The Best Cinematic Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

Update : Puppet House added at rank #13.
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Mia and the Dragon Princess (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One IOS iPhone Playstation 5 Mac OS Android Xbox Series X

A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.


  • choices
  • fmv
  • interactive
  • drama
  • violent
  • immersive
  • cinematic
  • buddy-action
  • emotional
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • martial
  • simulation

12

Hyper-5 (2022)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Hyper-5 draws inspiration from shoot’em up genre classics of the ‘90s. Traditional side-scrolling action is presented in 3D with screen-filling visual effects and thrilling cutscenes. Complete in-game challenges to unlock over twenty weapon systems, ship upgrades and gallery extras.


  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • cinematic
  • shooter
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • arcade
  • aliens
  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • scrolling
  • realistic-looking
  • underwater
  • space
  • action

13

Puppet House (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.


  • horror
  • cinematic
  • narration
  • psychological
  • psychedelic
  • mystery
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • survival
  • 3d
  • detective
  • story
  • thriller
  • atmospheric
  • exploration

14

Manifold (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Mac OS

The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.


  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

15

Demon Slayer (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Demon Slayer - Set in the year 2075, when dark demons have invaded the world and threaten all of humanity. You will play the role of the leader of a group of killers, whose goal is to destroy demons and collect their analyzes to ensure the survival of humanity.


  • 3d
  • demons
  • anime
  • action-adventure
  • fight
  • cinematic
  • 2d
  • comic
  • foreign
  • platform
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • pvp
  • action

16

Gruta (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Android PC Windows

A child runs away to fight the monster she thought was causing trouble in her family. What she found was not what she was expecting. Fight your way out and find the truth about this mysterious place. A narrative-driven platform game, told through hand-drawn cutscenes, completely without text.


  • ambient
  • cinematic
  • souls
  • hand-drawn
  • short
  • dark
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • pixel
  • platform
  • story
  • episodic
  • psychological

17

Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (2023)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.


  • top-down
  • stealth
  • 2d
  • boxing
  • cinematic
  • action-adventure
  • 1990s
  • fitness
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • mgs
  • drama
  • action
  • rhythm
  • 2-player

18

ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area (2022)

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Linux Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

ValiDate is a romantic visual novel about 13 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them.


  • cartoony
  • lgbtq
  • modern
  • fishing
  • romance
  • dating-sim
  • capitalism
  • visual-novel
  • cinematic
  • mature
  • text
  • multiple-endings
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • realistic

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SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato (2024)

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j PC Windows Xbox Series X

Miho steps into the pantry to fetch a potato for his grandma and falls into a magical world full of wonders. Meet quirky characters, venture through the depths of South America, and learn the importance of the things we pass along in this unforgettable emotional narrative adventure.


  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • stylized
  • 1990s
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • family-friendly
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • third-person
  • drama

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Winter Ember (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Winter Ember is an immersive stealth action game that casts you into the role of Arthur Artorias, the faceless man. Step into the shadows and uncover a mysterious plot that saw your family torn from the history books. On the first night of winter, you unsheath your blade and seek vengeance.


  • stealth
  • isometric
  • assassin
  • gothic
  • cinematic
  • heist
  • dark
  • 3d
  • book
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • action
  • rpg
  • swordplay

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