Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 8
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
Fran Bow
Adventure gameFran Bow is a hand-painted descent into grief and mental illness that earns its horror through emotional honesty rather than cheap scares — a solid,...Good7.9Wylde Flowers
Adventure gameWylde Flowers is a cozy sim that treats its story as the main crop, not the fertilizer. The farming is thinner than genre royalty, but a fully voice-a...Good7.4Aeterna Noctis
Action gameAeterna Noctis is a gorgeous, sprawling, and mercilessly demanding Metroidvania whose 16-region ambition often outruns its pacing. Its inventive trave...Mixed6.3Knock on the Coffin Lid
Adventure gameA story-drunk roguelike that welds a genuine RPG loot system onto Slay the Spire's bones—ambitious, atmospheric, and occasionally buried under its own...Good7.1Islets
Action gameIslets takes the most tired chore in the Metroidvania playbook—backtracking—and turns it into a literal act of world-building. It's cozy without bei...Good7.9Roguebook
Adventure gameRoguebook takes the sacred cow of the deckbuilding genre—keep your deck small—and cheerfully slaughters it, delivering a gorgeous, tactically rich rog...Good7.2Lair of the Clockwork God
Action gameSize Five Games' hybrid is both a very funny comedy and a sharp structural critique of modern game design. By forcing point-and-click adventure and ki...Great8.3Gunfire Reborn
Action gameGunfire Reborn is a tight, satisfyingly chaotic roguelite shooter whose familiar loop is deepened by extensive build variety and strong elemental mech...Great8.1
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Action gameA haunting, well-written action-RPG whose emotional weight makes its repetitive combat loop worth enduring — for the right audience.Good7.1Buddy Simulator 1984
Adventure gameBuddy Simulator 1984 is a clever, manipulative psychological horror experience that weaponizes retro nostalgia and a simulated operating system to bui...Good7.6System Shock (Remake)
Action gameNightdive Studios' remake of System Shock modernizes a classic without diluting its hostility — a confident, often excellent rebuild that earns a st...Great8.3Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Action gameBloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a rich, well-crafted gothic Metroidvania that honors its heritage without being trapped by it. Its design and dep...Great8.4Phoenotopia: Awakening
Action gamePhoenotopia: Awakening is a beautifully crafted, fiercely challenging retro adventure that rewards patience and punishes carelessness. For players wit...Good7.4FAR: Lone Sails
Action gameFAR: Lone Sails is a beautifully paced, atmospheric journey that turns the potentially tedious chore of vehicle maintenance into something intimate an...Good7.6Demon Turf
Adventure gameDemon Turp... Demon Turf, Fabraz's 3D platformer, delivers a strong take on momentum-driven platforming and striking visual style, though its clunky, ...Good7.2Laika: Aged Through Blood
Action gameLaika: Aged Through Blood is a striking, punishingly difficult "Motorvania" that fuses motorcycle physics with one-hit-death combat — a bold, distinct...Good7.5Little Kitty, Big City
Adventure gameA charming, tightly scoped cat simulator that swaps combat for the simple, kinetic joy of knocking flowerpots off ledges. Solid and likeable, but brie...Good7.6Exo One
Adventure gameExo One is a hypnotic, gravity-defying journey that strips away the bloat of modern gaming to focus on the pure, visceral joy of movement. It is a bri...Great8.2Ynglet
Action gameNifflas strips away the floor and the frustration, leaving a frictionless, generative kinetic playground that plays less like a game and more like an ...Great8.3Signs of the Sojourner
Adventure gameSigns of the Sojourner uses the rigid logic of deck-building to expose the messy, fragile nature of human connection. It is less a game about winning ...Good7.5Okami HD
Adventure gameOkami HD is a vital, aesthetically peerless masterpiece that stands among the very best of its genre, proving great art and innovative mechanics are i...Outstanding9.3Tinykin
Action gameTinykin strips away the friction of the creature-collection genre to deliver a kinetic, stress-free joyride through 90s nostalgia. It's a rare instanc...Great8.7Somerville
Adventure gameSomerville is a visually striking but mechanically uneven sci-fi debut whose imprecise controls and physics troubles undercut its atmosphere. Hard to ...Mixed6.1Streets of Rage 4
Action gameStreets of Rage 4 is a superb genre revival, blending hand-drawn artistry with mechanical depth that puts it among the strongest modern brawlers — rec...Great8.2
