gameDeep Rock Galactic is one of the very best co-op shooters ever made, fusing procedural chaos with tight, class-based strategy into an endlessly replay...Outstanding9.2Nier: Automata
Action gameNieR: Automata is a brutal, elegant, and unforgettable meditation on existence, wrapped in one of the most inventive action RPG frameworks ever built....Outstanding9.5Thumper
Action gameThumper is a grueling, hypnotic, and masterfully executed descent into aural and visual chaos — one of the very best games in its category. It's an es...Outstanding9.5Stumble Guys
Action gameA free, cross-platform party royale built on a borrowed formula, Stumble Guys gets the basics right but leans on luck and pushy monetization; it is ha...Mixed6.5Celeste
Action gameCeleste weaves a profoundly human story about mental health into a pixel-perfect, brutally challenging platformer, and its fusion of the two is what m...Outstanding9.7Hollow Knight
Action gameHollow Knight is a pilgrimage into a beautifully broken world. It is the definitive modern Metroidvania, a harrowing, unforgettable experience that se...Outstanding9.6Outer Wilds
Action gameOuter Wilds is a profound, melancholy, and masterfully constructed mystery box — one of the very best of its kind. It trusts the player's intelligence...Outstanding9.6Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Action gameA moving, inventive fable whose dual-character control scheme isn't a gimmick but the very soul of its story about brotherhood, sacrifice, and loss. I...Great8.7Vampire Survivors
Action gameVampire Survivors strips the modern roguelite down to its bones and rebuilds it into one of the most compelling and dangerously addictive feedback loo...Outstanding9.3The Pathless
Action gameGiant Squid trades the bloat of modern open-worlds for a singular, hypnotic focus on kinetic grace. The Pathless is defined by the joy of movement, ...Good7.6Sayonara Wild Hearts
Action gameSayonara Wild Hearts is a playable electronic pop album—a short, focused shot of audiovisual adrenaline. It trades mechanical depth for a striking sen...Great8.4The Talos Principle
Action gameThe Talos Principle is a rare and brilliant achievement—a puzzle game that respects its audience enough to challenge not only their spatial reasoning ...Outstanding9.2
