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What is an \u201cXbox game\u201d? Fairly recently, the answer was simple: An Xbox game is a game that you play on your Xbox. But now, with Microsoft pushing a multiplatform strategy<\/a> \u2014 and openly challenging<\/a> preconceived notions of what even counts as a platform \u2014 determining the best Xbox games isn\u2019t as straightforward as it was.<\/p>\n

For us, though, the answer is still pretty simple, if somewhat evolved. Some games (Halo, Forza) will always be Xbox games regardless of how many platforms they land on, the same way a mobile Mario game is still a Nintendo game. But others fall under the broader category of, if an Xbox is the primary way you play games, you shouldn\u2019t miss these \u2014 regardless of who published or developed them.<\/p>\n

What follows is our list of the best Xbox games as of April 2025.<\/p>\n

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How we pick the best games on Xbox<\/h2>\n

The Polygon staff plays a lot<\/em> of video games, and everything in this list comes personally recommended by at least one of us. We determined what should be on our list of the best Xbox games by looking at the quality of each title, but also with an eye for breadth and variety \u2014 so you should find something on the list you\u2019ll enjoy, no matter what genres of game you like, how much time you have, or what vibe you are after.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is an \u201cXbox game\u201d? Fairly recently, the answer was simple: An Xbox game is a game that you play on your Xbox. But now, with Microsoft pushing a multiplatform strategy \u2014 and openly challenging preconceived notions of what even counts as a platform \u2014 determining the best Xbox games isn\u2019t as straightforward as it was. For us, though, the answer is still pretty simple, if somewhat evolved. Some games (Halo, Forza) will always be Xbox games regardless of how many platforms they land on, the same way a mobile Mario game is still a Nintendo game. But others fall under the broader category of, if an Xbox is the primary way you play games, you shouldn\u2019t miss these \u2014 regardless of who published or…<\/p>\n

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