The Best Xbox Series X/S Games Released So Far
If you've recently purchased an Xbox Series X (or S) and are wondering which titles you should pick up immediately, you've come to the right place. This is an ongoing poll of the best Xbox Series X games that have been released so far, as voted on by other gamers and Microsoft fanboys everywhere. As the fourth generation in the Xbox family, the Series X/S puts hardware above all else, sporting higher resolutions and better, smoother frame rates than ever before.
With more than two dozen different titles available at launch—plus tons of anticipated releases in the pipeline—there are plenty of great titles to pick up and play, but which ones are worth prioritizing over others?
Massive titles like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate are both extremely popular games, but there is also a slew of great Xbox exclusives like Gears Tactics and the long-awaited Fable 4. Vote up all the greatest Xbox Series X games so far (including both old and new releases) up to the top of this list, and vote down all the releases that didn't live up to the hype. If you're looking for new releases, be sure to check out the top Xbox X/S games of 2022.
- Playground Games
- Release: 2018
- Genres (Video game): Racing
*Optimized game
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Release: 2020
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
*Optimized game
- Frontier Developments
- Release: 2016
- Genres (Video game): Construction and management simulation
*Enhanced game
- 4A Games
- Release: 2019
- Genres (Video game): First-person shooter, Survival horror
- Gearbox Software
- Release: 2019
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing, first-person shooter
*Optimized game
- Moon Studios
- Release: 2020
- Genres (Video game): Platform-adventure, Metroidvania
*Optimized game
- Treyarch
- Release: 2020
- Genres (Video game): First-person shooter
- Behaviour Interactive
- Release: 2016
- Genres (Video game): Survival horror, indie
*Optimized game
- Playground Games
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- Release: 2019
- Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, hack and slash
*Remastered edition
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Release: 2020
- Genres (Video game): Action-adventure
*Enhanced game
- NetherRealm Studios
- Release: 2019
- Genres (Video game): Fighting
*Remastered game
- Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
- Release: 2020
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
*Enhanced game
- ZeniMax Online Studios
- Release: 2014
- Genres (Video game): Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): First-person shooter
- Codemasters
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): Racing
- 343 Industries
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): First-person shooter, Sci-fi
- Asobo Studio
- Release: 2019
- Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, stealth, survival horror
- The Coalition
- Release: 2019
- Genres (Video game): Third-person shooter
*Optimized game
- Bloober Team
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): Psychological horror
- The Farm 51
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): Sci-fi, Survival
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Release: 2021
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing game
- Release: 2013
- Genres (Video game): Vehicular combat
*Enhanced game
- FromSoftware
- Release: 2022
- Genres (Video game): Action, Role-playing game, Fantasy
- Epic Games
- Release: 2017
- Genres (Video game): Survival, battle royale, sandbox
*Optimized game