Best Xbox Series X|S & One Games — Page 8
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
Roguebook
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...Great8.1Autonauts
Simulation gameAutonauts turns complex systems engineering into a charming, stress-free sandbox built around visual programming. It's a solid, clever design, though ...Good7.3Roboquest
Action gameRyseUp Studios' Roboquest is a sharply designed roguelite shooter that marries the momentum of classic arena shooters with the loop of Dead Cells. It ...Great8.3Buddy Simulator 1984
Adventure gameBuddy Simulator 1984 is a clever, manipulative psychological horror experience that weaponizes retro nostalgia and a simulated operating system to bui...Good7.6Demon's Tilt
Action gameDemon's Tilt is a chaotic, relentlessly fast virtual pinball game that subverts traditional table design with shoot-'em-up mechanics and a striking oc...Great8.0Phoenotopia: Awakening
Action gamePhoenotopia: Awakening is a beautifully crafted, fiercely challenging retro adventure that rewards patience and punishes carelessness. For players wit...Good7.4
FAR: 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, ...Good7.2Prison Architect
Simulation gameA chillingly precise simulation that turns the grim logistics of mass incarceration into a compulsively playable, systems-driven strategy game — clear...Great8.6Little 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 ...Good7.5Tinykin
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...Great8.7Streets 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...Great8.2Hauntii
Action gameHauntii is a gorgeous, melancholic adventure that turns environmental possession into a playground of quiet curiosity, though its twin-stick combat ...Good7.1Wytchwood
Adventure gameWytchwood wraps a dark, Grimm-inspired fairy tale inside a gorgeous paper-cutout aesthetic. Its hypnotic crafting loop is satisfying in short bursts, ...Good7.0Raging Loop
Adventure gameRaging Loop is a sharply written psychological thriller that weaponizes the death-loop trope to build a social deduction puzzle as cerebral as it is b...Great8.8Ion Fury
Action gameIon Fury is a superb example of "boomer shooter" design that proves the 90s aesthetic was a philosophy of interactivity and momentum that modern shoot...Great8.4Coffee Talk
Adventure gameA meditative, character-driven experience that proves sometimes the most quietly radical act in a fantasy world isn't slaying a dragon, but serving a ...Great8.2Mundaun
Action gameMundaun trades cheap jump scares for a creeping, suffocating dread, rendered entirely in graphite pencil strokes. Its atmosphere is remarkable even ...Good7.6Tails of Iron
Action gameTails of Iron is a striking 2D RPG that proves there's more to the Souls-like genre than hollow clones; it pairs atmospheric storytelling with tactile...Good7.6
