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On November 10, 2020, Microsoft launched not just one, but two consoles. If you own one of the two, you will find the currently best games from a number of genres in this list.

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In November 2020 the time had finally come, the ninth generation of consoles was launched. Microsoft didn’t do things by halves and jumped right in with two devices: the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S. While the X version offers more memory and higher processing power, the Series S is aimed at smaller budgets and owners of smaller shelves. However, due to the increasing demand in the gaming sector and a simultaneous chip shortage as a result of the corona pandemic, it is still not that easy to get hold of one of the two consoles. At least the Series X has become a technological unicorn, its little sister is even easier to catch.

If you were successful, new problems immediately arise: What are you supposed to play on your series? What are the most fun, the most rewarding exclusives, and which games really flex the hardware muscles? Furthermore, it’s easy to lose track of which games received a more lavish next-gen upgrade and which patches allow for 4K graphics while maintaining 60 frames. You will find answers to all these questions in the following overview. A note on the exclusive titles: We deliberately also include titles that are also available for the Xbox One or the PC. Because there are simply no really exclusive series games at the moment.

We will update this article from time to time. Feel free to use the comments to rave about your Xbox Series favorites and insider tips.

Top Xbox Series Exclusives

These are the best exclusives on Xbox Series.

1. Halo Infinite

Action is capitalized in Halo Infinite.

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The Master Chief has been something of the Microsoft mascot since the first Halo part. His new adventure takes you to the Zeta Ring and scores with the usual strong gunplay and a story that should satisfy all fans. The biggest change, quite literally, though, is the open world. You can freely race around the ring, complete side quests, and help other UNSC soldiers. Or you just use the world to shoot a few more exiles overboard. What’s also particularly nice is that the fun multiplayer is free-to-play!

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Fast cars, a beautiful setting in Mexico, and fun racing both on and off tarmac – Forza Horizon 5 has all the ingredients to make motorsport fans happy. There are a total of 526 cars, from small cars to jeeps to super sports cars and vintage cars, you can control pretty much everything through the open game world. And steering is a good cue, as Forza Horizon 5 offers a driving model that is equally beginner-friendly and yet highly customizable.

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Not only is freedom limitless above the clouds, so is realism. In the cockpit of numerous faithfully reproduced aircraft, you can take off in the new Flight Simulator and explore the world to your heart’s content. With modern cloud technology, you always get up-to-date environments and can fly over your neighborhood, the country of your dreams and everything in between. For special challenges, you can also fly to tricky airports and make sure you don’t crash-land.

The best action adventures and action games on Xbox Series

This is how you ignite a real firework of action on your Xbox Series.

Gears 5 is not for squeamish players, but that in no way reduces the quality of the shooting.

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Kait’s wild shooting orgy isn’t just a fun action firework that’s pretty generous in its use of pixel blood. Due to the more emotional main character, the story also reaches a depth that was not available to this extent in the predecessors. With the skiff glider you can also explore open areas again and again and discover small side quests. In short, if you’re a fan of well-crafted cover shooters, you can’t avoid putting on the COG armor. On the Series X, Gears 5 also benefits from improved lighting effects, higher resolution, better frame rate and much more.

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The galactic adventure of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot successfully follows in the footsteps of Uncharted with chic staged action and a strongly told popcorn cinema story, in which you see the unequal protagonists cheers. Whether in combat or solving environmental puzzles, the guardians are always at Star-Lord’s side and intervene on command. The action-adventure humor spills out of every pore.

Psychonauts 2 is unusual, colorful and full of creative ideas.

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Raz’s second adventure is also a creative explosion of a kind that can only rarely be found. Developer Double Fine fires off wacky ideas every second, packed in chic comic graphics and garnished with a good portion of humor. Each level has its own theme, which also runs through the hopping passages, so you sometimes have to climb up tufts of hair or rows of teeth and the urge to discover is stimulated by numerous hidden goodies.

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A strange government organization, mysterious occurrences and plenty of action, these are the basic ingredients of Remedy’s Control. As the protagonist, you use a multifunctional gun for battles, but more important are the fun superpowers you use to fly or rip chunks of concrete out of the ground and hurl them at your enemies. The Ultimate Edition for next-gen consoles not only shows the particles and destruction effects in more beautiful splendor, but above all the ray tracing can really shine in the levels full of mirror-smooth surfaces.

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Takayuki Yagami’s second case takes the private detective back to school. Here he has to track down massive cases of bullying and even a murder. But the exciting story is only one of the strengths of the game, in the heated fights you regularly let your fists fly and of course the game world, the Tokyo district of Kamurocho, is one of the big stars of Lost Judgment. As in the Yakuza main series, the district was created with a lot of love and small details.

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Whether you’re visiting Bright Falls for the first time or have been there in the original, the reboot will make the trip a real pleasure. Well, more or less, because in the small town with Twin Peaks vibes, some really weird things are going on and you have to find out what it’s all about. Your most loyal ally is a flashlight, which says a lot about the gameplay of the horror classic. The Xbox Series version once again clearly benefits visually from the computing power of the Microsoft console.

Best Open World Games on Xbox Series

Huge worlds want to be explored by you.

Real Vikings plunder as they please. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers a lot of freedom.

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Step into the shoes of Eivor (either a Norse man or woman) and set out to help your settlement flourish in early medieval England, set against a backdrop of castles, villages and ruins. Ubisoft has continued to follow the RPG approach since the reboot, but brings back the hidden blade in Valhalla. In battles with axes, spears and the like, Eivor is anything but squeamish and uses many skills that you unlock via the level system and hidden treasures.

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In the open world of Far Cry 6, there are sometimes boisterous parties.

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Far Cry 6 brings Caribbean flair to the island of Yara, offering you a new playground where you use a vast arsenal of weapons and a colorful selection of companions to attack your enemies in your own way. Specifically, you are a resistance fighter against the dictator Castillo and his henchmen. Castillo is very successfully embodied by Giancarlo Esposito, who makes an adversary that you love to hate.

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After the console version that was disastrous on PS4 and Xbox One, hopes are pinned on a worthy next-gen version for Cyberpunk 2077 – on PS5 and Xbox Series X the version for the previous generation is doing well, but of course it won’t be those possibilities of the hardware used. So where is the nextgen version? In 2021, CD Projekt RED mainly worked on large patches for all versions, which, however, could not save the gaming experience on PS4 and Xbox One (The Witcher 3 – Wild Hunt want to ride off , have to park their roaches in the barn until 2022, contrary to what was originally announced.

The best shooters on Xbox Series

These first-person shooters pack a punch on the Xbox Series

If you’re a fan of fast, bloody action, then you can’t avoid Doom Eternal.

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Doom Eternal first appeared for the last generation of consoles, but since then developer id has brought a major upgrade to the next-gen consoles, introducing new graphics modes that allow you to play the first-person shooter with 120 FPS or with can experience ray tracing. In the latest part of the cult series, the demon’s blood flows again to rich guitar riffs when you literally take apart the hellish henchmen with a mixture of guns, flamethrowers and chainsaws.

In Call of Duty Vanguard you will be sent across the world.

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With Vanguard, Sledgehammer Games sends you back to World War II. The campaign sends you on various fronts and you take turns slipping into the uniform of four soldiers. During your time behind enemy lines you can expect bombastic scripted moments and non-stop action as usual. The perfect bite for a quick adrenaline rush.

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Borderlands 3 does not offer a revolution, but an evolution of its loot shooter principle. The stylish cel-shaded graphics come into their own again and fans will find exactly the rich gunfights, the crude humor and the countless weapons to be looted that make up a Borderlands. Also pleasant: The latest part of the series is less grindy, so you can advance to the end of the campaign without major stumbling blocks. The next-gen version of Borderlands 3 offers 4K resolution and 60 FPS in single player and supports up to four players in split-screen co-op.

Best RPGs on Xbox Series

From Western to Japanese, you’ll find the best RPGs on Xbox Series here.

Although Like a Dragon is in many respects like its predecessors, the turn-based combat represents a revolution.

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With Yakuza – Like a Dragon Sega took the series in a new direction, because not only did Ichiban Kasuga replace the previous protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, but the combat system also switched from direct action to turn-based battles. Apart from that, there is the patented, motivating mix of serious crime drama, many absurdly crazy scenes and an interesting game world full of side activities.

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In the latest installment in Bandai Namco’s legacy, you’ll start as a slave on a subjugated planet in the shoes of an iron masked hero with no memory. After the fateful encounter with the mysterious Shionne, you unexpectedly come into possession of a flaming sword and start an adventure to break your own chains and defeat the leaders of the occupying forces. In addition to the brisk battles, Tales of Arise is characterized by the chic graphics, which unfortunately often do not represent the strength of complex JRPGs.

Every decision in The Outer Worlds can affect the story.

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The developers at Obsidian Entertainment are old hands in the role-playing field, having worked on the fan-favorite Fallout – New Vegas, among other things. You can see that influence in The Outer Worlds in many endings, but despite this, the western-style space adventure comes with enough original ideas and an intriguing story to make it stand out. On the new consoles you can roam the planets in buttery smooth 60 frames per second until the successor appears on the horizon.

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Cold Symmetry’sDark Souls action-RPG emulates it in the next-gen Enhanced Edition with 4K resolution at 60 FPS and refined textures. Your character can slip into different title-giving shells, which are characterized by their own character values ​​and perks that can be learned. In addition, the hardening system, with which you can bounce off opponents or let them run into your attacks, provides a special dynamic in the fights.

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The ultimate hack and slash classic has been revived. The developer Vicarious Visions, who went into Blizzard, has left everything in its original state, but gave the game a fresh graphic coat of paint with chic models and light effects, through which the classic on the console actually looks about the same as it does in transfigured memories in front of the mind Eye see.

The best adventures on Xbox Series

The best adventures and stories on Xbox Series.

The stories in Life is Strange – True Colors vary from wacky to emotional to funny.

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Developer Deck Nine is again responsible for True Colors, as was the case for the prequel story Life is Strange – Before the Storm. For the first time, a Life is Strange part did not appear in the form of an episode, but as a complete package. The new protagonist Alex sees the auras of other people and thus recognizes their feelings at a glance. She dreams of a new beginning in the small town of Haven Springs, but early on everything turns out differently than she thinks. With Alex you track down the truth behind an apparent accident, get to know a colorful cast of characters again and make small and big decisions. The execution of the story makes True Colors one of the best parts of the series.

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The title started out as a Skyrim mod, and Forgotten City still shows that here and there. But underneath the shell is an exciting and unusual adventure. You end up as a time traveler in an enchanted Roman city, where all residents are frozen into gold statues by a curse should one of the residents break the golden rules. You know that’s exactly what’s going to happen, but not by whom. If you don’t avert the disaster, you’ll travel back to the beginning of the time loop you’re trapped in and use knowledge from previous runs to solve the mystery.

The best seaman’s yarn spins the pirate life itself in Sea of ​​Thieves.

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“Aboard you miserable landlubbers, lower the rigging and set sail for Tortuga!” That’s what voice chat conversations sound like in Rare’s pirate adventure. The search for treasures on the high seas is revealed by treasure maps in rhyme. Figuring out their solution together strengthens the team spirit on board, as does fighting dangers together. Since release, Sea of ​​Thieves has been continuously updated with content.

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The third part of the Dark Pictures Anthology is again very cinematic, but emphasizes the action aspect more. That doesn’t mean that the horror is lost, Supermassive Games uses a different kind of horror in a story in which four members of the US armed forces and an Iraqi soldier go through hell under an old temple during the course of the Iraq war.

Best Sports Games on Xbox Series

These games will make your Xbox Series sweat.

Regardless of whether you’re wearing nostalgic glasses or not: the Tony Hawk’s remakes are fantastic fun sports games.

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The all-round successful remake of the fun sports title was already an eye-catcher on the last generation of consoles. The next-gen upgrade goes one better and offers even more refined shadows and textures. You can now play with 120 frames in Full HD resolution or with 60 frames per second in 4K. In terms of play, the title is still beyond any doubt and should bring a smile to the faces of all fans of the originals as well as newcomers.

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Even if the successor is now on the market: FIFA 21 is currently the best soccer game on the Xbox Series.

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Codemasters delivers the usual high level of driving experience, but with the MyTeam mode and an entertaining soap opera in the story mode, there are two salty innovations that enrich the racing game. Above all, on the PS5 you will enjoy the advantage of fast loading times and much sharper textures.

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With FIFA 21, EA improved the gameplay in almost every aspect, whether through the new simulation mode, the introduction of Volta or the refined duel behavior. The next-gen version submitted after the launch brought graphical improvements for players, audience and lighting. Since EA delivered a worse improvement with FIFA 22 that disappointed at a high level, the 21 version remains the title of choice at the moment.

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If football isn’t your thing, ice hockey might be your favorite sport. Thanks to a new engine, players glide more realistically than ever over the frozen water. Apart from that, you can expect the usual strengths of the series, high realism, many teams and even more attention to detail.

Best Indie Games on Xbox Series

Big studios disgust you? Here you will find the best indies on Xbox Series.

Whether you like indies, roguelikes, Diablo or challenging games – Hades is the right choice for you.

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Supergiant Games has succeeded in creating a resilient combat system for the roguelike Hades, whose cleverly interacting modifiers create new and fun builds with each run. But it’s not just the fights and stylish graphics that motivate you over and over again. On top of that, Hades shows that even a roguelike can offer an interesting story that spins with each return to the hub after a run, while at the same time the likeable characters in the dialogues make reference to what has been experienced in the gameplay.

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Acid Nerve’s Zelda-inspired action role-playing game puts you in the plumage of a crow who works as a grim reaper or soul harvester. When your character loses a great soul, she sets out to find it again in the quirky game world with sword, bow and co. The journey is well worth it thanks to fun battles, interesting characters and clever puzzles.

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Disco Elysium is no ordinary RPG. On the surface, you’re an investigator in a criminal case with amnesia. But in the quirky world, the protagonist talks extensively with his inner voices (which are partly manifestations of your skills) and his life can end with failing a character test when you kick a garbage can. Anyone who appreciates interesting reading material and doesn’t shy away from masses of text will find Disco Elysium a feast, especially since all the texts are in German translation in the final cut.

The Artful Escape puts all your senses to the test.

Music is at the center of this little pearl. It starts with the main character: Francis Vendetti is the nephew of a deceased folk music legend, but he doesn’t really get his own career off the ground. During the course of the game you will not only work on your success, but also experience wacky platforming sections that are in no way inferior to a stage show by Rammstein in their opulence.

Best Multiplayer Games on Xbox Series

Whether on the couch or online, the Xbox party will be perfect

In It Takes Two, the name says it all: you can only play the jump-and-run with two people.

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With It Takes Two, A Way Out developer Hazelight has once again released a title that you absolutely have to play in co-op and that is completely geared towards this experience. The players control a married couple who are accidentally enchanted by their child and find themselves in the form of a puppet in a fantastic world. The two have to work together in the jump-and-run levels to see the ending, and it’s great fun.

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In the kitchens of Overcooked! – All You Can Eat the devil is loose. Against the clock, two to four cooks have to cook dishes together. Throwing ingredients, cutting and sticking them into various cooking utensils is easy to learn, but crazy obstacles like giant waves, mini volcanoes and reckless drivers make things complicated. All You Can Eat Offers all content from Overcooked! and Overcooked! 2 plus additional levels and revised graphics with 4K resolution and 60 frames per second.

In the KeyWe post office, things get down to business thanks to hot multiplayer rounds.

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In the indie insider tip KeyWe, two players slip into the skin of cute kiwi birds and complete tasks in a crazy post office, where telegrams have to be decrypted before they can be typed out or sorting mail becomes a Sokoban task. In three seasons, the Kiwis encounter new obstacles. For fast times and in additional mini-games you earn stamps with which you unlock accessories for the fluffy protagonists.

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Destiny 2 has also received a next-gen upgrade from developer Bungie. Anyone who has once added the title to their PS4 for free can also download the PS5 version for free. The next-gen version runs in native 4K at 60 FPS or in 1440p at 120 FPS. Newcomers, on the other hand, have to pay 0.25 euros (no, that’s not a typo). Due to the excellent gunplay, the loot shooter, which continues to receive new seasons and paid expansions, remains a board when it comes to multiplayer.

The best graphics games on Xbox Series

Here you will find titles that will push your console to its limits

Forza Horizon 5 offers the most beautiful “Carporn” you can currently find in the video game sector.

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In the next-gen version, Artjom’s adventure scores particularly well with realistic ray tracing lighting. So the trips to the contaminated outskirts seem even more depressing. You can also look forward to massively reduced loading times thanks to the fast SSD, as well as higher resolution and better frame rates.

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The Metroidvania may fool you with its candy-sweet fairytale graphic style, but behind the cute facade lies a badass Metroidvania that gives you nothing for free. On the Series X you can expect up to 120 frames per second at 4K resolution. In addition, the loading times and the input lag have been massively reduced.

Control sets standards in the Ultimate Edition on Xbox Series, especially in the area of ​​ray tracing.

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In Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft offers you a futuristic London as a playground where you can recruit every NPC in the game world as a playable comrade-in-arms for your hacker revolution. Depending on their profession, the characters bring special properties or gadgets with them. On the PS5, the attractive game world comes into its own even better than in the version for PS4 thanks to ray tracing effects.

Top Xbox Series Game Pass Games

All this and much more is available with a game subscription on Xbox Series.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is beautiful and even runs at up to 120 frames per second on the Series X.

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A Plague Tale – Innocence is as unusual as it is captivating.

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France in 1348, you have to flee from the Inquisition as the siblings Hugo and Amicia and experience not only an exciting story, but also some supernatural events. On the next-gen consoles, you can look forward to 4K resolution, 60 frames per second, and reduced input lag. In addition, the game does not cost a tired mark in the Game Pass, so it is perfect for shortening the waiting time for the successor.

The best Xbox Series games for ages 12+

Which USK12 titles are fun?

Whether you like indies, roguelikes, Diablo or challenging games – Hades is the right choice for you.

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Humor is at the core of Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Developer Deepsilver Fishlabs offers old school arcade space action. In addition to the crisp firefights, which are spiced up by super abilities, the diverse tasks in space, very attractive graphics and the interesting protagonist duo of heroine Nara and her feeling and thinking ship Forsa are convincing. Despite the age rating, the universe of Chorus is pretty dark.

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Best Xbox Series games for ages 18+

Here you will find the best Xbox titles with a USK18 rating.

For several decades, Mortal Kombat has been a must for fans of bloody fun.

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Mortal Kombat 11 more than earned its USK18 rating with the ridiculously brutal Fatalities. The Ultimate Edition not only offers improved graphics on the Series consoles, but also the story DLC Aftermath and the content of Kombat Packs 1 and 2, increasing the roster to 37 characters including illustrious guests such as the T-1000, Robocop and Rambo growing.

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Capcom continues the story of Resident Evil 7 hero Ethan Winters. On the search for his daughter, he goes into a colorful mix of settings, from Lady Dimitrescu’s horror castle to a fortress full of wolf creatures, garnished with a few references to Resident Evil 4 and linked by the village you keep coming back to. The ray tracing reflections of the next-gen version are a real eye-catcher in some passages.

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Agent 47 assassinates himself across the world in Hitman 3.

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In Hitman the number 42 is not the answer to all important questions, but hitman number 47 finds a deadly solution for every problem. In the third part of the World of Assassination, IO Interactive does not turn the game principle upside down, but again offers exciting environments such as an English property in the moor and lots of interesting opportunities to kill target persons in a clever or black humorous way.< br/>

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In November 2020 the time had finally come, the ninth generation of consoles was launched. Microsoft didn’t do things by halves and jumped right in with two devices: the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S. While the X version offers more memory and higher processing power, the Series S is aimed at smaller budgets and owners of smaller shelves. However, due to the increasing demand in the gaming sector and a simultaneous chip shortage as a result of the corona pandemic, it is still not that easy to get hold of one of the two consoles. At least the Series X has become a technological unicorn, its smaller sister is even easier to catch. If you were successful, but new problems arise: What are you supposed to play on your Series? What are the most fun, the most rewarding exclusives, and which games really flex the hardware muscles? Furthermore, it’s easy to lose track of which games received a more lavish next-gen upgrade and which patches allow for 4K graphics while maintaining 60 frames. You will find answers to all these questions in the following overview. A note on the exclusive titles: We deliberately also include titles that are also available for the Xbox One or the PC. Because there are simply no really exclusive series games at the moment. We will update this article from time to time. Feel free to use the comments to rave about your Xbox Series favorites and insider tips. The Master Chief has been something of a Microsoft mascot since the first Halo game. His new adventure takes you to the Zeta Ring and scores with the usual strong gunplay and a story that should satisfy all fans. The biggest change, quite literally, though, is the open world. You can freely race around the ring, complete side quests, and help other UNSC soldiers. Or you just use the world to shoot a few more exiles overboard. What’s even nicer is that the fun multiplayer is free-to-play!Fast cars, a beautiful setting in Mexico, and fun racing both on and off the tarmac – has all the ingredients to keep motorsport fans happy. There are a total of 526 cars, from small cars to jeeps to super sports cars and vintage cars, you can control pretty much everything through the open game world. And steering is a good keyword, because Forza Horizon 5 offers a driving model that is equally beginner-friendly and yet highly customizable. Above the clouds, not only is the freedom limitless, but so is the realism. In the cockpit of numerous faithfully reproduced aircraft, you can take off in the new Flight Simulator and explore the world to your heart’s content. With modern cloud technology, you always get up-to-date environments and can fly over your neighborhood, the country of your dreams and everything in between. For special challenges, you can also fly to tricky airports and have to make sure that you don’t crash. This is how you ignite a real firework of action on your Xbox Series with pixel blood is. Due to the more emotional main character, the story also reaches a depth that was not available to this extent in the predecessors. With the skiff glider you can also explore open areas again and again and discover small side quests. In short, if you’re a fan of well-crafted cover shooters, you can’t avoid putting on the COG armor. The Series X also benefits from improved lighting effects, higher resolution, better framerate and much more. The galactic adventure of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot follows in the footsteps of with smartly staged action and a strongly narrated popcorn story. Cinema story in which you cheer on the unequal protagonists. Whether in combat or solving environmental puzzles, the guardians are always at Star-Lord’s side and intervene on command. The action-adventure humor spills out of every pore. The second adventure by Raz is also a creative firework that is rarely found. Developer Double Fine fires off wacky ideas every second, packed in chic comic graphics and garnished with a good portion of humor. Each level has its own theme, which also runs through the hopping passages, so you sometimes have to climb up tufts of hair or rows of teeth and the urge to discover is encouraged by numerous hidden goodies. A strange organization of the government, mysterious occurrences and a lot of action, that’s how it is roughly the basic ingredients of von Remedy. As the protagonist, you use a multifunction gun for the battles, but the fun Sup are more importantempower you to fly or rip chunks of concrete out of the ground and hurl them at your enemies. The Ultimate Edition for next-gen consoles not only shows the particles and destruction effects in more beautiful splendor, but above all the ray tracing can really shine in the levels full of mirror-smooth surfaces.Takayuki Yagami’s second case takes the private detective back to school. Here he has to track down massive cases of bullying and even a murder. But the exciting story is only one of the strengths of the game, in the heated fights you regularly let your fists fly and of course the game world, the Tokyo district of Kamurocho, is one of the big stars of. As in the main series, the district was rendered true to life with lots of love and small details. Whether you are visiting Bright Falls for the first time or have been there in the original, the reboot makes the trip a great pleasure. Well, more or less, because there’s some weird stuff going on in the little town with vibes and you need to find out what it’s all about. Your most loyal ally is a flashlight, which says a lot about the gameplay of the horror classic. The Xbox Series version once again clearly benefits visually from the computing power of the Microsoft console. Huge worlds want to be explored by you To let England flourish, which makes a magical backdrop with its castles, villages and ruins. Ubisoft continues to follow the RPG approach since the reboot, but brings back the hidden blade. In battles with axes, spears and the like, Eivor is anything but squeamish and uses many skills that you unlock via the level system and hidden treasures. Detailed description in the “Best exclusive games for Xbox Series” section Caribbean flair on the island of Yara, offering you a new playground where you use a large arsenal of weapons and a colorful selection of companions to attack your enemies in your own way. Specifically, you are a resistance fighter against the dictator Castillo and his henchmen. Castillo is very successfully embodied by Giancarlo Esposito, who makes an adversary that one loves to hate. Detailed description in the section “The best exclusive games for Xbox Series”. After the catastrophic console version on PS4 and Xbox One, hopes rest on a Appreciate next-gen version for – on PS5 and Xbox Series X, the version for the previous gen runs well, but of course it doesn’t take full advantage of the hardware’s capabilities. So where is the nextgen version? In 2021, CD Projekt RED mainly worked on major patches for all versions, which, however, could not save the gaming experience on PS4 and Xbox One ( put in numbers: Grade 4.0 ). The next-gen upgrade originally announced for 2021 has been pushed back to 2022 and the wait continues. Even friends of Witcher Geralt, who want to ride off in the next-gen version, have to park their roaches in the stable until 2022, contrary to what was originally announced Developers id the nextgen consoles a major upgrade that introduces new graphics modes with which you can experience the first-person shooter with 120 FPS or with ray tracing, among other things. In the latest part of the cult series, the demon’s blood flows in streams again to rich guitar riffs when you literally take apart the hellish henchmen with a mixture of guns, flamethrowers and chainsaws. Sledgehammer Games sends you back into the Second World War. The campaign sends you on various fronts and you take turns slipping into the uniform of four soldiers. During your time behind enemy lines you can expect bombastic scripted moments and non-stop action as usual. So the perfect bite for a quick adrenaline rush.Detailed description in the Best Exclusive Games for Xbox Series section.Detailed description in the Best Open World Games for Xbox Series section.offers not a revolution but an evolution of its Loot shooter principle. The stylish cel-shaded graphics come into their own again and fans will find exactly the rich gunfights, the crude humor and the countless weapons to be looted that make up a Borderlands. Also pleasant: The latest part of the series is less grindy, so you can advance to the end of the campaign without major stumbling blocks. The next-gen version of Borderlands 3 offers 4K resolution and 60 FPS in single player and supports up to four players in split-screen co-op. From Western to Japanese, here are the best RPGs on Xbox Series. Sega carried the series in a new direction, because not only did Ichiban Kasuga replace the previous protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, the combat system also switched from direct action to turn-based battles. Apart from that, there is the patented, motivating mix of serious crime drama, lots of absurdly crazy scenes and an interesting game world full of side activities a subjugated planet. After the fateful encounter with the mysterious Shionne, you unexpectedly come into possession of a flaming sword and start an adventure to break your own chains and defeat the leaders of the occupying forces. In addition to the brisk battles, it is characterized by the chic graphics, which unfortunately often do not represent the strengths of complex JRPGs. The developers at Obsidian Entertainment are old hands in the role-playing field, and have worked on the fan favorite, among other things. That influence is evident in many endings, but despite this, the western-style space adventure comes with enough of its own ideas and a compelling story to make it stand out. On the new consoles, you can roam the planets in buttery smooth 60 frames per second until the sequel appears on the horizon.Cold Symmetry’s emulating action-RPG has been polished in the Enhanced Edition for nextgen with 4K resolution at 60 FPS and refined textures. Your character can slip into different title-giving shells, which are characterized by their own character values ​​and perks that can be learned. In addition, the harden system, with which you can bounce off opponents or let them run into your attacks, provides a special dynamic in the fights.The classic hack & slay par excellence has been revived. The developer Vicarious Visions, who went into Blizzard, has left everything in its original state, but gave the game a fresh graphic coat of paint with chic models and light effects, through which the classic on the console actually looks about the same as it does in transfigured memories in front of the mind Eye behold. The best adventures and stories on Xbox Series. Für is again responsible for developer Deck Nine as for the prequel story. For the first time, a Life is Strange part did not appear in the form of an episode, but as a complete package. The new protagonist Alex sees the auras of other people and thus recognizes their feelings at a glance. She dreams of a new beginning in the small town of Haven Springs, but early on everything turns out differently than she thinks. With Alex you track down the truth behind an apparent accident, get to know a colorful cast of characters again and make small and big decisions. The implementation of the story makes True Colors one of the best parts of the series. The title once began as Skyrim-Mod and you can still see that in Forgotten City here and there. But underneath the shell is an exciting and unusual adventure. You end up as a time traveler in an enchanted Roman city, where all residents are frozen into gold statues by a curse should one of the residents break the golden rules. You know that’s exactly what’s going to happen, but not by whom. If you don’t avert the disaster, you’ll travel back to the beginning of the time loop you’re trapped in and use knowledge from previous iterations to solve the mystery Tortuga!” That’s what voice chat conversations sound like in Rare’s pirate adventure. The search for treasures on the high seas is revealed by treasure maps in rhyme. Figuring out their solution together strengthens the team spirit on board, as does fighting dangers together. Content updates have been provided continuously since the release. The third part of the is again very cinematic, but emphasizes the action aspect more. But that doesn’t mean the horror is lost, Supermassive Games uses a different kind of horror in a story in which four members of the US armed forces and an Iraqi soldier go through hell under an old temple during the course of the Iraq war. With these games you make your Xbox Series sweat. The all-round successful remake of the fun sports title was already an eye-catcher on the last generation of consoles. The next-gen upgrade goes one better and offers even more refined shadows and textures. You can now play with 120 frames in Full HD resolution or with 60 frames per second in 4K. In terms of gameplay, the title is beyond any doubt and should bring a smile to the faces of all fans of the originals as well as newcomers. Detailed description in the “Best exclusive games for Xbox Series” section. Codemasters delivers the usual high level of driving experience, but there are There are two salty innovations that enrich the racing game with the MyTeam mode and an entertaining soap opera in the story mode. Above all, on the PS5 you enjoy the advantage of fast loading times and much sharper textures. EA also improved the gameplay in almost every aspect, whether through the new simulation mode, the introduction of Volta or the refined duel behavior. The next-gen version submitted after the launch brought graphical improvements for players, audience and lighting. Since EA delivered a worsening improvement that disappointed at a high level, the 21 version remains the title of choice at the moment. Check the price If you don’t like king football, ice hockey might be your favorite sport. Thanks to a new engine, players glide more realistically than ever over the frozen water. Apart from that, you can expect the usual strengths of the series, high realism, many teams and even more attention to detail.Big studios disgust you? Here you will find the best indies on Xbox Series. Supergiant Games has succeeded in creating a resilient combat system in Roguelike, whose cleverly interacting modifiers always create new and fun builds with each run. But it’s not just the fights and stylish graphics that motivate you over and over again. On top of that, Hades shows that even a roguelike can offer an interesting story that spins with each return to the hub after a run, while at the same time the likeable characters in the dialogue refer to what has been experienced in the gameplay Acid Nerve puts you in the plumage of a crow who works as a grim reaper or soul harvester. When your character loses a great soul, she sets out to find it again in the quirky game world with sword, bow and co. The journey is very worthwhile thanks to fun battles, interesting characters and clever puzzles. This is not an ordinary role-playing game. On the surface, you’re an investigator in a criminal case with amnesia. But in the quirky world, the protagonist talks extensively with his inner voices (which are partly manifestations of your skills) and his life can end with failing a character test when you kick a garbage can. Anyone who appreciates interesting reading material and doesn’t shy away from masses of text will find Disco Elysium a feast, especially since all the texts are translated into German in the final cut. Music is at the center of this little gem. It starts with the main character: Francis Vendetti is the nephew of a deceased folk music legend, but he doesn’t really get his own career off the ground. During the course of the game you will not only work on your success, but also experience wacky platforming sections that are in no way inferior to a stage show in their opulence.Mitbrachte developer Hazeligis another title that you absolutely have to play in co-op and that is completely geared towards this experience. The players control a married couple who are accidentally enchanted by their child and find themselves in the form of a puppet in a fantastic world. The two have to work together in the jump-and-run levels to see the ending, and it’s great fun. Full description in the Top Xbox Series Exclusive Games section. All hell is breaking loose in the kitchens of. Against the clock, two to four cooks have to cook dishes together. Throwing ingredients, slicing them and sticking them into different cooking utensils is easy to learn, but crazy obstacles like giant waves, mini volcanoes and reckless drivers complicate things. Offers all the content from Overcooked! and Overcooked! 2 plus additional levels and revised graphics with 4K resolution and 60 frames per second.In the indie secret KeyWe, two players slip into the skin of cute kiwi birds and complete tasks in a crazy post office, where telegrams have to be decrypted before they can be typed or sorting mail becomes a chore. In three seasons, the Kiwis encounter new obstacles. For fast times and in additional mini-games, you earn stamps with which you unlock accessories for the fluffy protagonists. In the meantime, developer Bungie has also received a next-gen upgrade. Anyone who has once added the title to their PS4 for free can also download the PS5 version for free. The next-gen version runs in native 4K at 60 FPS or in 1440p at 120 FPS. Newcomers, on the other hand, have to pay 0.25 euros (no, that’s not a typo). Due to the excellent gunplay, the loot shooter, which continues to receive new seasons and paid expansions, remains a board in terms of multiplayer.Here you will find titles that will push your console to its limitsDetailed description in the section “The best exclusive games for Xbox Series”. Artjom’s adventure scores in the next-gen version above all with realistic ray tracing lighting. So the trips to the contaminated outskirts seem even more depressing. You can also look forward to massively reduced loading times thanks to the fast SSD, as well as higher resolution and better frame rates. The Metroidvania may deceive you with its sugar-sweet fairytale graphic style, but behind the cute facade hides a tough Metroidvania that gives you nothing. On the Series X you can expect up to 120 frames per second at 4K resolution. In addition, the loading times and the input lag have been massively reduced. Detailed description in the section “The best action adventures and action games for Xbox Series”. can recruit for your hacking revolution. Depending on their profession, the characters bring special properties or gadgets with them. On the PS5, the attractive game world comes into its own even better than in the version for PS4 thanks to ray tracing effects. All this and much more is available with the games subscription on Xbox Series for Xbox Series”.Detailed description in the section “The best action adventures and action games for Xbox Series”.Detailed description in the section “The games with the best graphics for Xbox Series”.Detailed description in the section “The best Action-Adventures and Action-Games for Xbox Series”.Detailed description in the section “Best Action-Adventures and Action-Games for Xbox Series”.France in the year 1348, you have to flee from the Inquisition as siblings Hugo and Amicia and experience not only an exciting story, but also some supernatural events. On the next-gen consoles, you can look forward to 4K resolution, 60 frames per second, and reduced input lag. In addition, the game doesn’t cost a tired mark in Game Pass, so it’s perfect for shortening the waiting time for the successor. Which USK12 titles are fun? Detailed description in the “Best Indie Games for Xbox Series” section. Detailed description in the Section “The games with the best graphics on the Xbox Series”.Detailed description in the section “The best action-adventures and action games on the Xbox Series”Developer Deepsilver Fishlabs offers old-school arcade space action. In addition to the crisp firefights, which are spiced up by super abilities, the diverse tasks in space, very attractive graphics and the interesting protagonist duo of heroine Nara and her feeling and thinking ship Forsa are convincing. Despite the age rating, the universe has turned out to be pretty dark.Detailed description in the “Best Multiplayer Games on Xbox Series” section.Here you will find the best Xbox titles with USK18 rating.Detailed description in the “Best Shooters for Xbox Series” section.USK18 rating has met the ridiculous brutal fatalities more than deserved. The Ultimate Edition not only offers improved graphics on the Series consoles, but also the story DLC Aftermath and the content of Kombat Packs 1 and 2, increasing the roster to 37 characters including illustrious guests such as the T-1000, Robocop and Rambo grows. Detailed description in the section “Best Action-Adventures and Action Games for Xbox Series”.Capcom continues the story of hero Ethan Winters. The search for his daughter takes you into a colorful mix of settings, from Lady Dimitrescu’s horror castle to a fortress full of wolf creatures, garnished with a number of references and connected by the village you keep coming back to. The ray tracing reflections of the next-gen version are a real eye-catcher in some passages. Detailed description in the “The best open-world games for Xbox Series” section every problem hitman number 47 finds a deadly solution. In the third part of the World of Assassination, IO Interactive does not turn the game principle upside down, but again offers exciting environments such as an English property on a moor and lots of interesting opportunities to kill target people in a clever or black humorous way. Author : Dennis Hilla (GamersGlobal)