Best Xbox Series X|S Games

NXTO's catalog has 562 Xbox Series X|S games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Hades, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and It Takes Two.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Hades

   2020Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~23.6 h to beat
2. 2
   

   The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

   2011Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~35.3 h to beat
3. 3
   

   It Takes Two

   2021Platformer, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12.8 h to beat
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   Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

   2025RPGPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~29.3 h to beat
5. 5
   

   Ori and the Will of the Wisps

   2020Platformer, AdventurePC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12 h to beat
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   Elden Ring

   2022Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~60.1 h to beat
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   Undertale

   2015Indie, RPGPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
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   Baldur's Gate III

   2023Strategy, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~73.1 h to beat
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   Split Fiction

   2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~13.7 h to beat
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    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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    Cocoon

    2023Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
12. 12
    

    Quake

    1996Shooter, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    Psychonauts 2

    2021Platformer, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~11 h avg. playtime
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    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

    2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~55.5 h to beat
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    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

    2021Shooter, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~17.6 h to beat
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    Hi-Fi Rush

    2023Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~11.2 h to beat
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    Hades II

    2025Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~31.9 h to beat
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    OMORI

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~21.4 h to beat
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    Little Nightmares II

    2021Platformer, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.7 h to beat
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    Forza Horizon 4

    2018Racing, ArcadePC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~15.6 h to beat
21. 21
    

    Sonic X Shadow Generations

    2024Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~9 h avg. playtime
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    Black Myth: Wukong

    2024Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~37.7 h to beat
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    Dredge

    2023Adventure, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.7 h to beat
24. 24
    

    Lost Judgment

    2021Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~12 h avg. playtime
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    The Talos Principle 2

    2023Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5~10 h avg. playtime
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    Neva

    2024Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
27. 27
    

    Signalis

    2022Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
28. 28
    

    Tetris Effect: Connected

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
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    Subnautica

    2018Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~29.6 h to beat
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    The Forgotten City

    2021Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5~7 h avg. playtime

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