Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 6
Expert-reviewed Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 387
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
Death 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...Great8.2Slime 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...Mixed6.5Carto
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 — ...Mixed6.5
Afterimage
Action gameAfterimage is a strikingly beautiful Metroidvania with design that doesn't always keep pace with its art. Aurogon Shanghai built a sprawling, mechanic...Good7.1The 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...Good7.0Two Point Museum
Simulation gameTwo Point Studios' most layered management sim turns curation into a genuine creative act. It borrows heavily from its own back catalog, but the exped...Good7.9Coral 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...Good7.2Iris and the Giant
Card gameLouis Rigaud's card-battler about fighting your own depression is emotionally honest and mechanically clever, but the iOS port is a broken promise — t...Good7.1Nobody 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...Good7.1Blood West
Action gameBlood West is a weird-western immersive sim that trusts you to figure things out and punishes you when you don't — a confident, hostile, occasionally ...Good7.4Ikenfell
RPG gameHappy Ray Games built a tactical RPG where every attack demands your thumbs, not your MP bar, wrapped in a warm, sharply written cast. The boss diffic...Good7.0Supraland
Action gameOne German developer built a first-person Metroidvania that respects your intelligence more than most studio productions respect your time. The combat...Great8.2Vagrus - The Riven Realms
RPG gameA dense, well-written dark fantasy caravan sim that treats your attention as a resource it has every right to demand. It will bore anyone looking for ...Good7.3Beacon Pines
Adventure gameBeacon Pines turns branching narrative from a menu into a mechanic, and the trick works more often than not — but a short runtime and a critical path ...Good7.1Hollow Knight: Silksong
Action gameBigger, faster, and meaner than Hollow Knight, and mostly better for it — a sequel worth recommending, provided you can stomach a difficulty curve t...Great8.7Fall Guys
Action gameA gloriously dumb, endlessly watchable party royale that turns humiliation into a spectator sport — held back by a cosmetics store that treats your wa...Good7.1
