11. Soulcalibur VI
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2018
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (3D Fighting)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Bandai, Namco
Publisher: Bandai, Namco
Synopsis: The premier weapons-based 3D fighter returns, bigger and better with the game powered, for the first time, by the Unreal Engine. Fluid fighting mechanics meets visceral combat, with each fighter presenting a unique style and new mechanics, including the Reversal Edge, leading to new strategies. Featuring long-time favorite character, along with some new entries (including The Witcher himself, Geralt of Rivia), the epic struggle to claim the legendary Soul Sword continues.
12. Greedfall
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2019
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Spiders
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
Synopsis: You and your companions find themselves on an uncharted island - one filled with fantastical creatures, hidden secrets and vast riches. This is a living, evolving world - and they way you approach it: through diplomacy, deception or force, will influence the people and factions around you. Your character is completely customizable, from gender to abilities - as you embark on a grand adventure where your choices will dictate the outcome.
13. The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2019
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: InXile Entertainment
Publisher: InXile Entertainment, Deep Silver
Synopsis: A triumphant return of one of the most beloved RPG series of all time - Bard's Tale IV - Barrows Deep - will have you investigate an evil that has hidden in the shadows for a long time - waiting for a hero to face the darkness. Featuring over 40 hours of gameplay, pick your class: Bard, Fighter, Practitioner, and Rogue - each with 60-70 skills and collectively unlocking 21 unique classes. Start with a single class and recruit companions on the way, complementing your play style. The game also features a unique slider system that will let you dictate various aspects of the game (including saving and map features), to make it as difficult or forgiving as you want.
14. Journey to the Savage Planet
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2020
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Typhoon Games
Publisher: 505 Games
Synopsis: Kindred Aerospace is looking for new recruits in their Pioneer Program. Lucky for you, they're not too picky. Thus you find yourself the bare minimum of equipment and training, with a vague notion of a plan - but no shortage of pluck and spirit. Your goal, explore your strange new surroundings, catalogue the flora and fauna and determine if this is a suitable planet for human habitation. Oh, and it seems you may not have been the first ones to explore this planet... The colorful, upbeat game feature co-op as well.
15. Wasteland 3
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2020
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: InXile Entertainment
Publisher: InXile Entertainment, Deep Silver
Synopsis: A lone desert ranger, fighting for the survival of Arizona, heeds the call of the self-proclaimed Colorado Patriarch or radios, promising much-needed aid in exchange for help putting down his ambitious, bloodthirsty children. Trading desert desolation for frozen mountaintops, the ranger must start from scratch, building a base, finding snow-worthy vehicles, recruiting help and fighting across the vast wilderness. But who can he trust in this cold land? With corruption, warring factions, insane cultists, cutthroat gangs and deadly sibling rivalry it's going to take everything in your power just to survive... but Arizona is worth it. Deep customization, a new dynamic dialogue system (with full voice-over) and complex story await.
16. Immortals: Fenyx Rising
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2020
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Sandbox)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Synopsis: A grand, mythological adventure awaits as you plays as Fenyx - a new, winged demigod on a mission to save the other Greek gods with nothing less than the fate of the world at stake. Dynamic battles take place on the Earth and in the sky as you wield the weapons of the gods themselves as you face mythical enemies like the cyclops and Medusa. Seven unique regions await, customize your character, solve devious puzzles and rise to the challenge of the gods themselves.
17. It Takes Two
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2021
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Hazelight
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: It's an adventure built specifically for two! Cody and May are a bickering couple who find their fractured relationship truly tested when they are transformed into dolls via magic. Finding themselves in a fantastical world with surprises around every corner, the two will have to learn to work together to get back to normal. From gangster squirrels to mad love gurus, a buzzing nightclub or a snow globe sleigh ride - a new experience is just around the corner. But you can't go it alone so invite a friend via Friends Pass and get going.
18. Psychonauts 2
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2022
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, 3D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Double Fine Productions
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Synopsis: Rasputin Aquato, acrobat and psychic has achieved his life-long dream of joining the international psychic espionage organization known as the Psychonauts. But all is not well and soon he finds himself having to save the very organization he has just joined. A cult classic gets a sequel full of quirky characters, mystery and platforming goodness.
19. Assassin's Creed Origins
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2017
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Stealth)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Synopsis: Explore the origins of Assassin's Creed and the creation of The Brotherhood as you
explore ancient Egypt from the Great Pyramids of Giza to the vast Mediterranean Sea. A
new combat system gives you access to over 100 unique weapons with RPG progression
with a story that runs deep as you uncover the secrets of pharaohs and gods alike.
20. Battlefield 1
Platform: Xbox One
US Release Year: 2016
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: The dawn of all-out war has arrived from urban combat in besieged French cities to the
freezing Alps to the deserts of Arabia - on land, sea or air. Features Dynamic Weather and
intuitive destruction so no two battles are ever the same. Up to 64-player online multiplayer
creates some of the most epic battles yet. Control everything from horses to the most
gargantuan airships to the sea-based Dreadnought - the most impressive line-up of
vehicles yet.
