The original Xbox console has had a massive influence on the gaming industry, disrupting the norm and introducing online multiplayer to the community. Fast-forward to today, the Xbox Series X has rewritten the playbook with its cutting-edge hardware that pushes the capability of video game graphics.
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The games you can experience today on the Xbox Series X are a testament that it isn’t just a console anymore, but an industry milestone. Listed below are the ten best games that take advantage of the Xbox Series X’s hardware.
10 Red Dead Redemption 2
Beautiful, Expansive Open World With Gripping Storyline
Released eight years after the first game, Red Dead Redemption 2 set a new benchmark for immersive, open-world gaming. Red Dead Redemption 2 exceeded all graphical and technical standards, where the game not only focused on visual fidelity but also on minute details like character and horse animations (and anatomy).
…the compelling narrative is ushered along with the incredible graphical fidelity of the characters and environments.
What brings Red Dead Redemption 2 to life is its captivating storytelling, taking you on an emotional journey as you reach towards the end of the game, but the compelling narrative is ushered along with the incredible graphical fidelity of the characters and environments. The game runs at 4K 30FPS on the Xbox Series X.
9 Remnant 2
Survive On Post-Apocalyptic Earth Infested With Decay
Remnant 2 is set in a post-apocalyptic imagining of Earth where decay has taken hold of the planet from across dimensions, yet a small ray of hope shines in your efforts as you protect the remaining survivors. The game boasts photorealistic visuals that benefit from the Xbox Series X’s powerful hardware.
All areas in the game have a backstory to them that is told by the beautiful art design that accompanies it.
The game is crafted meticulously to instill a sense of wonder and horror at the same time. All areas in the game have a backstory to them that is told by the beautiful art design that accompanies it. The gameplay also has you fighting off grotesque creatures and terrifying bosses.
8 Resident Evil 4 Remake
Excellent Remake Of The Classic, Brought To Life By Ray Tracing
Resident Evil 4 Remake is a faithful recreation of the original game that was released in 2005. The game takes full advantage of the Xbox Series X, offering a smooth 60FPS experience at 4K with ray tracing. Having powered the previous Resident Evil remakes, Capcom’s RE Engine pushes the limits of graphical fidelity with Resident Evil 4 Remake. The result is an eerily familiar setting that is terrifyingly new.
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The game has also exceeded in terms of technical achievement with realistic lighting, real-time shadows, and reflections. The sound design has also been revamped, making the experience even more frightening.
7 Cyberpunk 2077
Immerse Yourself In An Advanced, Dystopian California
Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt Red‘s biggest RPG since The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The game is set in an imaginary version of a dystopian version of California called Night City. This city is brought to life by the rendering technologies that the developer implements in the game, including ray tracing and HDR support. The game also benefits from the Xbox Series X’s hardware, enabling you to enjoy the action at 60FPS and in breathtaking 4K resolution.
Every corner of Night City is brimming with detail and some story waiting for you to discover. Given the RPG nature of the game, you can experience the story differently based on the choices you make throughout the game.
6 A Plague Tale Requiem
Embark On The Quest To Escape A City Ravaged By Plague
After the success of A Plague Tale: Innocence, Asobo Studio put their all into the development of A Plague Tale: Requiem. The sequel exceeded expectations in areas of graphical fidelity and narrative. The game is set six months after the events of the first game, and you experience the journey of Amicia and her younger brother Hugo’s quest to find a cure for Hugo’s condition.
The sequel exceeded expectations in areas of graphical fidelity and narrative.
The game features expansive levels that are meticulously detailed to deliver photorealistic graphics. The implementation of high-resolution textures and lifelike lighting further elevates this experience. The quality and intensity of set pieces have also been bumped up, which now involve massive rat counts and visual effects. The game can be enjoyed at 4K 30FPS or at 1080P 60FPS with ray tracing and HDR support.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Released
- October 18, 2022
5 Forza Horizon 5
Explore An Impressive Recreation Of Mexico In Your Favorite Car
Forza Horizon 5 takes forward everything that made Forza Horizon 4 a success and amps it up with excellent graphics, sound design, and a larger map than its predecessor. Set in a downsized and imaginative version of Mexico, Forza Horizon 5 brings the familiar Horizon Festival formula with all-new adventure stories.
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In terms of visual fidelity, every frame of Forza Horizon 5 is a sight to behold. Whether it is the smoke from your tires as you drift in the canyons or the effects of raindrops on your windshield, every environmental effect makes it so that you’re completely immersed in the experience of driving your favorite car across Mexico, all running at a silky smooth 60FPS in dynamic 4K resolution.
4 The Callisto Protocol
Survive On A Claustrophobic Moon Base
If you’ve been a fan of the Dead Space games, you’ll find plenty of similarities in Striking Distance Studio‘s The Callisto Protocol. This survival-horror game borrows many mechanics from the Dead Space games, including looting ammo by stomping zombies, gunplay focused on dismemberment, and weapon upgrades.
Combine a photorealistic environment with top-notch sound design, and you’re all set to experience a horror game that will always have you on the edge of your seat.
What sets apart The Callisto Protocol from the original Dead Space games is the attention to detail that the developer has paid to environment and character design. As you play the game, you’ll notice the minor expressions on your character’s face and sweat dripping from his forehead. Combine a photorealistic environment with top-notch sound design, and you’re all set to experience a horror game that will always have you on the edge of your seat.
3 Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
Explore Highly-Detailed And Lush Jungles As A Na’Vi
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is the most-detailed open world that Ubisoft has created to date. Remaining faithful to the Avatar lore, the open world in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora isn’t just there to explore; it’s there to interact with. Your goal in the game is to reconnect with your lost heritage and join your clan to protect Pandora from RDA forces.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora takes full advantage of Xbox Series X’s hardware, delivering high-fidelity rendering with ray tracing at a silky smooth 60FPS.
Developed on the next-gen engine, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora takes full advantage of Xbox Series X’s hardware, delivering high-fidelity rendering with ray tracing at a silky smooth 60FPS. Finally, the cherry on top is the HDR10 support, which, when enabled, takes the game’s graphical presentation to the next level.
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
- Released
- December 7, 2023
- Developer
- Massive Entertainment
2 Alan Wake 2
Twisted Reality Where You Fight Darkness With Light
Alan Wake 2 is this year’s most visually impressive video game, setting a new benchmark for what games can technically and visually accomplish. The game’s central focus is your immersion while playing it. This is achieved using seamless transitions without relying on loading screens. Being a tighter narrative experience, attention has been paid to every aspect of sound design that further immerses you into the world and escalates tension when you’re in darker regions in the game’s world.
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Alan Wake 2 utilizes Remedy’s Northlight engine, which delivers stunning graphical detail, thanks to fully ray-traced shadows and reflections. The game also supports variable refresh rate, enabling you to experience smoother gameplay at all times.
1 Microsoft Flight Simulator
Master Aviation While Marveling At A Photorealistic Recreation Of Earth
If there’s one game that brought a flying simulator to mainstream gaming, it’s none other than Microsoft Flight Simulator. There’s more than one reason to fall in love with this game, with the biggest reason being the jaw-dropping detail that has gone into recreating the topographic view of our planet, Earth. As you pilot your favorite airplane, you’ll get to experience the joy of flying over the clouds and appreciating the beauty of the planet from above.
There’s more than one reason to fall in love with this game, with the biggest reason being the jaw-dropping detail that has gone into recreating the topographic view of our planet, Earth.
The game also benefits from a fine-tuned weather system and day-night cycle, compelling you to strategize your flights based on weather and time conditions. The game is so detailed that it can be considered a virtual tour of the planet, spotting all the important landmarks across the planet and even possibly flying over your house.
Microsoft Flight Simulator
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