As of April 2025, role-playing title Baldur's Gate 3 was the most critically acclaimed video game for the Xbox X/S console, based on an aggregate Metascore of 99 points. Elden Ring and it's expansion, The Shadow of the Erdtree, ranked second and third, respectively.
Not all top Xbox Series X/S games are platform exclusives though: Baldur's Gate 3 is available on PS5 and PC as well, and second-ranked Elden Ring is also the most critically acclaimed gaming title on PlayStation.
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Highest-rated Xbox Series X/S video games of all time as of April 2025, based on Metascore
Game (release year)
Metacritic score
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
99
Elden Ring (2022)
96
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (2024)
95
Personal 5 Royal (2022)
94
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2022)
94
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
93
Hades (2021)
93
The Stanley Parable (2022)
93
Split Fiction (2025)
93
Forza Horizon 5 (2021)
92
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based on Metacritic Metascore; wider industry metrics may vary; score refers to Xbox Series X/S platform score and may be different for other platform releases
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