The Best Manipulation Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Horror Tales: The Beggar added at rank #3.
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Eternal Threads (2022)

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

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.


  • time
  • manipulation
  • narrative
  • story
  • travel
  • investigation
  • emotional
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • puzzle
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • post-apocalyptic
  • interactive
  • exploration

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COGEN: Sword of Rewind (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.


  • manipulation
  • 2d
  • dynamic
  • swordplay
  • time
  • platform
  • tutorial
  • attack
  • score
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • narration
  • action-adventure
  • action
  • sci-fi

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Horror Tales: The Beggar (2024)

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Control space-time to fight an evil monster in this terror and science fiction journey set in a shattered but beautiful world. Bend physics, the sky and the earth itself in engaging boss-fight encounters with the full power of Unreal Engine 5 and Nvidia DLSS.


  • horror
  • manipulation
  • time
  • survival-horror
  • immersive
  • post-apocalyptic
  • blood
  • psychological
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • surreal
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • sci-fi

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Iron Danger (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

Iron Danger is a tactical combat game with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.


  • tactical
  • manipulation
  • turn-based
  • combat
  • steampunk
  • real-time
  • rpg
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • time
  • role-play
  • action
  • mythology
  • puzzle

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Orten Was The Case (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.


  • manipulation
  • time
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • time-management
  • dystopian
  • choices
  • mystery
  • detective
  • dark
  • open-world

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Lemnis Gate (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows

Lemnis Gate is the revolutionary turn-based combat strategy FPS taking place in a time loop. Master the unique abilities of powerful deep-space operatives and compete in mind-bending four-dimensional battles.


  • time
  • shooter
  • manipulation
  • first-person
  • pvp
  • fps
  • tactical
  • character
  • travel
  • arena
  • class
  • 3d
  • competitive
  • real-time
  • customization

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Rayland 2 (2022)

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Welcome to Rayland. The inhabitants of this island use the energy coming from the laser beams to survive and to transport this energy they use the repeating cubes.


  • puzzle
  • clicker
  • futuristic
  • manipulation
  • point-and-click
  • minimalist
  • casual
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • grid
  • family-friendly

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AeternoBlade II: Infinity (2024)

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AeternoBlade II: Infinity, new patch in 4K is a hardcore action-puzzle game of Time-Manipulation Combat. Control the flow of time, amend the past, foresee the future, convolute with alternate timelines to fight otherwise undefeatable foes and circumvent the impossible.


  • time
  • manipulation
  • puzzle
  • time-manipulation
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • action
  • action-adventure
  • mind-bending
  • martial

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