Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 6
Expert-reviewed Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games, scored out of 10.
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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
Squirrel with a Gun
Action gameA physics-comedy sandbox built on one absurd joke — a pistol-packing squirrel — that doesn't quite have the polish to match the premise. The recoil mo...Mixed6.4Freedom Planet 2
Action gameGalaxyTrail took a fan-game's DNA and forged one of the most satisfying momentum-platformers in recent memory — a generous, gorgeous, occasionally ove...Great8.5Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Action gameEidos-Montréal's single-player Guardians of the Galaxy adventure is a solid, often funny, occasionally heartfelt take on the licensed game—one built w...Good7.4A Plague Tale: Requiem
Action gameAsobo Studio's follow-up to Innocence is a striking, emotionally ambitious piece of interactive theater that doesn't always live up to its own ideas...Good7.5Forza Horizon 5
Action gameYears after launch, Forza Horizon 5 remains a gorgeous, generous open-world racer that's easy to recommend — with real reservations. Its reward loop i...Great8.3Death Road to Canada
Action gameA savage, hilarious, endlessly replayable roguelike that turns permadeath into a punchline and a punishment in equal measure. Rough edges and brutal R...Good7.7Broforce
Action gameBroforce is a gleeful, self-aware ode to '80s action cinema built on a genuinely impressive destructible sandbox — a chaotic, co-op-first blast whose ...Good7.7Ball x Pit
Action gameBall x Pit fuses Breakout, Vampire Survivors and a city-builder into a roguelite with real skill expression and a deep build-crafting hook. A grindy l...Great8.2
The Rogue Prince of Persia
Action gameEvil Empire took the DNA that made Dead Cells sing and grafted it onto a Persian myth, and the result is a genuinely kinetic roguelite—even if its Ear...Good7.2Slime Rancher 2
Action gameMonomi Park doubled down on the wobbly, dopamine-drip charm that made the original a cult hit, and Rainbow Island is the studio's most gorgeous playgr...Mixed6.5Highwater
Action gameHighwater is a gorgeous, sharp-witted narrative adventure with a drowned world worth drifting through—but its turn-based combat is a rowboat with one ...Mixed6.2Carto
Adventure gameCarto turns cartography into its core verb, and the result is one of the more inventive puzzle ideas in recent memory—wrapped in a cozy, handsome pack...Good7.6The Gardens Between
Adventure gameA wordless, wistful puzzle-box about the moment two childhood friends realize they're growing apart. It's short, gentle, and gorgeous—and its most rad...Good7.6Röki
Adventure gameRöki is a hand-painted Nordic fairy tale that trades combat for compassion, and it works more often than not — held back by pacing that occasionally m...Good7.2Ghost Song
Action gameGhost Song is a gorgeous, melancholy Metroidvania that nails atmosphere and combat design but rarely surprises with an idea you haven't seen before — ...Mixed6.5Afterimage
Action gameAfterimage is a strikingly beautiful Metroidvania with design that doesn't always keep pace with its art. Aurogon Shanghai built a sprawling, mechanic...Good7.1Fortnite
Action gameFortnite stopped being a game years ago and became a platform—a chaotic, generous, occasionally exhausting entertainment machine that gives away the w...Good7.5The Big Con
Adventure gameA charming, big-hearted throwback that leans on comedy and warmth more than mechanics — short, funny, and touching, so long as expectations don't incl...Good7.0Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Action gameWarhorse Studios took a cult-classic RPG with brilliant ideas and rough edges, sanded the edges, and kept the brilliance. This is a confident, uncompr...Great8.6Coral Island
Adventure gameCoral Island takes the Stardew Valley blueprint, drenches it in tropical sunlight, and adds a genuinely fresh underwater layer—but technical rough edg...Good7.3Haven
Adventure gameHaven is a rare thing—a game that treats an already-in-love couple as the story, not the reward. It's gorgeous, tender, and beautifully scored, but sh...Mixed6.6Eastward
Action gamePixpil's debut is a gorgeous, big-hearted love letter to 16-bit adventure games that occasionally forgets when to end a sentence — a solid, flawed adv...Good7.2Nobody Saves the World
Action gameDrinkbox Studios took the one mechanic every action RPG treats as a gimmick — shapeshifting — and made it the entire load-bearing wall. The result is ...Good7.3Weird West
Action gameWolfEye's occult western is one of the more reactive RPG sandboxes in recent memory, built by people who understand that consequence is a mechanic, no...Good7.1
