28 Best Xbox Series X Games

We’re speeding toward 2023, which means we’ll know where Starfield ranks on our list of best Xbox Series X games in just a few months.

Diablo 4 is the latest action role-playing game from Blizzard, and it’s just a little bit special.

In our list of the best Xbox Series X games, you’ll find a mix of games from third-party developers and games that are only available on Xbox.

If you have an Xbox Ultimate contract, you should also know that many of these games are in our list of the best Xbox Game Pass games.

So, if you’re looking for something to play on the latest Xbox, keep reading to see our list of the best Xbox Series X games you can play right now.

28. Dead Space

The Dead Space series was put on hold because it stopped being scary and turned into weak action schlock.

This great version of the first game brings back the scares and gives Isaac Clarke’s journey through spaceships filled with zombies a new look.

You can play this nightmare again and again because it has new weapons, features, and tasks.

27. Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition

With its stylish mix of sword and gun gameplay, Devil May Cry changed the way character-action games were made.

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition proves that this series is still the best in its field.

You can play as Dante, Nero, V, or Vergil, which gives you a lot of different ways to attack. But killing all devils is still the goal.

26. Elden Ring

The “Souls” series has been a truly unique force in games over the last ten years.

Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro are all games made by FromSoftware, and no one else makes games that are as strange, complicated, and hard as they are.

So, how has the company done something even better?

Elden Ring takes everything you love about the Souls games and makes it into one of the most amazing, detailed, and carefully made open worlds we’ve ever seen.

Even George R.R. Martin, who wrote “Game of Thrones,” helped with the story.

25. Far Cry 6

The Far Cry series is full of bad guys, and Far Cry 6 has one of the worst ones yet.

Giancarlo Esposito plays dictator Antón Castillo, who rules the island country of Yara with an iron fist.

In this open-world sandbox shooter, you can take him down by arming yourself and building your own guerilla revolt.

24. Forza Horizon 4

Even though Forza Horizon is a spin-off, this open-world driving game is one of the best series on Xbox.

Forza Horizon 4 moves the racing to the UK, which has a beautiful landscape that changes with the seasons.

The game also stays true to its arcade-like roots by letting you drive your real race car through beautiful Lego lands.

23. Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 improves on everything we liked about the previous games in the series.

With its crazy mix of weather and places, Mexico is a great place to race in an open world.

With next-gen power, the latest Forza game is the most beautiful one yet.

And if you get tired of all the content the developers give you, you can use the new EventLab to make your own tasks.

22. Gears 5

Gears 4 kicked off this new trilogy with a game that was very similar to the originals, but Gears 5 takes the series in some very interesting new ways.

You can still stop and kill bad aliens with your chainsaw gun, and the multiplayer is what you’d expect.

However, the action sequences are now spread out over a series of open worlds in the redesigned game.

Beautiful graphics and interesting people pull you deeper into the Gears world than ever before.

21. Halo Infinite

Since the last big Halo game came out more than five years ago, Halo Infinite tells us why Xbox’s first killer app changed shooters for good.

Halo Infinite makes the already great gunplay in Halo shine like a mirror and combines it with an open world that lives up to what Halo: Combat Evolved’s opening levels promised.

At the same time, the online gameplay is amazing and free, so everyone can join in on the Spartan action.

20. Control Ultimate Edition

Through Alan Wake, Max Payne, and Quantum Break, Remedy Entertainment became known for making games with great worlds and unique ways to fight.

This is something that the studio took to the next level with Control, a magical action game in which Jesse Faden must learn to get around the confusing Oldest House and fight the Hiss as they start to seep through the cracks in reality.

Control came out in 2019, but the Ultimate Edition came out a year later with 4K graphics and smooth 60 frames-per-second gameplay, making it one of the best action games on Xbox Series X.

19. Tunic

Tunic is not what it seems to be. On the surface, it looks like a story about a cute fox going on a journey. Even though the fox is cute and the style is cute, Tunic is a pretty harsh game.

It combines the style of 2D The Legend of Zelda games with the fighting basics of the Dark Souls series. This makes for a difficult game that you’ll enjoy beating your head against.

Tunic is a must-play because it has a strange world that you’ll fall in love with and tough situations that will test your skills.

18. Gears Tactics

Turn-based tactics games on console are a bit of a gamble, but Gears Tactics’ combat has a nice rhythm that makes it easy to suggest, especially if you’ve never played one of these games before.

Gears Tactics is optimized to run on Xbox Series X at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second.

As a result, it looks great, runs quickly, and plays surprisingly well with a controller, though you can plug in a mouse and keyboard if you want to.

Gears Tactics sets a standard for how turn-based tactics games can be played on new-generation systems, should more makers decide to bring the genre over from PC.

17. It Takes Two

It Takes Two is one of the most creative puzzle games on Xbox Series X.

It’s also one of the best co-op games, since maker Hazelight made it so that two people can play it together while sitting on the same couch.

It Takes Two is a powerful adventure that you can play online or locally.

It takes great pleasure in breaking the rules of its genre, changing its control schemes and game mechanics all the time to make sure that this is one experience that will always keep you surprised.

16. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy is, in a nutshell, one of the best Marvel games out there right now.

It’s a really fun and generous single-player adventure that has nothing to do with the movies or comic books about these crazy characters.

The story and scenario creation in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy are out of this world, and they work well with the tactical combat and light RPG progression systems.

Guardians of the Galaxy is basically a lot of fun, and it also has one of the best rock songs ever made for a video game.

15. Diablo 4

Diablo 4 is a success that will take up all your free time if you let it. This shows that Blizzard is still on top.

It has a huge and varied open world, a great music, and a very well-thought-out user interface.

It also runs smoothly at 60 frames per second and has changes to fighting that make everything feel so much better.

14. Hi-Fi Rush

After coming out of the blue on Xbox Game Pass, Hi-Fi Rush is already one of the most interesting games coming out in 2023.

Tango Gameworks uses its long-lost experience with character-action games to make Devil May Cry into a rhythm game.

If you hit your enemies in time with the beat, you’ll do more damage. As you get better at fighting, the game starts to feel like a concert.

This is a symphony for your eyes and ears because the world is full of color and done in cel shading.

13. High on Life

In High on Life, gross, foul-mouthed aliens live in a funny sci-fi world.

That’s because it’s the newest game from Squanch Games, which was started by Justin Roiland, who also made Rick and Morty.

The strange biological weapons add a lot of creativity to the fast-paced battles.

When you go back to old stages to look around and find the new way forward, there are lots of things to look at.

12. Immortality

Sam Barlow’s clever detective system, which was first used in Her Story, gets a big boost in Immortality, which turns it into an interactive drama that is a true masterpiece.

Find out what happened to a mystery actress by watching clips from movies that were lost. When you click on a person or thing, you go to another connected clip, even if the link doesn’t make sense in real life.

This is one of the best and most frightening examples of how film as an art form can be shown through the way images interact.

11. Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Midnight Suns gives the Marvel world a gothic twist by putting together well-known heroes like Iron Man and Captain Marvel with supernatural vigilantes like Blade and Ghost Rider.

Did we also say that it’s a game of strategy?

Developer Firaxis, who is best known for the great XCOM update, gives you a lot of tools for coming up with superhero plans.

Then, when the battles are over, hang out with your favorite heroes to learn more about them.

10. Microsoft Flight Simulator

Midnight Suns gives the Marvel world a gothic twist by putting together well-known heroes like Iron Man and Captain Marvel with supernatural vigilantes like Blade and Ghost Rider.

Did we also say that it’s a game of strategy?

Developer Firaxis, who is best known for the great XCOM update, gives you a lot of tools for coming up with superhero plans.

Then, when the battles are over, hang out with your favorite heroes to learn more about them.

9. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

The Xbox Series X and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla both came out on November 10, and if you want a big, open-world journey to show off what the new generation of consoles can do, you should buy it right away.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla looks very different from any other game in the series.

It runs at 4K and a steady 60 frames per second.

Not only does it look beautiful and feel silky smooth, but it also has wickedly fast load times that make sure your trip through England’s Dark Ages in the 9th century goes smoothly.

Assassin’s Creed is back, and it’s better than ever.

8. Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Individually, each of the games in the Mass Effect trilogy has been known for a long time as one of the best RPGs ever made.

That’s why the Mass Effect famous Edition is so important.

BioWare took its three famous role-playing games and gave each one an impressive remaster, bringing the graphics up to date and smoothing out some of the rough spots in the original design.

The environments have been cleaned up, gameplay is smoother than ever, and the amazing story of Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy’s fight against an invading synthetic-organic force is even better when played all at once.

7. Dead Space Remake

Was it really necessary to remake Dead Space?

We were thinking about that as the Dead Space Remake release date got closer, since the original game came out in 2008 and is still pretty damn good.

The thing is, Motive has done a fantastic job. The company has taken the basic idea of Dead Space and completely changed it.

They have added to the story, made the characters more interesting, and made the USG Ishimura a beautiful place to get lost in.

Dead Space Remake is not only one of the best Xbox Series X games, but also one of the best scary games you can play right now.

6. Grounded

During its two years in Early Access, Grounded has really proven itself to be one of the best Xbox Series X games.

The full version of the game came out in September 2022, when the story was finished and even more content was added.

The Obsidian game isn’t over, though. More material is planned to keep the game’s success going in the future.

It’s a great survival game where you play as kids trying to get by in the back yard, like in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. So, think of grass blades as huge woods, sandboxes as deserts, and really, really big bugs.

5. Resident Evil 4 Remake

Capcom’s remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3 were successful, but how could the company reimagine Resident Evil 4?

It was one of the best Resident Evil games and may have been the most important action game of the last 20 years.

The answer is “with what looks like ease.” Resident Evil 4 Remake takes everything that made the original game great—its creative design, claustrophobic combat, and crazy characters—and adds current production values to it all.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is one of the best-looking Xbox Series X games. It also plays great and is a thrilling journey from beginning to end.

4. Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 is a great way to see how powerful the Xbox Series X is, and it’s a must-have for anyone who owns a machine.

Playground Games has beautiful graphics that show off the different scenery of Mexico and the huge collection of cars in a very realistic way.

The latest game in the Forza series has the biggest open world yet. It also has a lot of different races, tasks, new social features, and updated game modes to keep you coming back for more.

Forza Horizon 5 is the best racing game of this age. It has great sound design, smooth and responsive controls, and a beautiful world to race through.

3. Elden Ring

Again, FromSoftware has done it. The company that made Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice may have made its best game yet with Elden Ring, an open-world fantasy adventure game in which players try to take over The Lands Between.

One of the reasons why Elden Ring works so well is that it gives you choices. If you get stuck in a big fight, there’s a whole world to explore, and you can change your character’s build in many ways to make it better.

Elden Ring is one of the best Xbox Series X games you can play right now because it looks great and seems like it can be played over and over again.

2. Psychonauts 2

Psychonauts 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the cult-favorite game from 2005, and it is easily one of the best Xbox Series X games to date.

This original game from Double Fine is available on Game Pass and on PC.

It is an adventure that is a lot of fun and is full of creative and weird ideas.

Even if you haven’t played the first game, you don’t have to worry about this one because it gives you a helpful recap before the game starts that will catch you up.

I’m sure that if you like weird stories and platform games with unique worlds, you’ll like this one.

1. Deathloop

Deathloop started out as a limited-time PS5-only game, but Arkane Studios’ time-loop shooter is now one of the best Xbox Series X games you can play.

Deathloop was made by the same people who made the highly acclaimed games Dishonored and Dishonored 2.

Your goal in Deathloop is to kill eight Visionaries in one day. If you succeed, you’ll break the loop; if you fail, the whole thing starts over.

Deathloop is one of the most unique games on the platform because it is a smooth shooter with a unique style and personality. You can also find it in the Xbox Game Pass library, which is even better.