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According to Metacritic, these are the top 10 best-reviewed XBOX Series X Games of 2022!
The Xbox Series X, along with its cheaper sibling the Xbox S, has been making headlines in the gaming industry since its introduction in November 2020. The system’s reputation for smooth gaming and crystal-clear visuals is built on the Xbox brand. Although the Xbox One Series S occasionally plays games at lesser visual quality than the Series X, both consoles have been built to minimize loading times and render games at a constant 4K resolution.
Now that Metacritic finally opens the curtains, many expect their favorites to be on the top of the rankings. Note that the games were first ranked by the aggregated critic score known as Metascore (out of 100). Tie-breaking is done using the average user rating on the review aggregation site Metacritic (out of 10).
There are other jaw-dropping games coming to XBOX this 2022, and another is yet to be released next year.
The Best XBOX Series X Games of 2022
Are you ready to know what lies beyond this text? Get a grip and find out the best XBOX games of 2022. Who knows, your favorite game might be here.
10. Citizen Sleeper
- Metascore: 85
- User Score: 7.5
- Genre: Role-Playing, Action-Adventure, General, Western-Style
- Developer: Jump Over The Age
Live the life of an escaped worker, washed up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of Tabletop RPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
9. OlliOlli World
- Metascore: 85
- User Score: 6.6
- Genre: Action, Platformer, 2D
- Developer: roll7
OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick, and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana. Traverse a delightful and weird world as you take on missions and challenges, and make new friends along the way.
8. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
- Metascore: 86
- User Score: TBD
- Genre: Miscellaneous, Compilation
- Developer: Digital Eclipse
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers, and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-resolution original artwork, and a specially-curated list of more than 90 playable games.
7. Pentiment
- Metascore: 86
- User Score: 7.3
- Genre: Adventure, General
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Step into a living illustrated world inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps. Choose your backgrounds, impact a changing world, and see the consequences of your decisions in this narrative adventure.
6. Immortality
- Metascore: 88
- User Score: 7.3
- Genre: Adventure, General
- Developer: Sam Barlow
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies was ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
5. Deathloop
- Metascore: 89
- User Score: 7.2
- Genre: Action, Shooter, First-Person, Arcade
- Developer: Arkane Studios
The game transports players to the lawless island of Blackreef in an eternal struggle between two extraordinary assassins. Explore stunning environments and meticulously designed levels in an immersive gameplay experience that lets you approach every situation any way you like. Hunt down targets all over the island in an effort to put an end to the cycle once and for all, and remember, if at first you don’t succeed die, die again.
4. Rogue Legacy 2
- Metascore: 90
- User Score: 8.0
- Genre: Action, Role-Playing, Platformer, Roguelike, 2D
- Developer: Cellar Door Games
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you’d get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
3. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
- Metascore: 93
- User Score: 8.6
- Genre: Adventure, 3D, First-Person
- Developer: Crows Crows Crows
It is an expanded re-imagining of the critically acclaimed, award-winning indie game The Stanley Parable from 2013. When a simple-minded individual named Stanley discovers that the co-workers in his office have mysteriously vanished, he sets off to find answers.
2. Persona 5 Royal
- Metascore: 94
- User Score: 8.4
- Genre: Role-Playing, Japanese-Style
- Developer: Atlus
Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona 5 Royal based in the universe of the award-winning series, Persona! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Break free from the chains of modern society and stage grand heists to infiltrate the minds of the corrupt and make them change their ways!
Persona 5 Royal is packed with new characters, confidants, story depth, new locations to explore, and a new grappling hook mechanic for stealthy access to new areas.
As a reward for making it this far, we have a crossword guide made for this game, as well as a cheat sheet for classroom and exam answers!
1. Elden Ring
- Metascore: 96
- User Score: 7.7
- Genre: Role-Playing, Action RPG
- Developer: From Software
And for the number one spot — unsurprisingly, Elden Ring is the best-reviewed game of 2022!
Elden Ring takes place in the Lands Between, a fictional landmass ruled over by several demigods. It was previously ruled over by the immortal Queen Marika, who acted as keeper of the Elden Ring, a powerful force that manifested as the physical concept of order.
Did you enjoy reading the whole list? Before anything else, I would like to remind you that Elden Ring released a hotfix patch just this week, and a massive partnership occurred between Game Pass and League of Legends.
