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The best games on Xbox Series X|S.

754 games compete in this selection. Elden Ring tops it with 1,947 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

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In detail

The best games on Xbox Series X|S, what this ranking says

Elden Ring leads this selection with 1,947 ELO points, ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The 754 games competing in it have played 123,105 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection	754
Duels played by those games	123,105
Game in the lead	Elden Ring (2022)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points	1,947
Point gap between 1st and 10th	80
Best represented genre	Action RPG
Last reading	November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on Xbox Series X|S

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on Xbox Series X|S
Genre	Games competing	In the lead	ELO score	Duels played
Action RPG	156	Elden Ring	1,947	2,828
Horror	57	Resident Evil 2	1,936	726
JRPG	16	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	1,930	642
Metroidvania	16	Ori and the Will of the Wisps	1,905	336
FPS	80	Doom Eternal	1,894	426
Roguelite	31	Balatro	1,883	310
TPS	40	Hitman 3	1,867	264
Strategy	24	Crusader Kings III	1,859	185
Action-adventure	55	Outer Wilds	1,844	377
RPG	14	Baldur's Gate III	1,836	742
Racing	29	Forza Horizon 5	1,819	230
Platformer	44	A Hat in Time	1,813	198
Survival	12	Subnautica	1,812	233
Fighting	25	Guilty Gear: Strive	1,805	103
Simulation	31	Euro Truck Simulator 2	1,758	265
Sports	25	Rocket League	1,748	666
Point-and-click	22	To the Moon	1,746	328
Sandbox	10	No Man's Sky	1,630	481
Beat 'em up	10	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge	1,617	133
Adventure	16	Life is Strange: True Colors	1,594	135
Puzzle	22	Indika	1,504	80
Visual novel	6	Long Live the Queen	1,498	129

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 98 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game	Points gained in 7 days	ELO score
Twelve Minutes	+72	1,640
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	+60	1,707
Genshin Impact	+48	1,628

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins	Against	Duels played	Win rate
Elden Ring	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	94	63%
Hollow Knight	Elden Ring	42	50%
Elden Ring	Grand Theft Auto V	39	59%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	Hollow Knight	35	54%
Grand Theft Auto V	Hollow Knight	30	53%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Xbox Series X|S?

According to community votes, the best game on Xbox Series X|S is Elden Ring, with 1,947 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Xbox Series X|S are ranked?

754 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 123,105 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Xbox Series X|S is climbing right now?

Twelve Minutes is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 72 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 98 games in the selection moved.