Outer Wilds is a low-fi space exploration game with an intriguing mystery at its heart, mixed in with a healthy dose of humor and schadenfreude. It’s also on Xbox Game Pass, along with its DLC. Even if you don’t like stealthy games, Dishonored 2 is worth giving a go for it’s sheer variety, style and creative, if bloody, fun you can have within the game’s systems.
The environmental and level design was very good in the original game, but Dishonored 2 simply takes it to a new level with the likes of The Clockwork Mansion and Crack in the Slab being particular highlights. Or you could simply opt to not use any power or kill anyone, such is the immersive sim nature of Dishonored 2 that it lets you complete objectives pretty much in the way you see fit. But while the stealth meets magical powers and frenetic first person action formula is intact, the game can now be played from two perspectives: that of the first game’s Corvo Attano or Empress Emily Kaldwin.īoth have different powers that we found enable players to navigate the game's creative mission and areas in different ways, as well as dispose of targets in all manner in interesting fashions. We’d argue it’s an essential purchase for any Xbox gamer.ĭishonored 2 is, unsurprisingly, the follow up to the original Dishonored.
Then there’s Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2, a game that is as excellent to play as it is to gawk at, particularly on the Xbox One X. However, there are some stellar games that are well worth a look regardless, like Doom Eternal and Gears 5 on the shooter front, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt presents an exceptional third-person RPG and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice blends Samurai combat with a Dark Souls-esque difficulty. Trying to pick the best Xbox One game is a tricky process. No matter what you're in the mood to play, here are the best Xbox One games to play now.
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