Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 24
Expert-reviewed Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games, scored out of 10.
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- 602
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
Citizen Sleeper
Adventure gameCitizen Sleeper's narrative design works because it uses the elegant pressure of a tabletop RPG to tell a powerful, deeply human story about survival ...Outstanding9.1The Forgotten City
Adventure gameThe Forgotten City has grown well beyond its origins as a mod, with a script and moral dilemmas so sharp that talking your way through the city proves...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...Outstanding9.5Firewatch
Adventure gameFirewatch is a well-crafted narrative game built on sharp writing and a genuinely resonant central relationship. Its painterly world and strong voice ...Good7.6Unpacking
Simulation gameUnpacking is a quietly brilliant piece of design, using the mundane act of organizing a home to tell a deeply human story of growth, change, and the t...Great8.7PowerWash Simulator
Simulation gamePowerWash Simulator turns mundane labor into a digital meditation, and its core loop is genuinely satisfying — but the repetition wears thin, the Swit...Mixed6.7
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Adventure gameChicory: A Colorful Tale masterfully uses a simple coloring-book mechanic to tell one of the most resonant stories about creativity and mental health ...Outstanding9.2Sable
Adventure gameSable trades combat and conflict for a meditative, visually striking pilgrimage that stands apart from the open-world crowd, even if its technical per...Great8.1Dave the Diver
Adventure gameDave the Diver fuses two entirely different games into a single, cohesive, and utterly addictive experience that defies expectations. It's a brilliant...Outstanding9.2Loop Hero
RPG gameLoop Hero is a cleverly subversive RPG that finds real strength in restraint, turning the genre on its head by making you the architect of the hero's ...Great8.4Inscryption
Adventure gameInscryption fuses psychological horror with genre-bending design, a game that plays its players with the same ruthless ingenuity they use to play its ...Outstanding9.5A Short Hike
Adventure game"A Short Hike" proves how much minimalist game design can accomplish, showing that a compelling experience doesn't require high stakes, sprawling maps...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...Outstanding9.7Subnautica
Adventure gameSubnautica builds its atmospheric design and narrative progression around psychological tension rather than difficulty, creating one of the most engro...Outstanding9.2Return of the Obra Dinn
Adventure gameReturn of the Obra Dinn is a singular, demanding, and utterly brilliant piece of detective work that trusts its player completely. It's an unforgettab...Outstanding9.6Hollow 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...Great8.7Endling - Extinction is Forever
Adventure gameEndling is a mechanically simple but emotionally punishing survival adventure that uses its stripped-down gameplay to deliver a bleak interactive fabl...Good7.8Vampire 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...Outstanding9.3Gorogoa
Adventure gameGorogoa is a brief but profound journey that uses perspective-shifting puzzles to tell a story of quiet wonder. Its originality alone earns a strong r...Great8.6
