Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 4
Expert-reviewed Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games, scored out of 10.
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- 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
Little Misfortune
Adventure gameLittle Misfortune pairs a striking art style and strong voice work with a story too short and too linear to fully earn its ambition. At $19.99, it's...Mixed5.8Grindstone
Puzzle gameCapybara Games' Grindstone is a deceptively deep, compulsively playable puzzle game that turns simple chain-linking into a strategic dance with deat...Great8.8Duck Detective: Secret Salami
Adventure gameDuck Detective: Secret Salami is a charming, witty "duck noir" mystery with sharp writing and a distinctive art style. It's a solid, compact experie...Good7.1Forgotton Anne
Action gameForgotton Anne pairs striking hand-drawn animation and a live orchestral score with a moral story that lingers, but the platforming in between is slow...Good7.1Videoverse
Adventure gameVideoverse resurrects the nascent online communities of the early 2000s in a narrative adventure that resonates with nostalgic adults and a new genera...Great8.6Doki Doki Literature Club!
Casual gameTeam Salvato's Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! transcends its deceptive dating sim facade to deliver a singularly unsettling psychological horror ...Outstanding9.5My Time at Sandrock
Adventure gameMy Time at Sandrock is a rich, ambitious simulation RPG that meaningfully builds on My Time at Portia, though its scope comes with real compromise...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...Mixed6.7
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Card gameAstrea: Six-Sided Oracles rethinks the roguelike deck-builder by swapping cards for a volatile, deeply strategic dice-based combat system. It's a ge...Great8.5Before I Forget
Adventure gameBefore I Forget is less a game and more a piece of interactive art. It's a tightly contained, emotionally affecting exploration of dementia that tra...Good7.8Dorfromantik
Simulation gameDorfromantik is a quietly excellent piece of minimalist design, turning the simple act of placing a tile into a deeply satisfying, low-stakes obsessio...Great8.1Townscaper
Simulation gameTownscaper is less a game and more a meditative instrument; a beautifully focused digital toy for creating picturesque island towns with zero pressure...Great8.4The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Adventure gameThe Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a surgically precise and hilariously subversive critique of video games themselves. It's the definitive version o...Outstanding9.5Pentiment
Adventure gameObsidian Entertainment's Pentiment is a superb piece of narrative design, a slow-burn historical thriller that trades the sword for the pen and demons...Great8.8Threes!
Card gameThrees! is a beautifully crafted, endlessly challenging puzzle box that respects players' intelligence and punishes every mistake with a devastating, ...Outstanding9.0Immortality
Adventure gameImmortality is a haunting, labyrinthine piece of interactive cinema that uses its mechanics to ask profound questions about art, observation, and the ...Outstanding9.6Unpacking
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...Mixed6.7Dave 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...Outstanding9.2Stumble 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...Mixed6.5Vampire 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...Great8.6Sayonara 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...Great8.4Donut County
Adventure gameDonut County is a minimalist physics puzzler with more charm and wit than actual challenge. It's a confident, short-form experience that's less of a g...Good7.1
