Plus, different classes, abilities, and limited-time events make for a more dynamic experience overall. Odyssey is set during the Peloponnesian War and sees you stepping into the sandals of either Alexios or Kassandra as they try to uncover the truth about their history while navigating the turbulent world of Ancient Greece as a mercenary. Odyssey is a graphically stunning Xbox One game that will take you to the heart of Ancient Greece, easily securing it a place in our collection of the best Xbox One games.
Just make sure you have the time to play it because there are over hours of content to enjoy here. Not a Call of Duty fan? Then Battlefield 1 might be a good alternative. The first-person shooter takes players back in time to World War One and by doing so completely rejuvenates the once stagnating franchise.
Battlefield 1's historical setting helps it to stand apart from the rest of the modern military shooters on the market, with all-new weapons, vehicles, and level designs that feel fresh and capture the chaos and brutality of war.
The game offers a poignant and entertaining single-player campaign that sets a new standard for first-person shooters. Broken into six sections, each following a different character and front line location, the campaign never feels dull or repetitive.
The single-player campaign even feeds neatly into Battlefield 1's multiplayer mode which, while familiar, also benefits from the much-needed breath of life that the change in setting gives. Graphically impressive, entertaining, and sometimes touching, Battlefield 1 is a return to form for the series and one of the best Xbox One games.
We expect the upcoming Battlefield will earn its place on this list too, when it releases in November. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is something of a reset for the bestselling FPS franchise — removing the frills of zombies, jetpacks, double-jumps and futuristic gadgetry for a grounded take on what military engagement actually looks like in the 21st century. The name is no coincidence, either; 's Modern Warfare was a landmark entry in the Call of Duty series, and Activision is looking to recreate what made the game of the same name so successful.
While Modern Warfare has some glaring issues with regards to its campaign, it's still the best installation the series has seen yet - with tight shooting and more multiplayer modes than you can shake a stick at. Call of Duty: Warzone is now a standalone battle royale - and a great one at that. Initially released as an add-on for Modern Warfare , Warzone has taken on a life of its own, giving the likes of Fortnite and PUBG a run for their money.
Warzone's shooting is satisfying, its map rewarding to explore, and it offers more than enough interesting concepts like the Gulag and Contracts to make each match feel wholly unique, wherever you land. From the developers of Towerfall, Celeste follows the story of Madeline, a young girl who decides to face her mental health issues by climbing to the top of the mysterious Celeste Mountain.
In doing so, she learns more not only about the mountain but about herself as well throughout the process. An inevitable classic, Celeste integrates the obvious jump, air-dash and climb controls into a brutal series of platforming challenges in upwards of unique screens. It's not only one of the best Xbox One games out there, but one of the best indie games too.
The dark horse of , Remedy Entertainment's Control is an action-adventure with a difference. Control sees you stepping into the shoes of Jessie Faden, the newest director of the clandestine Federal Bureau of Control FBC — a Government agency that researches, and ultimately aims to control paranormal activity. The affinity with which Remedy has courted multiple difficult genres both in film and in games with Control and still managed to deliver a mind-bending story evocative of True Detective and Twin Peaks is absolutely remarkable.
After a long development and lots of anticipation, Xbox indie exclusive Cuphead finally released in Was it worth the wait? It certainly was. With visuals and a soundtrack inspired by s animation and gameplay inspired by the platformers of the 80s, this game has had us torn since we first tried it. It's lovely to look at but its gameplay is challenging and you're going to find yourself frustrated It's an indie experience that shouldn't be missed and you'll only find it on Xbox and PC.
It takes gameplay inspiration from so many places — from roguelikes to MetroidVania. Each time you play this game, it will feel new. In the final release of the game, you get access to over 90 weapons, skills and abilities that will let you tailor your gameplay however you want. Get up and try again, as Dead Cells will only reward you in the end. Building on the foundations set by old-school RPG classics like Baldur's Gate, Divinity: Original Sin 2 has you on a literal quest for godhood, in a world where those with magical powers are marginalized.
So far, so good for an RPG title. But Divinity: Original Sin 2 comes into its own with just how flexible and freeing its systems are. With turn-based combat that takes as much inspiration from XCOM as it does from tabletop RPG spellcasting, you'll always be given multiple ways to progress, letting you combine items and environmental modifiers to take on foes in increasingly creative ways.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 has more ideas in its first ten minutes than some games have in their entire duration: want to be an undead adventurer who can talk to skulls?
Go for it. An animal-whisperer like Dr Doolittle? Throw four-player online co-op into the mix, where anyone can do whatever they want, whenever they want, and you've got a recipe for chaotic perfection. It's one of the few games where, if you can dream it up, you can probably do it in the game. A must-play Xbox One game. Ready to raze some hell?
Doom is back and it's the best it's ever been. Not only does Doom Eternal boast all the blood-pumping, gore-packed fun we expect from a Doom game, it also adds a bunch of new RPG-like elements we didn't even know we needed.
If you're looking for a game that doesn't focus too much on narrative and instead throws you into ripping and tearing some demons all while an adrenaline-inducing metal soundtrack plays , then Doom Eternal is one not to be missed. Thanks to this series of genuinely welcome improvements to both visuals and gameplay, FIFA 22 feels like a decidedly different offering from its predecessor.
Fortnite has had a meteoric rise since its release in , and it's not hard to see why. The free-to-play battle royale game offers players an energetic and enjoyable online multiplayer experience, and throwing in some building mechanics to set it aside from its competitors.
Fortnite has become somewhat of a pop culture phenomenon: it's fun, fast-paced and everyone seems to be playing it. More importantly, it has a concept that almost anyone can get to grips with: just be the last person standing. Constant content updates keep Fortnite feeling fresh nearly two years since its launch so it easily gets a place on the best Xbox One games list. While the original Forza titles were about pristine driving skills around perfectly kept tracks, the Horizon series has a penchant for trading paint and isn't afraid to have you get down and dirty with off-road races from time to time.
Forza Horizon 4, the latest game in the series, carries that tradition forward by taking us to the rolling hills of the English countryside and spoiling us with some of the most exotic cars on the planet. Like any good open-world game, it rewards exploration and offers both a structured campaign mode and plenty of distractions around the campaign. And the new setting feels like something of a love letter from Playground Games to rural Britain; charming, idyllic and made for cross-country road trips.
It's really good fun, well-worth buying especially ahead of the release of Forza Horizon 5 and easily one of the best Xbox One games. We'd been waiting a while to see a new Gears title, and Gears 5 certainly didn't disappoint. Players step into the shoes of Kait Diaz for the first time who, following the events of Gears of War 4, is trying to come to terms with the death of her mother, unravel the twisted roots of her family tree and deal with her own personal baggage.
Meanwhile, humanity is being threatened once more - this time by the Swarm, the successor to the Locust horde. Not only is it one of the best sandbox games on the Xbox One platform, GTA 5 is also the best golf game, the best tennis sim, the undisputed virtual yoga champ, one of the best racers We're used to scale and scope from Grand Theft Auto, but what Trevor, Franklin, and Michael bring us is a staggeringly well-realized city seen from three entirely different perspectives.
Trevor, the maniacal rampage killer whom we discover to be in all of us when we play a Rockstar game; Franklin, the classic rags-to-riches character with street smarts and the ability to pull off a bandana; and Michael, the troubled criminal with a dysfunctional family and a beer gut to show for his life of violence. If the campaign isn't for you, then there's a free online multiplayer mode - GTA Online - that you can essentially use as your own chaotic virtual playground.
However you play GTA 5 — a multiplayer muck about, a story-driven third-person actioner, a flight sim — it reveals itself to be the best game on both this generation and the last. Though, it looks like it could be a while before we get our hands on GTA 6. Want to spend some quality time with Master Chief? Then the Master Chief Collection is just the ticket.
The Master Chief Collection includes six Halo games in total, including every single multiplayer mode. With each game looking, sounding and playing better than ever before. If you're a Halo fan eagerly awaiting the release of Halo Infinite later this year, then The MCC is sure to keep you busy in the meantime. A franchise that has defined Xbox as a platform for a long time is of course Halo, and Halo 5: Guardians is a worthy addition to the series and our list of the best Xbox One games.
With both a single-player campaign and the usual thrilling multiplayer combat, this is the Halo game for Xbox One you don't want to miss. Though its single-player campaign isn't the best in the franchise in terms of story, this is Halo multiplayer combat at its most fun, and anyone that loves playing online with friends will enjoy what the various modes have to offer.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is developer Ninja Theory's first attempt at publishing its own game and it's quite an achievement. The game follows Senua, a Celtic warrior suffering from psychosis who travels to Hell to rescue her lost lover.
The game uses an interesting mix of binaural audio and innovative visual techniques to communicate Senua's experience with her psychosis to the player, resulting in a game that's likely to be quite different from anything else you've played recently. Disturbing, insightful and extremely enjoyable to play, this is a game worth taking a look at if you're interested in the best Xbox One games.
You can read all about our experience with the motion capture tech behind Hellblade. The follow-up to Limbo, Playdead's Inside is one of the best modern platformer games on the market. But while Limbo focused on horror, Inside instead deals in sci-fi conspiracy. It's a somewhat Orwellian tale, which sees you playing as a young boy trying to escape from the oppression, tyrannical society in which he lives.
Step into the shoes of Diego, a young aspiring squire training to become a paladin in The Guardians of Peace Corps amid a Darkling invasion led by the sinister Commander Selfish! Using the seven unique energies of the universe, learn to harness your inner powers through meditation and use them to drive the seven hordes of darklings such as Sloth, Fear, and Hate back to the dark dimension.
As part of The Guardians of Peace, your goal is to save Hastina-Poora, a futuristic utopian society, from the corruption of the darkling hordes.
This unique society harnesses the seven energies of the universe and uses them in their advanced tech to live in harmony with the rest of the universe. That technology was the beacon that attracted the darkling hordes which drove this society to the brink of collapse.
Will you be able to master the ancient knowledge, harness these seven energies and become a true paladin in The Guardians of Peace? Santermonia is the leading virtual city in the global network. Faust is the new captain of the Santermonia's team for integration in "real world". So, captain Faust is drawn into the struggle and now Santermonia's fate in his own hands.
Will he follow in the footsteps of previous captain and realize his plans? When a vicious gang tries to burn down their favorite video shop, Sidney Flintlock and Justine Jacobs take to the streets to bust some heads. Featuring low-poly graphics and pixel-art textures, and the ability to play in 2-player co-op mode, Breakneck City brings lates style 3D Beat 'Em Up action to a new generation.
Punch, Kick and dodge across 6 levels including city streets, a dance club, a skyscraper and more! Take on gangs of enemies and tough bosses. Pick up weapons to become even more effective in combat, and use the environment to your advantage. Swing on lamp posts, kick your foes into garbage bins and out of windows, and deal devastating dive-kicks from above.
You'll have to use your surroundings to your advantage against these challenging foes. Who's Your Daddy?! Play with up to 7 of your friends online up to 4 player split-screen , and test your parenting skills in a competitive setup with wacky physics and over 67 potentially ominous household items. The Pedestrian is a 2. You are The Pedestrian! Enter into a dynamic 3D world with stunning graphics and challenging puzzles.
You play by rearranging and reconnecting public signs in order to explore and advance through each engaging environment. Live and breathe the beautiful game recreated with unparalleled realism of futbol! Choose one of the favorites such as Argentina, Spain or Brazil, or help one of the outsiders achieve the first place.
Train, develop yourself, come to the field, and be a soccer star! You will find not only classic soccer game but also many other futbol modes.
Break as many bricks as you can at once to earn scores! Shoot balls and break bricks to solve puzzles in a variety of layouts! Enjoy a unique and fast-paced brick breaker game with 20 challenging levels and lots of fun! Explore an enemy planet and eliminate threats to the safety and well-being of your home world. A puzzle-platformer starring three characters with different skill sets, who will have to assist each other during their adventures in order to fulfill a variety of level objectives.
The game is divided into four difficulty levels with a total of 72 levels. You need to control the character to run or fly and reach the end. The road is full of thorns and obatacles.
It requires you to react quickly to avoid obstacles and collect stars. Stars can redeem skins for your characters in the shop. Let's go. Have fun! Having devoted his life to running his hotel, he never made time for family or friends.
With no obvious heir, he's hired you to help him choose the right person to inherit the Bellflower. He narrowed his list of candidates down to a small group of people who have strong personal connections to the hotel, but whom he knows little else about. They've agreed to be interviewed by you under the pretense that you're writing a book about the Bellflower Hotel. None of them know what's truly at stake. It's up to you to get to know these people and determine which of them is most worthy of inheriting the Bellflower.
This will be no easy task, as the group contains some unique and memorable characters who will make your decision quite difficult. Be careful though, as there may be more to some than meets the eye. Interview unique and memorable characters through interactive conversations to determine who is best suited to inherit the resort. Ask them questions and follow up by asking about any topics they mention. Game contains video clips in total. An individual playthrough should only take about as long as watching an average length movie.
Tunnel of Doom takes place in at Goldcrest, a small mining town. Due to an unknown incident, the mayor has shut down the mine until further notice. With her husband trapped inside, Angel enters the mine to investigate and search for survivors. Little does she know, hordes of ghoulish creatures are lurking in the darkness An action rogue-lite hybrid, Tunnel of Doom mixes tower-defense with melee and ranged combat gameplay.
Gather resources and use what you find to battle waves of monsters as you try to rescue survivors and escape the mine. How well do you know our amazing world? Find out and challenge yourself or your friends in Planet Quiz. Planet Quiz is a charming way to expand your knowledge about Earth, animals, culture… and a guaranteed fun time for you and your friends. Infinite State Games present "Horatio Goes Snowboarding" - an arcade game where you hire a board, go snowboarding, avoid serious injury, rinse and repeat!
It's our homage to retro skiing and winter sports games from the past - no story; just pick up and play pure arcade thrills. In My Shadow takes you on a wonderous journey through the mind of Bella in pursuit of reconciliation with her past.
The game features 4 rooms with a total of more than 50 puzzles to solve. Each room offers a different glimpse into her memories, exploring the changing relationships in her family.
The shadows within each level must be manipulated via objects to progress and there is often more than one solution to a challenge. In My Shadow is more than a cleverly designed puzzle platformer; it is a heart-warming story into the mind of a young woman looking for answers to questions in her past. Her childhood memories come to life as shadows on the wall of her house, and you must use those shadows to solve unique puzzles and help Bella try to let go of her past.
A hangman-style word game with a twist. One word in every phrase has been replaced by a homophone to make it tougher to deduce. Gardener's Path is a top-down turn-based puzzle game, about fighting giant insects and protecting underground gardens, through the use of magical artifacts.
Gardener's Path is set in a fantasy version of earth, where most of its vegetation suddenly became unable to produce enough oxygen to sustain the existence of human life. In an act of pure kindness, the goddess Antheia built 60 underground gardens, which are the only thing between life and death for the ones living there.
Fulfil your duty as a gardener, and fight against the pest of giant insects, to protect the ones you love. Awoken by the news of a murder, you rush into a case that will soon turn your life and the whole solar system upside down. Ask questions, collect evidence, and put the pieces together until the ugly truth reveals itself A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war unless you do something about it.
Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe. Hit the snow! Whether you enjoy skiing, the thrill of barrelling down an ice track in a bobsleigh or sled, or calmly sliding the stones across the ice in curling you can have it all here. Win tournaments and master challenges in six tense disciplines. Play by yourself or with up to four players at your home no runny nose after every competition!
Trophy is a brand-new action platformer for the original NES! Take control of the robot Trophy in this exciting new homebrew game. Save the peaceful planet of Gearus 9 from the evil machinations of Lord Q as you run, jump, and blast your way to victory.
As Trophy, you must navigate challenging environmental obstacles and terrain, such as water, snow, moving platforms, and even zero gravity. Collect power-ups and upgrade Trophy's health and weapon systems, all while battling enemies throughout the levels. Be prepared, though, as at the end of each level you will have to square off against one of the largest bosses ever seen on the NES! Experience the Murder Diaries. In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a young man who slowly but surely becomes insane.
This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unfolds while you listen to the testimonies of witness, friends and relatives.
The whole game is somewhat Christmas flavored - however, don't get yourself comfortable, the game not going to give you a nice and warm feeling but rather confront you with a cold and harsh reality as the thrilling storytelling of the game will leave you with a cold shiver down your spine. The game is a must have for any true fan of thrillers and anyone how enjoys a murder mystery that goes beyond the normal story telling.
Ina was trapped, placed in perpetual slumber inside the Tower — where she dreamed. Suddenly and unknowingly, she is woken. For this isn't a story about how Ina was saved. This is the story about how she discovered she could be so much more. Metascore: User Score: 7. A few months after stopping the intrigue of the evil queen and saving the fairy-tale land of Netherfall, King Robert asks for your help once again. This time the stakes are even higher.
Children are disappearing from the capital and the suspicions fall on the local Pied Piper, playing his mesmerizing melodies. However, it quickly turns out that he is not the only one who came to the city and the case is much more complicated Equipped with your magical elixirs and talent for transformation, you set on a journey full of mysteries, twists and turns to face the sinister virtuoso of crime and a vindictive melody.
Take on the role of a distinguished, shapeshifting alchemist, who thanks to a keen mind and cunning, is also the best detective in Netherfall. Remove the curse, save the happiness of the young lovers and rescue the children! Help Mr. Larson discover the truth among the mysteries of Forgotten Hill Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!
Do you want to have the best experience of this visit? If so take some advice: never believe your eyes. Forgotten Hill Disillusion is a first-person point and click game with a horror and grotesque atmosphere, focused on solving puzzles and riddles in order to discover the secrets of the disturbing town of Forgotten Hill. Will you solve the mystery and escape? But, above all, will you survive? Solve the problems that the mortal realm faces in this auto-running, Greek-inspired rhythm game.
Fight a variety of mythological monsters that are causing a chorus of chaos to impress each god and earn your right to challenge them one-on-one - in a battle of rhythm, of course. Keep in time and reveal each gods' true tune to persuade them that you have what it takes. Go back to the 80s with RazerWire: Nanowars - a true tribute to retro arcade-style gaming with modern rogue-like progression.
Survive the endless waves of invading aliens, and when you lose, use the resources you've gained to upgrade RazerWire and keep fighting! RazerWire: Nanowars is a unique bullet-hell style game where you don't so much shoot enemies as use a wire connected to a generator as a weapon, cutting through enemies with a sharp monomolecular filament. Play across the world, and the galaxy in weird, wacky and wonderful locations that are sure to keep our players amused. FightNJokes is a semi-humorous retro style 2D fighting game created from original IP while taking a gentle poke at the more serious sides of Fighting Games.
User Score: 8. Two brothers are lost in the dark and grim woods, and they accidentally stumble across the abandoned circus. Suddenly they are both attacked by a group of crazed clowns, and one of the brothers got captured. There's only way to get out of troubles for the second boy — to escape the damned woods and call the police, right? Nope, wrong — you see, our hero is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
That's why he decides to save his brother on his own, and travels deep into the woods where he would only find grave danger and inevitable coulrophobia. Welcome to an 80s vision of the future. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
Deathsmiles is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in the alternate world of Gilverado, where girls known as "Angels" take center stage. The game features an exotic world imbued with gothic horror themes, adorable character designs, and intuitive controls that will keep you coming back for more. With no hands to help them, the two must work together to jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, buttons and bells to get the mail delivered on time.
The Gunk is a game about two friends who run a small scavenging outfit together, and who travel from one space rock to another in search for resources they can harvest and sell. So, who cares… right? Do we have to? User Score: 4. Deedlit awakens suddenly in a mysterious, unknown place. Where am I? Why am I here? With nobody around to respond, her questions are met with only silence.
Seeking answers, Deed eventually sets off on foot, alone Immerse yourself in the gorgeous pixel animations, use a variety of weapons and the power of elemental spirits on your journey to solve the arcane mysteries of the labyrinth.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging 2D hand-drawn action platformer, a Metroidvania with thrilling combat that will keep you on the edge of your seat and heart-stopping platform sections that will put your skills to the test.
Become the King of Darkness in an epic journey through 16 connected areas. Castle on the Coast is a bedazzling collectathon arcade platformer. George, a friendly giraffe, parkours through challenging levels full of crystal caverns, stone-laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions, trying to bring together a family of the two powerful, conflicted wizards. In the co-op mode, he can use help from his squirrel friend called Swirlz.
Thanks to cooperation mode, even the youngest gamers will be able to enjoy George's adventures, playing together with their friends or their sitters. Besides all the arcade fun, Castle on the Coast offers a more serious, moral angle. It will touch upon dealing with loss, conflict, and loving your enemies. Help George explore the magical Castle on the Coast, home to crystal caverns, stone laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions. Seamlessly wander from level to level with no loading screens in a large, interconnected world.
All is not well in this land, however. Two powerful wizards bear a grudge against their fellow orphans. Can George bring this family back together again, or will he just get in the way? When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they discover that the true threat rests not within the shadows, but within their own hearts and minds. The choices you make will shape and drive the story forward.
Will you mend a relationship on the verge of collapse, or will you let it fall apart? Will you risk saving someone despite the consequences you could face or leave them to meet a gruesome end? Unlike Fortnite , however, Apex Legends puts the emphasis on teamwork sending you and two other players into the game together to fight against nineteen other teams.
As with any online multiplayer game, players can match with friends online or join random players to jump into the match. Some of the movement options from Titanfall— which this game shares a universe with—make it into Apex , including zipline movement and sliding over inclined surfaces. Genre: Battle Royale. Requires Xbox Live Gold.
Though the game has multiple modes available to pick from, most modes see you attempting to knock your opponent off the side of the stage by building up a damage meter, indicated by the color display around each character. Brawlhalla offers eight free characters each week in a rotating cycle, with 48 characters in total available to play. With easy-to-learn controls and single button specials, Brawlhalla is the perfect game for both local and online multiplayer fights.
Genre: Fighting. Requires Xbox Live Gold for online modes. Fortnite and Apex Legends might still live on top of the world when it comes to battle royales, but Call of Duty: Warzone has proven that established franchises can disrupt the scene just as much as smaller titles. As with its predecessor, Crackdown 2 sees you as a member of the Agency, tasked with taking down villainous Cell operatives while dealing with the Freaks, a mutant race of humans who will do anything to kill whoever is in sight.
Genre: Open-world action. Requires Xbox Live Gold for online play. Set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting, Dauntless sees you taking up the role of a Slayer, a hunter driven to taking down monstrous creatures known as Behemoths that pose real threats to the surviving humans. Though the game can be played in single-player mode, like Monster Hunter , this is definitely a game that benefits from co-op play with up to four fighters by your side.
If you enjoyed Monster Hunter World or any of the older Monster Hunter titles, Dauntless is basically a must-play game. Genre: Action RPG. Does not require Xbox Live Gold. The only game on our list to be ported from mobile, Fallout Shelter is a simulation game based on the Fallout series.
In the game, you become an Overseer of a Vault of your choosing in the Fallout universe, guiding and organizing the people living inside your Vault just as you would in any other sim-based game. Like with other titles, you must monitor the needs of your characters, giving them food and water and allowing them to work for you to generate power for the Vault. That may sound shallow, but the gameplay can get pretty deep.
Each character features has a set of stats, which specializes your vault dwellers in various tasks. While your NPCs work away in your Vault, you can also spend your time making and building new varieties of rooms, which provides different use cases depending on what you need. Genre: Simulation. As you explore the area, a storm along the outside perimeter will push you closer and closer to the middle, forcing you to confront your greatest enemies and to make a stance for survival against all else.
Overwatch is still one of the most popular games in the world nearly four years after launch, and a promised sequel on the way seems to intend to keep that popularity going. Sound familiar?
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