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Best Xbox Series X|S Games 2024

44 Mighty-tier games on Xbox Series X|S for 2024.

These were the standout Xbox Series X|S releases of 2024, ranked by OpenCritic Top Critics score. Notable entries include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (210 reviews) and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (194 reviews).

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree cover

1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

OpenCritic: 94/100 (136 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Metaphor: ReFantazio cover

2. Metaphor: ReFantazio

OpenCritic: 93/100 (171 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Single player
Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania cover

3. Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania

OpenCritic: 93/100 (14 reviews)

Arcade Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth cover

4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

OpenCritic: 92/100 (189 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Balatro cover

5. Balatro

OpenCritic: 92/100 (63 reviews)

Card & Board Game Indie Strategy Single player
Destiny 2: The Final Shape cover

6. Destiny 2: The Final Shape

OpenCritic: 91/100 (60 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Shooter Single player Multiplayer
Satisfactory cover

7. Satisfactory

OpenCritic: 91/100 (26 reviews)

Adventure Indie Simulator Single player Multiplayer
Tekken 8 cover

8. Tekken 8

OpenCritic: 90/100 (169 reviews)

Fighting Single player Multiplayer
1000xResist cover

9. 1000xResist

OpenCritic: 90/100 (30 reviews)

Adventure Indie Puzzle Single player
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth cover

10. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

OpenCritic: 90/100 (161 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Castlevania Dominus Collection cover

11. Castlevania Dominus Collection

OpenCritic: 90/100 (46 reviews)

Arcade Platform Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Animal Well cover

12. Animal Well

OpenCritic: 89/100 (57 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut cover

13. Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut

OpenCritic: 89/100 (22 reviews)

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Single player
Spiritfall cover

14. Spiritfall

OpenCritic: 89/100 (6 reviews)

Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platform Single player
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance cover

15. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

OpenCritic: 89/100 (76 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Braid: Anniversary Edition cover

16. Braid: Anniversary Edition

OpenCritic: 89/100 (26 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines cover

17. Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

OpenCritic: 88/100 (14 reviews)

Adventure Arcade Platform Single player
Athenian Rhapsody cover

18. Athenian Rhapsody

OpenCritic: 88/100 (8 reviews)

Adventure Indie Puzzle Single player
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void Shadows cover

19. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void Shadows

OpenCritic: 88/100 (3 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Path of Exile 2 cover

20. Path of Exile 2

OpenCritic: 88/100 (19 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Single player Multiplayer
Mullet Madjack cover

21. Mullet Madjack

OpenCritic: 88/100 (45 reviews)

Adventure Arcade Indie Single player
Unicorn Overlord cover

22. Unicorn Overlord

OpenCritic: 88/100 (91 reviews)

Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Tactical Single player
Persona 3 Reload cover

23. Persona 3 Reload

OpenCritic: 87/100 (169 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Dragon's Dogma II cover

24. Dragon's Dogma II

OpenCritic: 87/100 (164 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Silent Hill 2 cover

25. Silent Hill 2

OpenCritic: 87/100 (158 reviews)

Adventure Puzzle Single player
Shogun Showdown cover

26. Shogun Showdown

OpenCritic: 87/100 (20 reviews)

Card & Board Game Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Neva cover

27. Neva

OpenCritic: 87/100 (111 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown cover

28. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

OpenCritic: 87/100 (194 reviews)

Adventure Platform Single player
3D Don't Die Mr Robot cover

29. 3D Don't Die Mr Robot

OpenCritic: 87/100 (5 reviews)

Adventure Arcade Platform Single player
Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns cover

30. Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns

OpenCritic: 87/100 (4 reviews)

Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player Co-operative
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle cover

31. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

OpenCritic: 87/100 (210 reviews)

Adventure Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Single player
The Holy Gosh Darn cover

32. The Holy Gosh Darn

OpenCritic: 86/100 (12 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Minishoot' Adventures cover

33. Minishoot' Adventures

OpenCritic: 86/100 (41 reviews)

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Nine Sols cover

34. Nine Sols

OpenCritic: 86/100 (51 reviews)

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Indie Single player
Frostpunk 2 cover

35. Frostpunk 2

OpenCritic: 85/100 (115 reviews)

Indie Simulator Strategy Single player
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged cover

36. Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged

OpenCritic: 85/100 (40 reviews)

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Single player
The Rise of the Golden Idol cover

37. The Rise of the Golden Idol

OpenCritic: 85/100 (27 reviews)

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Single player
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake cover

38. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

OpenCritic: 85/100 (119 reviews)

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Single player
Thank Goodness You're Here! cover

39. Thank Goodness You're Here!

OpenCritic: 84/100 (62 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
Mouthwashing cover

40. Mouthwashing

OpenCritic: 84/100 (26 reviews)

Adventure Indie Single player
Lil' Guardsman cover

41. Lil' Guardsman

OpenCritic: 84/100 (35 reviews)

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Single player
Farewell North cover

42. Farewell North

OpenCritic: 84/100 (13 reviews)

Adventure Indie Platform Single player
The Lullaby of Life cover

43. The Lullaby of Life

OpenCritic: 84/100 (8 reviews)

Adventure Music Puzzle Single player
Halls of Torment cover

44. Halls of Torment

OpenCritic: 84/100 (15 reviews)

Indie Role-playing (RPG) Single player