GamesRadar+ The 25 best Xbox One games. What are the best Xbox One games to buy? Take a look at this list and all will become clear. The cream of the crop. This year starts gently with the arrival of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, a supernatural murder mystery. It's good, but not 'best Xbox One games' good. It's mean the two most recent additions to our best Xbox One games list are Assassin's Creed Origins and Wolfenstein 2. If you're looking for something new to play and still haven't checked those out, maybe give them a look. They're both great games with plenty to offer, and Enhanced for Xbox One X. If you have a 4K TV and an X, then those are two of the best games to show everything off. In terms of upcoming Xbox One games, Coming up soon we'll have Monster Hunter World on Jan 26, and Far Cry 5 on Feb 27, along with this little selection over the next couple of months. Feb 13 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Mar 13 - The Crew 2. Mar 23 - A Way Out. 'Spring' - State of Decay 2. 'Spring - Crackdown 3. Only time will tell if any of those will make it into the 25 best Xbox One games list. For the meantime, though the best Xbox One games is still full of classics like Fallout 4 , Cuphead , Titanfall 2 , Minecraft and Gears of War 4 . If it's an essential Xbox One title it's here, and as there's only 25 places competition only the best get a look in. Every time something new comes alone we review it, appraise it and then, if it's good enough, it might be added here. 25. Final Fantasy 15. The Final Fantasy name isn't exactly synonymous with Microsoft's console, but we're happy just the same as Final Fantasy 15 is easily one of the best RPGs of the year. It blends the vast open-worlds of Western RPGs with Final Fantasy's hallmark over-the-top anime absurdity to great effect, crafting a world based on the highways and byways of Middle America while filling that world with ferocious monsters, massive crystals, and powerful magic. There are times when Final Fantasy 15 feels like an idiosyncratic mishmash of ideas, but when you throw everything together - the strange world, the thrilling, real-time combat, the lovable characters who stick with you for your entire journey - it becomes something much greater than the sum of its parts. It becomes one of the best Final Fantasy games in ages; a game well worth the wait. 24. Cuphead. After delays that led to maybe just a touch of apathy, Cuphead is here and has instantly become one of the best shooters all time (according to our review). While the presentation is crafted beautifully from 1930 cartoon art - things like Betty Boop shorts and Disney's Silly Symphonies - this takes gameplay cues from sources like Mega Man, Contra, Metal Slug, and Gunstar Heroes. The levels aren’t huge but it’s the challenge, not the size that matters here as you dodge bullets and learn enemy patterns. Everything tests your skills and reactions in a range of interesting ways and, most importantly, are a joy to beat. 23. Halo: Master Chief Collection. *braces for complaints* Yes, we are well aware of the problems that plagued this particular entry, but now that it works, there's no doubting the craftsmanship here. Bungie's genius meets 343's love in a package that truly does justice to an industry-shaking legacy. Buffed-up, revarnished and back in the shop window, The Master Chief Collection leaves us to wonder if Halo always looked so lovely. And you know what? It more or less did. Is that mug a Mimic? How about that chair? Or even that corpse. There's nothing quite like exploring Talos-1, just waiting for its terrifying alien predators to appear when you least expect it before splatting them senseless with a wrench. But that's only the beginning of the joys of Prey. Before long, you're expertly juggling Neuromods, experimenting with new abilities and attempting to stay out of sight of horrific Typhons and the frankly intimidating Nightmare. Prey requires to explore every inch of its space station, heading into tunnels when you'd rather go the other way and hunting down corpses of those who came before. Add in the twisting narrative that gradually unravels before you and this is an instant addition to our best Xbox One games list. Just remember your GLOO gun. You'll need it. 21. Rainbow Six Siege. The first few minutes of a Rainbow Six: Siege match feel more like a slasher film than an all-guns-blazing FPS. The pitter-patter of combat booted feet sounds through the roof. Defenders erect Home Alone defences. Was that the whine of a rappel buckle? It's a sense of tension that beats most horror games. And once all hell does break loose, you're suddenly thrown into the midst of deep, strategical, brutally unforgiving warfare. Ripe with tactical options and built for "one more go" appeal, this is by far Xbox One’s smartest multiplayer shooter. 20. Halo 5: Guardians. Halo's always been a balance of campaign with multiplayer, but this entry's a tad lopsided. The story of Locke chasing Chief isn't quite the era-defining moment we were hoping for but, luckily, it's the series-best multiplayer that gets our visors misty. Halo 5: Guardians offers so very much to prospective online warmongers. Arena is a return to the Halo of old, tense cerebral skirmishes that are an oasis of sanity in a sea of crude shooters. If you fancy some madness, then you have Warzone - mega-battles powered by a desperately addictive card-collecting system. And more's being added - 343 just reintroduced Big Team Battles and a new version of classic map, Blood Gulch for free. We're home. 19. Ori and the Blind Forest. Imagine a lavish, beautiful storybook world… that slams shut on your stupid, bleeding fingers for seven brutal hours. This is Ori and the Blind Forest, the result of Microsoft handing a group of retro fanatics enough money (and freedom) to make a worthy successor to the platformers of old. Not only is this a pitch-perfect update to the formula set up by Metroid and Castlevania, combining mechanical satisfaction with tear-jerking narrative sequences, it's also quite probably the best-looking 2D game of all time. So yeah, it's pretty special. 18. Middle-earth: Shadow of War. With a bigger, richer world and more tightly honed mechanics Shadow of War is a great sequel - the combat is more immediate and satisfying, the environments more detailed varied, and everything combines beautifully. It's also one of the best Xbox One X enhanced games if you want to show off all that power. This is a big game though - seriously, seriously huge. 15 hours or so will finish the prologue; another 25 odd will unlock the rest of the map, so don't pick this up for a quick fling - you need to commit. The series' nemesis system that defines the series has had expanded to create a twisting narrative of encounters, defeats and victories as you meet and battle various orcs - yours and their progress defined by who wins the fight. This time it's also been expanded to include castles you can storm, building and training an army up to the task. Even if you don't like Lord of the Rings, it's a massive and exciting open world to explore. 17. FIFA 18. It's another step on for FIFA 18 this year, with some great tweaks to the action: taking a shot from a distance now has more impact, crosses are improved with a genuine whip added to the ball. AI's been improved as well with far more individual character and personality to different star's playing styles and, while lower league team don't feels quite as good, teams do have different feeling tactics when you play them. The continuation of the single player Journey also continues to impress with an exciting and even occasionally touching campaign as you follow his career. It's this mode that gives FIFA 18 the edge over PES this year as it's leagues ahead of any comparable mode you might find in similar games. And, finally, the monster that is FIFA Ultimate Team is improved by Squad Battles which let you progress better without spending real money. A welcome addition if chasing cards and coins is big part of your life. 16. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. Wolfenstein: The New Order is one of the most unique, brutal, brave, hilarious, and intelligent shooters of the generation so far. MachineGames' sequel, The New Colossus, confidently doubles down on all of that. Moving BJ Blazkowicz's very personal war further into the alternative-universe '60s, and transposing it to an America under Nazi rule, The New Colossus is uncompromisingly relevant. It's a smart, sensitive, and emotive discussion of callousness, prejudice, and cruelty, that nevertheless knows how to be fun at all times. A biting portrait of human failures and social horrors, that does its biting with big robot teeth and hatchet blades. It's a game that exemplifies heart and brains throughout, but never with more unremitting flair than when it comes to the noble art of tearing Nazis to shreds with bloody and balletic style. 15. Battlefield 1. We were worried DICE had set themselves up for a fall with a WW1 shooter, when Battlefield 1 was announced. Taking on one of the most bloody and tragic conflicts in human history isn't typically the best starting point for a fun game. But the anthology format is a masterstroke, using different perspectives to capture the sensational action of conflict, while sensitively showing the human cost of war. The story of the British chauffeur turned tank driver alone is more emotionally nuanced than anything we've seen from Battlefield before. But this isn't some weepy drama – it's a WW1 epic, an overwhelming shooter like nothing else on Xbox One, with 64 player multiplayer mode to keep you coming back. It's a gamble that paid off. Just be careful how you Tweet about it next time, OK EA? 14. Rocket League. Nobody expected this to be quite such an explosive success but then think objectively and put the words ‘cars’ and ‘football’ together and suddenly it all makes beautifully insane sense. Both local and online modes for its petrol fuelled madness makes Rocket League multiplayer gold. Slews of DLC - Back To The Future’s DeLorean anyone - since release and now a new Xbox One/PC multiplayer option means it’s now bigger and better than ever, and there’s no better time to put your hand on your wallet and foot on the gas. Make it one of your life… goals. 13. Rise of the Tomb Raider. Don’t be fooled by its frostbitten landscapes; this is the kind of barn-burning action-adventure that, until recently, only (ahem) other consoles used to get. Pivoting effortlessly from digital sightseeing to cinematic survival, then into stealth before exploding into brutal action, this is truly blockbuster stuff - appropriate for one of gaming's biggest icons. Amidst a gaming landscape packed with open worlds that sap full weeks of your life away, that Rise of the Tomb Raider packs all its thrills into a dizzying ten hours isn't just welcome, it's an accomplishment - this is non-stop fun. Except when Lara's murdered by your fumbling fingers. That's not so nice. 12. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Let's face it. Resident Evil had gone a bit like a foot left out of the fridge too long. A bit, well, off . After the glorious heady heights of Resi 4 defining the third person shooter as we know it, it all got a bit mediocre. Well 2017 is the year Resi got its groove back and you should be very afraid. Turning the franchise on its head, Resident Evil 7 is a first person survival terror-fest that sees you sneaking through a decrepit Louisiana mansion hunting for your missing wife. Texas Chainsaw Massacre style fiends? Check. Horrific body horror? Check that too. Add in a story that'll leave you forgetting to breathe for a little too long and Resident Evil 7 manages to be an exhilarating rollercoaster ride that reinvents the franchise. Sure you'll recognise those green herbs but this is a new brand of horror that just demands you creep through its hallways even if it feels like you should run in the opposite direction. 11. Forza Motorsport 7. Improved AI, collisions, handling - what Forza Motorsport 7 gets right reads like a list of everything a racing game should do perfectly. Cars all feel great to control, giving you the confidence you need to push the handling to its limits - drifting on cue, or hugging the rails when you need dig the tires in. In fact, throughout, this a game that tweaks and adjusts everything the previous installment got wrong. It’s all about delivering the best player experience and creating a game that’s both realistic and fun. Some of the progression is a little demanding, with numerous barriers to surmount as you collect cars and win events, but there’s nothing that really take the shine of one the greatest racers currently available. 10. Gears of War 4. It was during Act Four, when the storm was raging, bullets were flying from all sides, blood was gushing all over us as we chainsawed close-up enemies and then tried to aim at those sniping us from afar, when suddenly the music rose at the perfect moment. It was as if God himself was singing 'I'm really sorry for Gears of War: Judgment'. Apology accepted. A bloodbath with real brains, Gears of War 4 adds an army of new monsters, each demanding fresh tactics to dispatch and bringing new ideas to how we approach combat. It means the first sequel since Gears 2 that can surprise newcomers without sacrificing the excellent cover-shooting that made the series famous. Bloody essential. 9. Titanfall 2. Any FPS that lets you run along walls and then double jump into a giant mechanical Titan instantly has our attention. Titanfall 2 does that and so much more. “But where's our single-player?” we moaned, when the first Titanfall came to Xbox in 2014. “Fine!” retorted Respawn. “How about for this sequel, we tell the story of a pilot and his Titan? One where you steadily unlock Titan weapons that look powerful enough to burn the universe in half? How about a stage wherein you can travel through time at the touch of a button? How about several hours of dizzyingly paced, ideas-stuffed action that makes every shooter since we made Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare look lazy?” Well that certainly shut us up. Throw in Bounty Hunt, a capitalist nightmare of an essential multiplayer mode, and we promise never to accuse Respawn of laziness again. 8. Overwatch. Well if Valve aren't going to bother making Team Fortress 3, we'll have Blizzard do it instead. The World of Warcraft studio had never made a shooter before, so it makes no sense at all that Overwatch is one of the best multiplayer FPS' ever. A ridiculously varied cast of colourful heroes, each with powers that should logically break the game (Tracer can travel back through time for crying out loud!) Yet it all checks and balances, letting us fire bows and arrows, sky dragons, walls of ice and whip chains through the air for hours and hours without ever feeling like its cheaty or unfair. Months later, and still the only flaw we can find is Tracer's horrid cockney accent. By this logic, if Blizzard ever offer to make us dinner, expect world hunger to be eradicated within the hour. 7. Destiny 2. After the endless, life absorbing life sink of the original game what could Destiny 2 possibly do to beat it? The answer is actually obvious: more of the same, only richer, more accessible and. just. more Destiny. The sequel takes nearly every element of the space travelling, gun collecting, number raising MMO and polishes it to a fine sheen. You can see almost every area where Bungie learned from the last game, making the areas you explore richer with things to do, adding depth to both the systems that progress your character, and hte activities you take on to do so. Few games mix combat, multiplayer and character progressions so well and it's an addictive draw as a result. 6. Grand Theft Auto 5. Gaming's biggest blockbuster deserves its place at the head of the list. GTA 5 was already an excellent, brutal, beautiful open-world game, and is made even more so on Xbox One with a visual tidy-up, a glut of new content and the addition of first-person pedestrian-beating. With the addition of online Heists to make its online component even more enticing, Rockstar edges closer to making a game world so vast and varied that you could start to do away with anything else. Which, come to think of it, was probably the plan all along. 5. Minecraft. As simple or as complex as you want it to be, Minecraft is the perfect example of a game that lives up to the hype. Whether you just fancy pottering around in creative mode, or jumping into survival to take on various blocky nasties in your quest for the End, Mojang's masterpiece always feels perfectly yours and unique. This is a world worth just wandering in for eternity. Plus, the constant evolution with new packs, new textures and gameplay tweaks means that Minecraft is always moving forward. If you thought it was just about stacking up green blocks, it's time to catch up. 4. Assassin's Creed Origins. Assassin's Creed Origins is the long awaited reboot the series has needed. And ye gods, is it ever exactly what we hoped for. It's also a flagship Xbox One X Enhanced game so a great way to show off your new console. Remodelling Assassin's Creed into a true open-world RPG, full of creative stabbing, character stats, and malleable gameplay (What is best in life, Conan?), the ancient Egyptian adventure is a vast, sprawling, actual, bona fide country of a game, packing with detail, side-quests, and secrets to tackle your own way, at any time you want. With the overhauled combat now fuelled by a fully customisable gear system (Want twin daggers that put people to sleep, and a poisonous shield? Or a sword that buffs your health, and a bow with controllable arrows? You can have all of these things), any hint of the old series’ weary gameplay is long gone. Packed with wit, warmth, and a staggering scale of options, it's really rather fitting that the game that goes back to the beginning of the story is also the one that gives Assassin's Creed a fresh start. 3. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. If we didn't know better (or should that be worse?), we'd say Konami took the Hideo Kojima brand off of his last stab at MGS 5: The Phantom Pain because it feels quite so different to his previous efforts. Yes, it's packed with the off-kilter jokes, mechanical ingenuity and conspiracy theories so wild they're seemingly drawn from the darkest of the internet's depths - but at it's core, this is a very different kind of Hideo Kojima game. 2. Fallout 4. We sort of knew what we were getting. It's big, it's buggy, it's Bethesda. Fallout 4 is a natural evolution, bringing with it the often aimless exploration, gentle humour and moral greyitude of the last two instalments, while propping it all up with a new-gen veneer. They might not be enormous shifts, but main character voice acting, better gunplay and (shock) not having to look inside crates to loot them all make this a streamlined version of a now-classic formula. Frame rate dips and occasionally horrifying glitches rear their heads as usual, but it's difficult to feel too bad when there's simply so much going on. Once again, Bethesda has crammed several games' worth of joyously inconsequential stuff in here, resulting in one of the most compulsive, moreish games of this generation. Get stuck in, and you won't emerge for weeks. 1. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. One of the most immersive RPGs ever made - a standout, mutable storyline, endlessly satisfying detective-cum-hitman Contracts, and side quests deeper than many games' main campaigns. The Witcher 3's world is one of the few game spaces to deserve that title - full of political intrigue, folklore and gross beasts to slice into ribbons. 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Our "Quarterly Reports" provide a handy list of the 25 best games for each platform, both for the current year so far and for all time. There's a separate report for each platform, and they will be updated again during the first week in April. Best-reviewed Xbox One games of 2017. Includes games released between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 with at least seven reviews in our database. Note that games are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding. The Metascore is a weighted average of critic reviews on a scale of 0 (bad) to 100 (good). All scores are from December 31, 2017. Best-reviewed Xbox One games of all time. Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol. Games with fewer than 7 reviews are not eligible for inclusion. For a complete list of all Xbox One high (and low) scores, visit Metacritic's Xbox One section. Like PS4 have Gone Home(87) in 2016 list and XO did not. Why so? game is identical on both platforms. Best Xbox One Games 2018: The best One S and One X titles. 2017 was a relatively quiet year for Microsoft’s console. While we did see the release of a 4K juggernaut in the form of the excellent Xbox One X , there weren’t many exclusive titles to enjoy. However, there were still plenty of blockbusters and indie darlings to sink our teeth into. The best part is, they’re even cheaper now 2018 has rolled around. Trusted Reviews has compiled some of the very best games you can play on Xbox One right now including the likes of Forza Motorsport 7 , Cuphead and more! Monster Hunter World. Score. Want to play one of the finest RPGs that’s now far more accessible to newcomers? You need to buy Monster Hunter World. It’s a brilliantly rewarding, intensely satisfying game that has you hunting giant beasts, looting their hides and crafting the finest weapons and armour with some of the most fun combat in the genre. Forza Motorsport 7. Score. Developer: Turn 10 Studios. Forza Motorsport 7 is the most graphically stunning racing game ever seen on a console. Turn10 knows how to make gorgeous racing titles, and are often used to represent the pinnacle of visuals on any Xbox console. It already looks gorgeous on the Xbox One S, and even better on Xbox One X. 3 of 27. After four years of waiting, Xbox One players finally have a Tekken title to sink their teeth into. Updating the classic formula with new mechanics, fighters and a cinematic solo campaign, Namco’s iconic fighting series has never been better. Looking absolutely gorgeous on Microsoft’s console, Tekken 7 feels fittingly engineered for newcomers and veteran players alike. While it doesn’t quite reach the fantastic heights of Injustice 2, Tekken 7 remains an excellent fighter that builds upon the classic series in exciting new ways. Whether you’re playing through the fiedishly addictive Treasure Battle mode or taking on friends online, there is plenty to love here. 4 of 27. Thought you was done with your Destiny addiction? Think again, it’s time to get obsessed with light levels all over again as Bungie brings Destiny 2 to your console with a bang. With a stronger story, beautiful graphics and that ever-so addictive gameplay and collecting of loot, you’ll be saving the galaxy for hours upon hours on end once again in this brilliant universe. Oh and good luck in the Raids, because they’re absolutely brutal. Dragon Ball FighterZ. Score. The Dragon Ball series is known for its incredible over-the-top action sequences, and they’ve been brilliantly recreated in ArcSysWorks’ fighter. This is also a really accessible fighter meaning fans of the anime can jump on board and have a great time watching the chaos unfold. There’s a solid story mode here too for those who don’t fancy taking on fellow players online. A stunning and gorgeous brawler and one of the best in its genre on Xbox, this is truly one for the fans. 6 of 27. 2K simply produces the best sports game on the market, year-on-year, and the same is true with NBA 2K18. Ridiculous depth in every mode, near-photorealistic visuals, amazing ESPN-style presentation and great storylines are all you could ever ask for from a sports sim. MyCAREER is back and rather than following a story of another player, 2K wants players to feel more like they’re living their own NBA dream, meaning there’s less of a rags-to-riches story and much more focus on playing your game. MyGM has also had a massive revamp to bring many of these story elements into the fold and offer much more depth. If you’re new to the world of basketball, 2K has made the game much more welcoming, too. 7 of 27. This is undoubtedly the best FIFA has ever been. With tons of new animations, an amazing new look with the transition to Frostbite, season two of The Journey and the continued dominance of Ultimate Team, EA has played a blinder. Don’t believe us? Watch mobiles editor Max Parker and games editor Brett Phipps discuss how good the game is in our FIFA 18 vs PES 2018 video: Resident Evil 7. Score. Resident Evil 7 is a glorious return to form for the iconic survival horror series. Switching the action to a first-person perspective, the infected horrors and gross environments have never felt so tangibly real. You play as Ethan, a man searching for his missing partner in rural Louisiana. He soon stumbles upon The Baker Family, a group of strange people infected with some form of deadly virus. Making his way through sprawling mansions, filthy swamps and other strange locales, Ethan will have to solve puzzles and best horrifying enemies if he hopes to survive. This is essential for horror fans, and a masterful reboot for the troubled franchise. Stardew Valley. Score. After taking PC by storm earlier this year, Stardew Valley and its charming mixture of farming, exploration and dungeon crawling is finally on Xbox One, and it’s just as good as we’d hoped. You’re a new citizen in the town of Stardew Valley, starting a fresh new life as a farmer in charge of your own land, crop and animals. Every day you’ll wake up and carry out whatever tasks you want, whether it be going on dates, digging up trees or hitting the local bar. Much like Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley is capable of sapping hundreds upon hundreds of hours from you if you get carried away. It’s utterly addictive, dripping with bundles of charm that make it difficult not to love. It’s also really cheap, sitting at £11.99 on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Final Fantasy 15. Score. After countless delays, dozens of trailers and ten long years in development, Final Fantasy 15 is finally here. This ambitious new entry in the beloved JRPG franchise is a completely different beast to what came before it, thrusting us into a massive, daunting open world simply begging to be explored. Playing as Noctis, you and the rest of the Japanese backstreet boys must venture across the land of Eos, thwarting a growing conflict between two neighbouring kingdoms. The wider narrative is a mess, yet the combat, exploration and characters you meet more than make up for it. Those looking for a more traditional RPG may be disappointed with Final Fantasy 15, yet it remains one of 2016’s brightest surprises. Dishonored 2. Score. Dishonored 2 is a fabulously immersive stealth experience that improves on the original in almost every way. It never abandons the core traits of the first that made it so immersive and fun. Instead, it refines them with some truly impressive level design with immense depth and creativity. Set in the city of Karnaca, you play as either Emily Kaldwin or Corvo Attano, each with their own unique arsenal of devastating powers and equipment. The usual suspects are back with some nifty mechanical improvements perfect for dispatching the world’s many guards. Fans of Thief and Deus Ex will have an absolute blast with this fantastical adventure. And the best part is when you’re done with Dishonored 2, there’s Death of the Outsider to enjoy. Titanfall 2. Score. Developer: Respawn Entertainment. The original Titanfall was a refreshing surprise with breathtakingly fast-paced multiplayer action fuelled by giant robots and relentless park-our. Respawn Entertainment crafted a new franchise with mountains of potential, much of which is fulfilled in Titanfall 2. Respawn Entertainment has crafted a brief yet exhilarating solo campaign to accompany its addictive multiplayer this time around, and it’s a surprisingly inventive venture well worth investing some time into. The gunplay has been refined, improved and expanded with new titans, pilots and abilities to master. It’s a brilliantly varied shooter that appears to be far more ambitious than its rivals. Injustice 2. Score. Developer: NetherRealm Studios. Injustice 2 is one of the finest fighting games of 2017. By making incredible use of the DC license with a huge cast of playable heroes and villains, NetherRealm Studios has crafted one of its best creations in a long, long time. The combat system is rewarding for both veterans and newcomers, boasting an incredible amount of customisation through a dastardly addictive loot system. The comprehensive solo campaign makes things even better, pumping out a more convincing story than any films in the fumbling DC Cinematic Universe. Comic book fans will find so much to love here, especially those who are looking to trounce their friends as the world’s greatest detective. Battlefield 1. Score. Electronic Arts has taken the explosive shooter franchise back to the filthy trenches of The Great War with Battlefield 1. In doing so, it has produced what is arguably the best game in the series for decades, boasting a truly emotional solo campaign and bombastic, long-lasting multiplayer. The single-player campaign is a harrowing retelling of the infamous conflict through the eyes of brave young soldiers fighting in a war they have no place in. Unfortunately, it’s over far too soon, a true testament of its quality that it left us begging for more. Battlefield 1’s multiplayer is equally as fantastic, providing you and millions of other players with vast, explosive battlefields to march, drive and fly across. The blockbuster action of previous titles is here to stay, and it’s more pronounced than ever this time around. Gears of War 4. Score. The latest entry in Microsoft’s ultra-violent shooter franchise could very well be its best yet. Developed by The Coalition, Gears of War 4 marks the beginning of a new trilogy with all new characters, enemies and gamplay mechanics. As always, you’ll be clinging to chest-high walls as locust and robots rain down bullets upon you. It’s your job to pick the perfect window of oppurtunity to peek out and take a few precise shots. Few thrid-person shooters play better than Gears with its beautiful mixture of tight cover shooting and truly breathtaking set pieces, and its debut on Xbox One more than proves this. Fans of the series’ chaotic online multiplayer and addictively challenging horde mode will find a lot to love here, as both return with refreshing new iterations. Sure, Gears of War 4 doesn’t exactly rewrite the rulebook of modern shooters, but it certainly has what it takes to be the best. Forza Horizon 3. Score. Developer: Playground Games. Forza Horizon 3 is one of the best racers of 2016, presenting a truly breathtaking open world stretching across the vast Australian Outback. You’ll cruise throgh cities, beaches, forests and deserts before your final race rolls around, and every single moment is an unparalleled blast. Instead of competing, you are now in control of the annual Horizon Festival. All of the events taking place across Australia can be customized by you with new rules and cars. The rewards for scoring first place are plentiful, dripfeeding you with all new vehicles and events as you discover more of the beautiful, sunny countryside. Boasting over 350 unique cars at launch, Forza Horizon 3 is the most ambitious game in the franchise yet, and it’s only going to get better with the addition of downloadable content further down the line. Whether it be the lovely new Lamborghini Centanario or a beaten down Dune Buggy, the thrill of racing against your friends has never been so fun and accessible. Little Nightmares. Score. Developer: Tarsier Studios. Little Nightmares could be the scariest game you play this year, but it will also be one of the most unique and interesting titles of 2017, too. If you’re a fan of scares then you need to add Little Nightmares to your library, just maybe warn the neighbours of the forthcoming child-like screams and yelps. 18 of 27. IO Interactive has taken Agent 47 to France, Morocco, Thailand, Italy and the United States in his first season of relentlessly creative murder. Our favourite bald assassin will be finishing up in Hokkaido, Japan later this month as his debut outing concludes. Hitman is easily the best game in the franchise, providing a selection of wonderfully unique global playgrounds for you to wreak havoc upon. The sheer amount of oppurtunities available to Agent 47 are almost staggering, and have only grown crazier with each new episode. With a such a fantastic first season we can’t wait to see what IO Interactive has planned for future instalments, and where on earth Agent 47 will end up next. 19 of 27. Developer: Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard’s first new IP in almost two decades delivers a wonderful shooter full to the brim with character. At launch Overwatch has 21 playable heroes with 12 maps. Every character is unique and with multiplayer game modes actively encouraging you to switch on the fly to adjust team tactics, it won’t be long before you have a group of your favourites. Overwatch is a must-have for anyone with an Xbox One. With more maps and characters to come after launch for absolutely free this game will only get better and better as the months roll on, and it’s already brilliant. Rise of the Tomb Raider. Score. Taking everything that was successful with the 2013 reboot, Rise of the Tomb Raider takes it that one step further. It offers stunning graphics and that more mature, reimagined Lara, along with a better crafting system and the return of traditional Tomb Raider puzzle tombs. Rise of the Tomb Raider is the ultimate game in the series, and if you’re not swept away by Fallout 4, this is the game for you. Dark Souls 3. Score. Dark Souls 3 marks a strong return for the Souls series after the brief departure for PS4 standalone Bloodborne. Although the third entry is beginnning to show signs of over-familiarity and some wear-and-tear, this is still a game better than most available on the market. Journeying around the gorgeously-realised world of Lothric will see you take on plenty of dangerous foes, and you’ll no doubt meet your demise on plenty of occasions. But there’s few games in this world that quite have that feeling of triumph like the Souls series, and Dark Souls 3 is no different. This is not for the faint-hearted, so be prepared to meet a tough challenge, but once you overcome its obstacles, there’s no greater feeling. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Score. Commiserations Bethesda and BioWare. The Witcher 3 is the ultimate RPG and you can get it on Xbox One. Developer CD Projekt Red has managed to bring together all the best elements of an RPG and make it one of the most beautiful games to walk, ride or sail around. This is the largest and most convincing fantasy open-world we’ve ever seen and the storyline is ridiculously good. Not to mention that there are tonnes of side quests and smaller missions to take on, to the point that this game can take over 100 hours to complete. This will be the biggest but also the most beautiful time sink you’ll play this year. Ori and the Blind Forest. Score. Ori and the Blind Forest is one of the most exciting and absorbing games on Xbox One, even if there are a few difficulty ramps to overcome. It’s a rather inventive take on the classic Metroidvania game style, with stunning hand-painted graphics. But it’s not all about the presentation, there’s a surprisingly affecting story here and a skill tree system that sees Ori develop before your eyes. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Score. Developer: Kojima Productions. Want the complex interlocking systems of MGS3? How about the cinematic drive and fan service of MGS2 and MGS4? Like the recruiting and army management of Peace Walker on PSP? Or the open-world gameplay of Metal Gear: Solid Ground Zeroes? Well, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain has all that and more. It’s an excellent celebration of everything that makes the Metal Gear Solid series great, while adding new elements to make it the definitive game. This is an open-world game where all the missions can be approached exactly the way you want to. But, it’s also a game that learns the way that you play. Don’t become too reliant on any one gameplay method, because The Phantom Pain will screw you over. If you like headshots, guards will start wearing helmets. Or if you’re a shotgun fan, your enemies will begin to don body armour. Plus, there’s dog and horse sidekicks. What more could you want? 25 of 27. We’re always a little worried about next-gen remakes, but with a base game as strong as GTA 5, perhaps we had nothing to worry about after all. The new-gen (and incoming PC) revamp introduces enhanced visuals, making the game look even better. But the other additions, such as an optional first-person view and new side quests, make GTA 5’s Los Santos feel even more immersive than it was when it was originally launched. GTA 5 is still as sick, twisted and depraved as the original, but the new version makes all that even better than the original masterpiece. Batman: Arkham Knight. Score. Developer : Rocksteady Studios. We’re ridiculously sad that this is the close of the Batman Arkham series, but boy does it go out with a bang. Rocksteady Games has made a game that’s even bigger and more epic than Arkham City, but Arkham Knight doesn’t skim on the details. Nor does it forget that Batman is a super powerful protagonist, despite the inclusion of dual-combat with Robin and co. Arkham Knight is powerful, thrilling and ambitious. And something you absolutely have to play. 27 of 27. Developer: Red Barrel Studios. Outlast 2 is a terrifying sequel that horror fans need to experience for themselves. Taking the ideas which made its predecessor so compelling and improving upon them, this is certainly not one for the faint-hearted. IGN's Top 25 Xbox One Games. By smoothing out most of Destiny's round edges – most notably, giving fans of Bungie's storytelling a lot more to get invested in – Destiny 2 succeeds on so many levels. The feel of its first-person combat feels as sublime as ever, its new areas are as gorgeous as they are varied, Strikes and the Raid are deeply engaging, and there's less of a grind to get to the good stuff. Many have imitated Destiny, but none, save for Destiny (2) itself, have been able to replicate its unique gameplay alchemy. Dark Souls 3. Dark Souls 3 continues down the trail its predecessors blazed with its exacting combat and oppressive air of danger, but it reaches beyond that familiar identity with a grand sense of scale, and a flair for making the destroyed and desolate feel absorbing and magnetic. The Kingdom of Lothric elicits a sensation of curiosity just powerful enough to overcome the dread of what could be waiting around the next corner though; the rewards of exploration, both material and experiential, make Dark Souls 3 difficult to pull away from. Art in motion. That's what Cuphead, more so than any other video game, literally is. But Cuphead's brilliance goes much deeper than its hand-drawn, 1930's-style cartoon aesthetic; it also happens to be one of the best bullet-hell shooters in years, with precise controls, incredible challenge, and genius Easter eggs like a black-and-white mode. It manages to walk the fine line of being difficult without being sadistic. That Cuphead was done by a first-time development team and is as brilliant as it is should be viewed as nothing less than a remarkable achievement by Studio MDHR. After years in development hell – not to mention being a reboot of the actual greatest first-person shooter of all-time – the 2016 edition of Doom has absolutely no business being as good as it is. Thing is, it's not just good: it's one of the best single-player shooters in years. It successfully modernized the fast-paced carnage of the original game without losing its spirit. Its character upgrade system miraculously doesn't feel forced and instead has you gleefully ripping into massive mobs of monsters by the end of the meaty campaign. Multiplayer is a bit of a mixed-bag, but think of it as the optional side to a glorious main course. Sunset Overdrive. Sunset Overdrive could've easily gone wrong at so many points. Instead, it lands on the right side of all of them, making for the most original, fun experience you can have on the Xbox One. Its colorful art style is gorgeous. Its sense of humor is hilariously self-aware. Its traversal trumps almost every other open-world game. Its missions all feel fresh and varied even when they're really not. In short, Sunset Overdrive is pure fun, all bottled up as a caffeinated beverage that feels so good when you drink it. Everything about Firewatch is brilliant: the naturally-written characters; the use of humor, sadness, drama, and tension; the bold and colorful Olly Moss art style, the remarkable voice acting, and more. Firewatch is like a great book in that you won't be able to put it down and it'll stick with you for a while after you're done. And the new developer commentary mode gives you a great reason to run back through it a second time. Gears of War 4. You can do a lot worse than to earn parallels to Star Wars Episode 7. Check this out: Gears of War 4 switches developers, hands the keys to a new generation of heroes, and successfully reinvigorates the franchise in the process. Sound familiar? Gears 4 delivered an excellent campaign filled with variety and likeable characters, a yes-this-is-still-totally-fun Versus mode, and revamped the groundbreaking Horde mode to make it better than ever. It struck just the right balance of nostalgia and advancement. Titanfall 2. The original Titanfall was great, but the sequel delivered everything the first game failed to: an outstanding single-player campaign and some meat on Titanfall's strong but otherwise skinny multiplayer bones. The multiplayer part was obvious: more Titans, more game modes, more maps, etc. And Titanfall 2 delivered there. But that campaign almost came out of nowhere. It may not have had much of a story, but it's one of the best shooter campaigns of this generation on the back of its smart, variety-is-king design. You'll see when we mean when you get to *that* gameplay twist. © 1996-2018 Ziff Davis, LLC. We have updated our PRIVACY POLICY and encourage you to read it by clicking here. IGN uses cookies and other tracking technologies to customize online advertisements, and for other purposes. IGN supports the Digital Advertising Alliance principles. Learn More. The Best Free Games on the Xbox One. With so much money being generated by titles like Candy Crush Saga and Clash Royale on phones and tablets, it’s entirely reasonable that the game industry is taking the free-to-play model very seriously these days on every platform. We’ve done our share of groaning about the nickel-and-diming tactics found on the App Store and Google Play, but there’s still much to enjoy about the free-to-play model when it’s done well. Dota 2 and League of Legends on the PC are some of the most popular games in existence – both of which are free-to-play titles. Frankly, it’s beyond silly to write off the model entirely when there’s so much critical and commercial success. Clearly, this is more than just a passing fad, and console devs are working hard to get some of that alluring micro-transaction cash. Now let’s jump in, and explore what the free-to-play model has to offer for the average Xbox One or Xbox One X (see on Amazon) player. I’d buy that for a dollar. While console gamers have grown accustomed to dropping $60 (or more) on a game, it’s good to see more variety in the marketplace. And just like a large price tag may not fit a small-scale indie game, it’s important to remember that the free-to-play model isn’t one-size-fits-all either. F2P is definitely here to stay, but not at the expense of other business models — in conjunction. Poorly made free-to-play games can easily leave a bad taste in your mouth, but it’s not fair to dismiss the entire concept outright. After all, we’ve seen numerous free-to-play games on the PC garner massive critical acclaim, and the concept is still relatively novel on consoles. Give these games a chance, and you might just find a game that you really love. Post a Comment Comment. Requires Xbox Live to obtain, and play, thus=not free. That is untrue to the best of my knowledge. You can download the client, and “Gatorade Sports Performance Football Training Camp” for $0 regardless of Gold status as far as I understand. nope, xblg required, part of free for gold program. I don’t have an Xbone here in the office, but I just now “bought” both the client and the “Gatorade Sports Performance Football Training Camp” online for $0. I don’t have XBL gold, and there were no disclaimers AT ALL about needing XBL gold. Obviously, you need to have gold for unlimited access, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m referring to this one specific routine “purchased” for $0 like you would buy one of the other programs for $60. Also, I just went through Xbox support, and asked if I can play Xbox Fitness DLC sans gold membership, and the answer was “Yes.” To be fair, it was really hard to explain it to the agent in a way that he would understand, so ya know. This issue is apparently more complicated than it would seem. Get on an xb1 without gold, see howfat that goes… not free, (KI is, but thats just a demo anyways..) every live account you start gives you a small amount of gold time if im correct and after you are downgraded to silver….but none of the games on this list were games that required xboxlive gold except warframe which is an all online game. ive downloaded plenty of games without having gold…i bought minecraft without gold and downloaded neverwinter without gold soooo do you even have a live account? CANT PLAY WITHOUT GOLD….. Games, like warframe, are free to play on ALL other platforms BUT xbox…… Do you even internet? I have each game you have stated that you are unable to play and i am able to play them all wothout my xbox one live so i have no live and am still playing games like neverwinter and warframe on my xbox do YOU even internet. So full of shit, haha. YOU ARE WRONG_ DO YOU EVEN OWN A XBOX!? you can get LIVE SILVER which is free and thus allows you to web connect and download the above games. My Uncle Max recently got a new black MINI Cooper Roadster Convertible by working parttime off of a macbook air. check this……>> -> START MAKING ONLINE EARNINGS EASILY. <- People used to bash XBLG service because PSN was free. But XBLG was clearly superior in every way. Now PSN is a paid subscription and people are still bashing XBLG. I don’t get it. You can literally buy XBLG for $40 a year if you wait for a sale somewhere that seems to happen every month. Under $4 for a lag free service with free stuff every month. What more do you want? PSN is awesome too with their free games. What people need to complain about is the nickel and dime DLC tactics by developers. They can’t increase game prices so they just give you an incomplete game and force you to buy DLCs. DLCs used to be extras. Now you just get things that should’ve came with the game. When a developer launch a game with DLCs ready, you know it’s BS. I pay for ps+, they tell me what I am paying for, and that is what I am getting… msft though claims its all for the servers (which it has plenty of, but xbk barely gets 1% of that whole 300k server pool they talk about, on top of the fact that most of the people, playing most of the games most of the time are not on xbl servers.. they are playing on that 3rd party game server. Msft is selling people something they aren’t getting, sony sells exactly what they say is being sold (and pays for itself, years worth every month, … I feel like I am stealing from sony really.) Unfortunately due to the amount of time PSN spends having maintenance its value for money is very low. I want to be able to play when i want not find that the system is down for maintenance again. Frequent maintenance to continue offering more of the best games and services to almost 10 times more users than xbl and all while making sure we don’t have our identities and credit cards stolen every 7 minutes like on xbl….uh.. yes please? Better security, service, and stability> being hacked on silly xbl. The only time i have ever had my data at risk on a console was on my PS3. I have always bought both systems and do not have the hatred that you seem to have for one or the other. I game for fun, so have both systems to be able to take the best of both worlds. Limiting yourself because of some unrepaid loyalty to a brand that doesn’t really even know you exist is ridiculous. The maintenance that has been happening on the PS4 is not planned so trying to spin it as a positive is again ridiculous. From my own personal experience two of the last three things you mention Security and stability have been better on the Xbox. The service offered by Sony has always been top class. er… your data was at risk on ps3? how’s that? did you make your pw : 12345? or your pet’s name? or literally PassWord?….. wait.. I bet I know what you are going to reference.. the “great hack” of psn right? where NO USER ACCOUNT DATA WAS ACTUALLY ACCESSED according to the FBI…..Which was resolved fairly swiftly (srsly.. they rebuilt the entire PSN after that) and just in case there was a 1 million dollar insurance for every user, and compensation for something that wasn’t even being payed for at the time. While it is obvious you have a slight Bias to Playstation i will try to have a conversation with you. As i stated quite clearly my playstation was at risk. I did not lose any data but did have to go through the inconveniance of changing all my passwords as advised by Sony. If i remember correctly Sony also gave a free game as an apology for the inconvenience, which was welcomed. The new super dooper PSN you referred to was hacked again as recently as August, hmmmm. I have said before i own and enjoy both consoles. I can see the benefits of both consoles and because i do ot limit myself i can access the best games on both consoles. I do not care about 1080p, I do not that i have to pay a yearly subscription (to both). Gaming is about fun and enjoyment with friends, a lot of people this gen seem to have lost that and get their kicks from antagonising others over their choices. Enjoy your console as i enjoy both of mine. that wasn’t hack.. fyi, was a DDoS.. which NOTHING can prevent, and is itself not a security threat. I have no bias for or against a company in this industry, My bias is for or against a product, based solely on its capabilities costs, or lack thereof. It’s ok, I understand you aren’t as knowledgeable on the subject, but again, please refrain from inserting your misconceptions as though they were fact. Your manner on forums certainly requires work. I had a look through some of your previous posts and it appears that i am not the first person to call you up on some of your so called factual statements. I wonder how much time you have actually spent using the Xbox, probably little to none though im sure you will state otherwise. Its a shame as your prejudice is stopping you from experience some great games. That’s your choice though which you are free to make. So enjoy what you have, i wish you many hours of happy gaming. ah, deflection.. you forget (since you have read all my posts) I own an xb1 at my shop, anything I need to play on it I play there, and run side by side against ps4 and 2 tiers of PC builds all for customers to SEE the differences. Business must be slow if you have time to play on your Xbox. I did say how much time you spend using the Xbox, never stated you didn’t have one. Anyway i will leave this here although i await your final reply as i know that you will want the final say. Thank you. still avoiding the foundation of your argument eh? Nice job forgetting about that. anyways, yes, I do have time in the store I own to play the xb1 in it, and time is allotted to all of my employees to use the equipment we sell as I would prefer they have an experienced understanding of the products and not just the tested knowledge of them, unlike certain large chain stores who have “geeks” and “genius” types hovering about like used car salesmen, lacking even the most basic knowledge on the product or tech involved and only caring about that one sale. Been doing fine for 31 years with a customer base covering 9 towns… I think I’m doing just fine. What has any of that blowing your own trumpet nonsense you’ve just spouted have to do with psn being superior in your opinion? More like you think YOU are superior, and your opinion is the only one that matters, it must frustrate the s*#t out of you seeing us in subordinate lowlives having our own opinions and not cowtailing to yours.. I bet you’ve gone all pink with rage that somebody who doesn’t own a shop(big deal mate get over yourself) could possibly disagree with you. Owning a shop for however many years is irrelevant come to think of it so are you and I feel like I’ve wasted 2 minutes of my life on trying to converse with you. Ownership of a game shop obviously doesn’t promote intelligence eh? I learned long ago to not argue with PS fans. I own every every sytem and have 4 TVS in my living room for my family and the only obvious difference in PS/XB history is the original XB has noticeably better graphics than PS2. The 360/PS3 and XB1/PS4 games look the same, i’ve played dozens of them side-by-side. I have no preference as both companies have excellent exclusives, but in the end both have games that make me think “this is the most beautiful blah blah blah…” The only reasons I prefer XB is the controller feels far superior (just my opinion) and XB live has always been way more appealing TO ME. Both companies make great systems and games that push the other to respond, and they constantly one-up each other…to our (the non-biased) advantage. Choosing one side means you’re missing out. like you did by stating you can only get free games with gold which is not true, you come across badly here dude. Did you just wait a whole year to be wrong? Go shill elswhere. You’re a horrible troll. Particularly when you run your uninformed childish brand-loyal (pathetic no matter what platform you’re freely spamming for) BS mouth about uptime & security. = one of the largest data/user breaches of all time, including CC#’s. we could go on and on and on and on, but you’re just some pathetic kid that’s trolling an Xbox article that doesn’t even mention PS. Grow up. Get some hair. Go outside. Get laid. Do something. Finally a comment i can agree with. Well said. stfu Sony fan boy! If you remember ps3 everything went down for like 2 months where nobody could get online to do anything xbox has not had that happen during the time ive owned one granted i still enjoy my ps4 and xbox one just the same as any other system ive ever had because theyre just games and its just for fun if it were real life shit going on that would be a different story. That was psn, hacked in 2011, was down for 27 days, could still play games, and use apps and any onl e game that didn’t use psn for services. 27 days… not a single account looked at let alonr stolen from. While there has not been a single period lime that on xbl, xbl hets brought down by hacking more frequently and in total far more than 27 days… the cumulative number of days either system has been down shows xbl down significantly more, on top of being less secure (an account is highjaked every 7 minutes on xbl, and issue that has happened even to top brass accounts. It’s funny, because people like to talk about how msft has all these servers (but xbl gets less than 1% of these to operate on in reality). They claim it better because it has been forcibly taking subscription money for nearly a decade already. It has far fewer users and far less mefia and services to bog it down. And yet, it is slower than psn, don more often, and less secure (second to steam in this regard). None of these systems are immune to the whims of these ddos kids, but an argument can easily be made as to which is better or worse. Which has more uptime? Which has more account theft due to their own security flaws and not the individual’s? Which consistently has faster download speeds? Which has more media and services? Which costs more or less? It was Sony that got hacked and everyone’s details were stolen causing the psn to close not xbl doofus, facts mate do you know any? All you prove with your obvious bias is that playstation is in its entirety a fanboy console as you won’t be swayed by pesky facts in your unwavering defence for a poorly developed machine. I too used to be a fanboy for Sony advocating all then I realised Sony have consistently taken the p*s# out of the consumer, by rushing the release of ps3 and the birth of psn they didn’t seem to worry about hackers, thinking instead nobody would dare…. Epic fail, I’ve had all Sony consoles up to the ps3 and the catastrophic hack drama then I sold it and got an Xbox 360 and now have and xbox 1 which allows me to use cross platform xbl and share it with everyone on my home network so there are 3 of us with gold for £6 a month. 2 times as many users mate or do you really think 500 million people are on psn……. Fanboy. dude….remember when psn was down for like 2 months because they got hacked and user data was getting released. 27 days, no user data eas even accessed let alone stolen by the hack, still they rebuilt psn, offered insurances (which none had been requested) and gave users, who pay nothing for use of their network, free ps plus time and games…. (weird how evidence discovered and reported by the FBI is different than your misconception of a tale……) I know this is a later response but I’m going to point something out. Try to look at it with an open mind. Mind you I’m not taking a side in this debate but i do want to note that if data wasn’t in danger in the latest hack then why offer insurance why even need it. The fact that they offered insurance shows that they were worried about data having fallen into someones hands where it didn’t belong. In all honesty I agree when people say that Xbox live is much more stable. Because it is prudent, rather than only reacting if or when there is a problem they took action in the case of such, a contingency. The FBI had already proven that account data hadn’t even been looked at, let alone accessed. When we question these claims these people make, and search them out, we chip away the tales and get to the truth, and it is in this truth that we learn xbl is not what they believe it is. In the end it still comes down to worry even if its prudent. Its the worry about what if i dont do something and something bad happens. In this case it was better safe then sorry is basically what you are saying. How many companies run into the same security issues as many times as sony. Does gmail have issues keeping things secure, what about Dropbox, or better yet Samsung. Have you ever heard of the google play store getting hacked? The answer is no its cause they keep things tight and work hard to protect you. I know what you are gonna say those are all massive corporations and have money to spend on that stuff. But then the question is when does it become negligent. Do you think its wise to wait till you have a serious issue to start investing in proper security. Think of it as leaving the house unlocked while your on vacation. Would you leave you house open? I have no beef with Sony i do not care what you opinion i am only here for cold hard Facts and the fact is as of right now i do not have any trust in sony security and nothing you say will change that. Daily…. this is more dramatized and oversensationalized, as is common for the poor media who are worried more about views and less about the actual news. http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/02/technology/security/sony-playstation-hack/ just gonna leave this here for you to read. Note this is coming from a trusted source and the person interviewed is a longtime sony user. I don’t have an XBox, but I do have a PS3 and PS4 (Mainly on PC, though) and I have to say, that PSN is one of the worst services I’ve ever used. Often unstable and all kinds of different issues with it. 280 million people say otherwise… You sure? Did you ask them? When you look at the internet and even Playstation forums, then you can see so many people, who have issues with one thing or another. (A lot of those issues being things, which shouldn’t be a problem) Were issues tangible and serious, these would no longer be active members, it is clearly better than others. Sadly that’s not true. There are so many examples of terrible services having more active users than proper services. Lol, you are telling me people are saying “oh, this thing sucks, let’s use it”. Not exactly, I hope. People put up with terrible services, it seems, when they have to, to get that small part, which they wanted. Even I put up with some terrible services, if I don’t have another choice. You haven’t lived enough yet, I guess, to notice these things, but you will. Lol…it’s psn, they have many choices, not just the user, but the developers and publishers get to choose if they use psn at all or not…. it’s not at all like living in an area where there is no other cable company so they can bilk you for standard services. And don’t try pulling the wise old man game on me kid. There is no game. If you haven’t noticed a lot of people using services, which tend to often have issues, then you either haven’t been around long enough or have been interestingly lucky to not have noticed. Usually it’s the first. Simple as that. Wtf are you talking about? Do you actually have a point? I certainly never said it, nor any service has been free of issues, I am in fact saying quite the opposite, as well as how drastically the comparative rlation of them are. Adres IP: 117.162.212.230. Data: 2015-12-09 03:20 (GMT) This is a part of a message I got from Microsoft about some accident with a try to log into my account. Im using Sony console for 1 year, and I never got anything like that. I was having X360 for few years, but now I dont want XOne. I decided to get PS4, not because PS+ is better or something, cuz Im not using it anyway. I like PS4 games more than games that are coming to XOne. Pozdro dla kumatych. I’ve never been hacked on my 360 or one but have have 2 friends get the ps info stolen and got charged lots…. Doesn’t mean it’s not a good system but you can’t just say stupid stuff about Xbox just cause you’re not a fan of it loser! Hm… way to run about name calling when your fake story didn’t hold up. Even msft brass had their xbl accounts hacked…. and stop making your psn passwords “1234” and “password”… thorough investigations are conducted by sony, who pay for losses and then some if they find they are at fault…. that has never been found though even by the FBI…. Bet you didn’t think I would snipe your little fanboy comment here posting months after the fact did ya? Get a clue kid. oh i see you just a fanboy looser console defender. Holy full retard fanboy…. like msft you came here a day late and a dollar short. Some games are free without gold as I have purchased them without a gold membership. Not all launch day DLC is evil. There’s a period of time where they actually have to make all the packaging and disks, and send them out everywhere. They all have to have the same version, which means the devs have a cut-off point to work on the main game. In that between period, when the copies are being created and distributed to various stores, they work on DLC. It keeps them employed, makes the publisher some more cash, and adds content for the gamers. It isn’t like they chop DLC chunks out of the game and ransom it back. That only happens on rare occasion. Pretty poor nigga if u aint got xbl XD. Wait, unless games are free with ads… WHO THE $#!T WOULD WANT TO DOWNLOAD “Gatorade Sports Performance Football Training Camp”. It’s literally $25. Stop being a cheap ass and just go buy some. It’s not much and they’re always having sales and free games to gold so you can’t act like they don’t treat us well either. So you are complaining that you need xbox live to get a game and not soend actual money on the gane itself the idea of the game being free is you paid 60$ to use live and you are not paying for the game itself you get multiple games depend8ng on what live you get so you are getting the games for free just not the ability to download and play them right away quit your bitching and grow up. Free on All other platforms. How many of those run at 1080p? Er, every game on my Android runs at 1080p. It is a lot easier to run 10000 polygons in 1080p than 100000 polygons in 720p. Perhaps I did not made myself clear. How many of those run at 1080p ON THE XBOX ONE? Because the last time I checked. It can’t even run Angry Birds at 1080p but the PS4 version does. Bear, dont be bitter, darkich was just being an smartass. You are right, this pos dont run any of those @ 1080p. Damn, X1 can’t play Angry Birds at 1080p?? Yeah, either that was one lazy port or.. That’s it. I will have to say its a lazy port. If not damn. meh…… EA needs to bring C&C to a downloadable client instead of the script version they offer. I’m seeing reports that some large retailers are knocking $50 off of the price of the XB1 (bundled with Sunset Overdrive IIRC). Supposed to last through at least January per info on IGN and TechCrunch. Between that and these “free” games, MS is getting serious about trying to revive market interest after their flop of a launch. I sort of wonder if Sony will be able to match the price drop because, although PS4 selling very well is making them money, it is damn near the ONLY thing making them money right now and they are in hot water as a company overall. Whatever the case, as a consumer I am glad to see increasing competition for my $$$. It’s kind of funny that despite Sony’s TV division has been bleeding money for many, many years, they’re still holding onto that one while letting others go. Despite all their attempts, their smartphone and TV divisions are still regularly posting losses as usual. It’s kind of surprising to see Sony struggle as much as they have, especially with their TVs. Only ten years ago were they the de facto brand for your TV needs. They were researching cutting edge technologies like S-LCD which was sold off to HTC and OLED which they’re no longer pursuing it seems… Or maybe they are, but their Vita OLED screens are nowhere near the quality of Samsung’s (I have one… screen burns etc. galore) 10 years ago some key things happened, companies like samsung began hitting the market hard with reverse engineered sony tech, for a fraction of the cost and were able to price it far lower. Sony’s real issue is failing to lock down their R&D on displays as much as they should have and gone after blatant copies, or having sold off/shared said tech after piling cash into its R&D. Hahaha they all stole their tech from Sony did they? You’re sounding desperate now….. I am speaking of displays only.. ( but really, most if what all the consoles are doing is iwed to sony anyways..) wash away the silly trademarks and branded terms, look inly at the tech itself and the timing of each, and it becomes clear.. if I want the most bang for my buck on a mid range display=samsung. If I want the best image possible regardless of price=sony. Thag is simply the way things are, and people do shop by those filters. Also, why would I be despirate?? Nvm, just realized you are one of them fanboys, an xbot to be specific, who will interject into anything pro sony, nintendo, or pc that doesn’t give overly gratuitous praise to the console brand you emotionally attached your lack of self-esteem to. I’m a fan of watching morons take the time to bash each other over stupid shit but he’s right. actually, many retailers have been doing -$50 to -$100 no xb1 and bundles since as early as late Jan 2013… Me being one of them (along with a free 8th gen console of choice with 4k Display purchase). Sony won’t drop prices, they quite famously bragged about how they can take the p*#s out of consumers because they are Sony (can’t afford a playstation get another job….. Remember that??) I’m not going to say the xb1 is better than the ps4 it was just my preference of Xbox that made me purchase it I honestly don’t care about differences between the two, I care about the quality I receive and couldn’t give a monkeys whether or not psn works or ps4 has 2 more polygons and can play angry birds in 1080p as that would be the equivalent of polishing a gaming turd (great graphics do not a good game make my old son) be lucky go outside take a breath and smile, you are alive and the real world is in HD x. Giving away 10 Xbox Live Gold codes all this week on my blog. This is for one FREE month of xbox live. Don’t miss out. We need an article detailing and explaining about the Cancellation of F.E.A.R. Online, how they are shutting the servers down for good sometime in the middle of May 2015. The one reason I read is many people were in game hacking and the moderators can’t keep up with the patching. Too bad, the game is actually good. i really dont care about the best, where is the list for all the free games. No kidding. I don’t understand why Microsoft makes it so hard to find games on the XB1. The on-system store has no sort or filter options and the web store isn’t much better. Warframe is a complete waste of time. You can’t effectively solo it and you will never find players in the lobbies to get a co-op game going. Just avoid it. I favoured the x-box over the ps2 as preferred the games such as championship manager and KOTOR 1 & 2, Never really bothered with the 360 after I bought my ps3 apart from for Mass Effect 1 and 2. I got the ps4 before the X-box one but disappointed with it and ordered X-box one a day after. I have only really played Watchdogs, Thief and Arkam night on ps4 but played loads on x-box one have no real preference other online experience but prefer the PSN store. Console wise the X-box one fits my needs most. I have gold for the x box one and EA hub, but don’t have a PSN subscription although have considered it for free games alone. then go get gold cheap ass bitch I’m more than happy with my yearly subscription of gold. I really don’t care which company is better. It is a matter of opinion not fact. Both companies make good consoles. I personally enjoy the Xbox as most of my friends do as well and it has good quality. Also in the time that Microsoft has made 3 consoles (Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One) to compete with Sony, Sony has made 4 consoles (PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4) and 2 handheld consoles (PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita) but Microsoft is still their main company to “Battle” with. I also have a few friends who have recently switched from the PlayStation 4 to the Xbox One. So, while everyone is busy debating about which is better, you can try them out for yourself and just take in the vast and glory of both of the consoles because they are both unique in their very own way. I have also recently bought a new Xbox One console (Forza Motorsport 6 Edition) and I have to say that it is one of my favorite consoles that I have ever used. It also sounds like a racecar as the special power up and power down sounds so that is a really cool feature as well :) These are Freemium games not Free. Don’t forget the new Fable Legends is F2P! Please don’t call world of tanks historical :) It may be free to download and maybe free to play, but not totally free. Microtransactions galore or grind fest. Besides, a lot of these free games are already on PC which is already a superior console err i mean platform (excluding some of the crappy console ports). Now if only Evolved was free I’d actually play that. Why do I say that? Because a lot of the aesthetic skins in the game are locked behind a paywall. $60 for the game + $15 for content that you ALREADY paid for? That’s pushing it. World of Tanks, I don’t think I ever hated a game so bad and yet I kind of like the feel of the tanks. But the terrible mm and wallet warriors, along with the some bias for Russian tanks. before i got gold again i downloaded tomb raider definitive edition and it required gold to play so they are not free at all so you grant need to get ya facts right am with you on that one mirimon. Great news that DCUO is coming to Xbox. Ive been telling my Xbox friends abou this game for years. Plus it gives me a chance to grab the names i never managed to get on PS3 and 4. dont be stupid when something is free it cost 0. there for it is free, all games with gold are free the games in this list are free. if game shops took all their games and said come take what you want they are frrreeee, you can not turn around a say oh none of its free cos I had to pay bus fare or to play these I have to buy an xbox. your an idiot free is free. now what does cost is xbox live gold and for that price you are paying for eeso Microsoft feature inding most online features. Slideshow doesn’t show up in Chrome. Same problem here; got our dev team working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience! (It’s intermittent, too; a refresh sometimes brings it up for me, which is even weirder.) Okay, this problem should disappear over the next few minutes. Thanks for reporting. Store online. xbox one digital games http://www.gameskey.net order now! 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We have updated our PRIVACY POLICY and encourage you to read it by clicking here. IGN's Top 25 Xbox One Games. If you're just now getting yourself an Xbox One, we have good news: you've got a lot of fantastic games to play. These are the best 25 games you can play on your Xbox One, as ranked by a humble crew of IGN's biggest and most knowledgeable Xbox One fans. Review scores mattered, but we also factored in things like ways each game took advantage of the Xbox One, design risks taken that you should see, curiosities, etc. Enjoy! [*Note: Games had to be released by October 3, 2017 in order to be eligible for this list.] Minecraft is excellent for many reasons, but the most important is that it both encourages and encourages a sense of wonder. That mountain in the distance? You can burrow into it. You can make your home inside it and cover it with lava so it’s spooky and cool. And then you can dig deep into the ground to find treasure and fight monsters. Minecraft can be played as a do-what-you-want sandbox, but there are enough game systems and rules to structure your time into a “campaign,” if that’s what you’re after. Few games have set the world on fire like Minecraft, and it’s likely few ever will in the same way again. Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Even without its unfortunate online troubles out of the gate, this collection of the first four mainline Halo shooters stands tall – particularly the completely remastered Halo 2 Anniversary – for the campaigns alone. And now that the multiplayer functionality has been rebuilt into a perfectly workable state, Halo: The Master Chief Collection is an absolute must-own. Halo 1's pistol-powered, Blood Gulch-blasting multiplayer is online for the first time ever on Xbox, while Halo 2's legendary map complement comes back from the dead after the plug was pulled on the servers years ago. Throw in the ever-popular Halo 3 and the underrated Halo 4 and this package is simply irresistible. Using a hand radio, Oxenfree takes you through monuments of a tragedy from the past as you solve an eerie island's secrets through creepy radio messages and intense conversations between the cast of five teenagers. Through convincing voice acting and smart dialogue, Oxenfree feels personal, even if your time as a teen has long past. This is a wonderful coming-of-age story that has mild pacing issues, but it well worth the adventure. Halo 5: Guardians. Its campaign may have been a misstep in the series, but Halo 5 not only packs the best gunplay in possibly the entire franchise, but also the best multiplayer since Halo 2. Halo 5's arena multiplayer pits combatants against each other on an even playing field, with great weapons and well-crafted maps to battle on. Warzone, meanwhile, is literally the biggest Halo multiplayer addition ever, with AI "heroes" thrown into the mix with 24 human players. If you're not playing Halo 5 multiplayer, you're missing out on the Xbox One's very best online combat. Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition. Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil Edition is one of the best couch co-op games out there right now. Driven by a constant flow of smashable enemies and ever-more-powerful loot drops, you can endlessly crawl through its campaign levels and randomized dungeons in search of legendary weapons and armor. Each of its five classes has a distinct style for smashing enemies to bits, like leaping through the air and smashing down a heavy ax as the Barbarian or blasting magical orbs of death from afar as the Wizard, and coordinating your attacks and buffs to take down a demonic boss with maximum efficiency brings gamers together in a great way. Dragon Age: Inquisition. Dragon Age: Inquisition, our 2014 Game of the Year winner, raises the bar for excellence in design of modern roleplaying games. This massive open world is full of breathtaking vistas, nuanced characters, political drama built upon rich lore, and of course battles with huge beasts. In the dozens - or hundreds - of hours you can spend completing its grand storyline and rich sidequests, BioWare’s latest epic entrenches itself as one of the greats. Ori and the Blind Forest. Ori harkens back to the glory days of Xbox Live Arcade by delivering challenging platformer gameplay wrapped in an absolutely beautiful visual aesthetic and topped by a sweet, somber story starring a charming lead. It will test your will at times, but such trials are well worth it. Ori is one of Xbox One's best digital-only game yet. What can a teddy bear in glasses leaning over a book tell you about the ghouls that live in a school? Or numerous mannequins wielding mechetes positioned around a skeleton that's lying in a tub? Though your character gains a voice in Fallout 4, the star of the game is the Commonwealth. This wasteland is filled with history from both pre- and post-war conveyed through fantastic environmental storytelling. Pair that with the great companions and the ability to craft any sort of player character - be it a hammer-wielding saint or gunslinging thief - and you've got one of the best adventure RPGs around. © 1996-2018 Ziff Davis, LLC. We have updated our PRIVACY POLICY and encourage you to read it by clicking here. IGN uses cookies and other tracking technologies to customize online advertisements, and for other purposes. IGN supports the Digital Advertising Alliance principles. Learn More. The 9 Best Xbox One Kids' Games to Buy in 2018. Shop for the best music, toy-to-life, superhero and puzzle-solving kids' games. When it comes to selecting a game for your kids, there's a lot to consider. You want to find something that's both entertaining and age-appropriate, and it can be a difficult balance to strike. So whether you're looking for the best superhero, old-school, puzzle-solving or toy-to-life game for your child, our top Xbox One kids' games to buy will more than deliver. Though Mario may not be on the Xbox anytime soon, your best bet for the best Xbox One kids' game is Yooka-Laylee. It’s made by the same developers from yesteryears classics such as N64’s Banjo Kazooie; a solid platforming game with intriguing characters, gorgeous graphics and fun-filled gameplay. Yooka-Laylee puts kids in the role of a buddy duo: a chameleon named Yooka and a bat named Laylee, who work together to bring their own awesome abilities that can be used in level progression. Players unlock moves as they journey through levels, offering a more custom set of options in how to play and explore the game’s vast worlds. This is the surefire choice Xbox One game for kids, made by experienced developers that bring both an intriguing atmosphere and lifelike characters in an overall game built solely on having fun. Continue Reading Below. The biggest and best superhero game on Xbox One is easily LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Featuring just about every beloved Marvel hero and villain you can think of – The X-Men, Spider Man, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four and more – LEGO Marvel Super Heroes gives you the massive, open world of Manhattan to explore while trying to stop an evil plot by Loki and Doctor Doom. Each of the characters has distinct skills and abilities – Iron Man can melt gold objects, Wolverine can slash through walls, Hulk can lift heavy items, etc. – that you use to explore the levels and solve simple puzzles. Having so many great characters all in one game makes LEGO Marvel Super Heroes a sure fire hit with kids and comic fans alike. Continue Reading Below. Minecraft Story Mode takes place in the familiar blocky world players know and love, but features a large fully voiced cast of characters and a linear story about your character using their unique building abilities to seek out a mysterious group of heroes called the Order of the Stone and, eventually, save the world. This is a story-driven game where you talk to characters, find items, and solve basic puzzles to access new areas and move the story forward; it's not an open world like normal Minecraft. It does have the traditional Minecraft crafting and building elements at key points in the story, however. Even the most experienced Minecraft players will enjoy seeing all of the familiar items, blocks, locations and techniques presented in a new way here. The combination of the familiar Minecraft aesthetic with an actual story and cast of lovable characters make Minecraft Story Mode a must-play. Music games like Rock Band 4 are great for kids and the whole family because they allow everyone to play together with the guitar, bass, drums and microphone. Sure, the fake plastic instruments aren’t very close to the real thing in these games, but learning basic musical timing and rhythms and getting your fingers into shape playing Rock Band really does help when it comes to learning to play the real thing. The music selection in Rock Band 4 is absolutely massive as well, thanks to the huge amount of songs in just about every genre that are available as downloadable content. So more than likely your favorite songs will be playable in the game. Creating music, even with toy instruments, is extremely satisfying, and sharing that feeling with kids can lead them to a lifetime of loving music. Continue Reading Below. Toy-to-life games are awesome for kids because they’re really two toys/games in one. To start, you get real world toys and action figures that are fun to play with, but those special figures can also be scanned into a video game and played digitally as well. Our favorite toy-to-life game, LEGO Dimensions, takes it one step further by having you actually build the figures and playsets (which include licenses such as “Jurassic World,” “Back to the Future,” “Ghostbusters,” “Doctor Who,” “Scooby-Doo” and more) piece-by-piece with LEGO bricks. The video game levels based on those licenses are the same 3D action/platforming as other LEGO games, but you can swap any characters from any license in and out on any level, which creates some fun and funny crossover situations you’ll only find in LEGO Dimensions. The “Jurassic Park” movies aren’t always exactly kid-friendly, but LEGO Jurassic World presents all four of the films in a light-hearted and humorous way where no one actually dies or gets hurt, and any violence is replaced with silly jokes. Not only does the game let you play through the plot of all four “Jurassic” movies, but it also gives you fully open world versions of the locations from the movies for you to explore. Even better, along with the playable cast of human characters like Alan Grant, Dr. Sattler, Ian Malcom and more, there are also a number of playable dinosaurs including velociraptors, brontosaurus and T-Rex. The graphics are an interesting mix of realistic backgrounds with plastic characters that looks fantastic, and the sound effects/music were all taken directly from the movies. Continue Reading Below. Zoo Tycoon is a zoo building/management simulator at its core, but its real appeal comes from the fact that it is a great way to simply observe and interact with animals. The free play mode allows you to ignore the management aspect entirely so you can just build a zoo with whatever animals you want, and it is in this mode where the experience really shines. Lions, tigers, bears, elephants, giraffes, chimpanzees and many other species of animals are available here, and just sitting back and watching them as they run around and play is an absolute joy. The graphics are fantastic, right down to the soft- and fuzzy-looking fur on the animals that makes you want to reach out and touch. The best kids' games get them to think a little and maybe learn something new, and Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations does this very well. In this game, Jake (the dog) and Finn (the boy) have to solve mysteries all over the land of Ooo. You explore fully 3D versions of key locations from the show, like Treetrunks’ house or Princess Bubblegum’s palace, in order to find clues and items that you piece together to solve the mystery. Things like combining a bottle+water+soap to make a giant bubble so you can float upward, or having to interview everyone around town to figure out who took a key item are just some of the puzzles. You really have to think critically and be smart, and solving the puzzles is really quite fun. All of the fan-favorite characters from the show are here, fully voiced by the real actors, and the presentation overall is top notch. Continue Reading Below. Kinect for Xbox One was an undeniable flop, but if you do happen to have a Kinect you’re in for a treat with Fantasia: Music Evolved. Fantasia: Music Evolved pairs the visual brilliance of the Disney “Fantasia” films with a motion-controlled music game where you create music like the conductor of a symphony. The game includes classical pieces from Mozart and Bach, as well as modern songs from David Bowie and Queen. By moving your hands in different ways to mimic onscreen indicators, you bring the music to life. The gameplay is relatively simple and intuitive, but the challenge comes from making sure your hands and body are in the right position to complete the next series of moves, not just the current one, which is tougher than it sounds. Once you learn to play, though, Fantasia: Music Evolved is extremely fun and stands as easily the best Kinect game ever. Sign up for our daily deals newsletter. Disclosure: At Lifewire, our Expert writers are committed to researching and writing thoughtful and editorially independent reviews of the best products for your life and your family. If you like what we do, you can support us through our chosen links, which earn us a commission. Best Xbox One Role Playing Games (RPGs) Updated March 29, 2017: We added Torment: Tides of Numenera to this list for its amazing writing and sheer openended-ness. And despite the issues, Mass Effect: Andromeda easily makes the cut for its RPG progression, incredible combat, and rich upgrade system. Set in worlds that are often rich in lore and history, RPG video games' origins stem from classic pencil-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. Most borrow terminology and mechanics from those table-top classics. RPGs are centered around a single character or a team, that completes quests and storylines, gains experience in order to level up, and they often have a structured combat system when fighting enemies. There are plenty of distant worlds and fantastic creatures on Xbox One. Here are a few of our favorites. Best Horror Games for Xbox One. Games are capable of making us feel a wide range of emotions and the games on this list will make you feel panic, fear, dread, and eternal thanks that it's not really real. We've compiled a list of the most terrifying games available to play on Xbox One, from action-packed scares to the spookiest of haunted houses. Turn off your lights, crank the sound up high and bring a towel for your sweaty brow; you're in for a bumpy night. The Evil Within 2. Following up on the acclaimed horror experience of 2014, The Evil Within, its successor improves upon the original in almost every regard. Building upon the foundation of the original, The Evil Within 2 offers an improved mission structure, storyline, and sense of presence, making for a much more immersive experience overall. Furthermore, the game steps up the horror to the next level, continuing to build on its frighteningly twisted world. The Evil Within 2 can be picked up today starting at $59.99 at all leading video game retailers, with no higher-tier special editions are on offer. Taking influence from the developer's previous project, "Layers of Fear," Observer is a horror experience that thrives on player uncertainty to build atmospheric tension. Following a detective in a dystopian cyberpunk world, the game kicks off shortly after the "Nanophage" – a digital plague that's thrown the computer-dependent civilization into turmoil. With civilians now relying on simulations to obscure the horrors of the real world, digital realms are now more enticing than ever before. With the ability to hook into the minds of the dead through realistic "Dream Eater" simulations, you'll soon begin to uncover clues from digital memories of the dead. However, diving into the minds of the insane, the game soon begins to blur the lines between the horrors of simulations and reality, making for a gripping and unpredictable adventure. Observer is available exclusively via the Xbox Store, priced at $29.99. There are things I like to be chased by, and big, naked, murderously violent men with no lips are not one of them. Outlast has you stepping into the shoes of an investigative journalist who has been tipped off to some weird goings-on at a mental asylum. Being the astute and eager young man he is, he rushes off to the asylum with nothing but his night-vision camcorder in hand. Played most often through that night-vision, Outlast is dark, stressful, atmospheric, and scary enough that the likelihood if it being played in short bursts is quite high. The real kicker is that you have absolutely no way to protect yourself from attack. Should you alert an enemy, your only option is to run away and hide and hope they don't find you. The higher your difficulty setting, the more hiding places enemies will check, and the fewer batteries you will have at your disposal to recharge your camcorder. Outlast is available for $19.99 digitally, however, for $10 more, players can invest in the Trinity collection, bundling together Outlast and Outlast 2, alongside the Whistleblower DLC. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Undeniably one of the best horror games of this generation, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard hoped to capture the terror of survival horror which gained the series its reputation. Taking inspiration from recent successes in the genre, the game pushes the Resident Evil franchise into a first-person perspective with new gameplay mechanics to take advantage of the point of view. Embarking on a search for his missing wife, Resident Evil 7 takes Ethan Winters into the run-down plantation of the Baker Family. With the family on his tail, Winters must rescue his wife while escaping alive. Offering tense cinematic experiences mixed in with some well-suited combat, Resident Evil 7 sits among the best horror games this decade. Resident Evil 7 is available starting at $30 for physical copies, with digital licenses available from the Xbox Store for $59.99. Resident Evil Remastered. Hailed as the very first game of the survivor horror genre, Resident Evil recently reached its 20th birthday. Twenty whole years of fright over stupid dogs jumping through windows, houses with a labyrinth of rooms and zombies, lickers, sharks, giant snakes. and that tell-tale squishy sound effect that meant you could hear zombies before you saw them. Resident Evil tells the story of the Racoon City S.T.A.R.S team investigating the missing Bravo Team who had been last seen in the mountainous region. With a Resident Evil 2 remake also in the works, and Resident Evil 7 launching in 2017, we may be seeing S.T.A.R.S for a while yet. Resident Evil Remastered is available from the Xbox Store for $19.99. Dead Space. Dead Space isn't for the faint of heart — or the faint-bladdered, for that matter. My personal experience with the Dead Space franchise compels me to add it to this list because those necromorphs will haunt you forever .. Heavily atmospheric environments will have you jumping at every little noise, and believe me, the jumps come thick and fast. Exploring the depths of space and facing off against the horrific necromorphs is enough to put me off from volunteering for any missions to Mars anytime soon. Dead Space can be grabbed via Backwards Compatibility for Xbox One, starting at $14.99. Remember: in space, no-one can hear you soil yourself as you curl into a ball, weeping. Layers of Fear. Layers of Fear makes the case for combatless horror experiences once again, focusing heavily atmospheric tension and the world it creates. Telling the psychedelic tale of an artist descending into insanity, Layers of Fear perfectly captures the chilling aspects of its narrative. The artist's house is a maze of corridors and doors that appear out of nowhere or vanish and turn back on themselves, giving you the impression there's more than meets the eye. Genuinely in a class of its own, Layers of Fear deserves its place simply for how unexpectedly thrilling it can be. The game is available in digital form via the Xbox Store, priced at $19.99. Among the Sleep. Among The Sleep is a psychological horror game where you take control of a young boy as he collects memories of his mother with the help of his teddy bear guide. With a sad twist, and plenty of diving from creepy tree monsters, Among The Sleep holds more adult themes than first meets the eye. The game is available via the Xbox Store for $14.99. Metro Redux. If you prefer shooting over skulking, Metro Redux has you covered. Metro Redux contains Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light in one great package. Nuclear war and radiactive mutations are real threats in Metro. It has wonderful horror elements, detailed environments and an engaging plot, each making this a great action-packed, but equally hostile experience. This double pack can be purchased for $29.99, which grants access to both titles. Alien: Isolation. Many people might put this in the top spot. Xenomorphs are everyone's favorite "horror movie monster", and Alien: Isolation really upped the ante. Previous 'Alien' games weren't know for being scary or even enjoyable, but Isolation is truly terrifying. Rather than getting swamped with black shiny skinned, eyeless, murderous humanoids, Isolation features a single xenomorph who antagonises you for the duration of the game. The base version of Alien Isolation starts at $16.97 on Amazon, with digital versions available for $29.99. Are there any other horror games you think should be on this list? What would your list look like? Make sure to let us know in the comments! Updated October 17, 2017: We updated this list for the release of The Evil Within 2 and trippy indie horror game, Observer. Xbox games (disc) Viewing 1-90 of 240 results. Sea of Thieves for Xbox One. Rating: Not yet rated. Minecraft Explorers Pack for Xbox One. Rating: 2.20000004768372 / 5. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS – Game Preview Edition for Xbox One. Call of Duty: WWII for Xbox One. Rating: 3.59999990463257 / 5. Star Wars Battlefront II for Xbox One. 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