The Best Modern Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Afterlove EP added at rank #7.
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Offroad Mechanic Simulator (2023)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Service off-road vehicles and take them for a drive! Offroad Mechanic Simulator lets you modify many classic off-road vehicles and prepare them for daunting tasks that no normal car could ever hope to complete. Test your work and climb steep cliffs or drive through rivers and deep layers of mud.


  • off-road
  • simulation
  • auto
  • modern
  • nature
  • immersive
  • driving
  • building
  • action-adventure
  • crafting
  • third-person
  • realistic
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • inventory

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Breakout: Recharged (2022)

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The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.


  • arcade
  • retro
  • cooperative
  • psychedelic
  • modern
  • 1980s
  • multi-ball
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • attack
  • score
  • linear
  • local
  • classic
  • 2d

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Next Space Rebels (2021)

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Xbox Series X Mac OS Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

SPACE IS FOR EVERYONE. In Next Space Rebels, you will develop from a naive rocket hobbyist into an experienced space activist by designing, building, and launching rockets of increasing complexity.


  • fmv
  • modern
  • science
  • building
  • simulation
  • crafting
  • space
  • funny

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Death Elevator (2023)

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A short and minimalist roguelike where every hit is lethal but time slows down whenever you are in danger. Reach the top floor or die trying!


  • bullet
  • shooter
  • perma-death
  • time
  • first-person
  • modern
  • minimalist
  • heist
  • arena
  • stylized
  • fps
  • rogue-like
  • crime
  • abstract
  • 3d

5

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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Exhausted Man (2024)

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You're so exhausted you can only crawl, but still refuse to sleep.


  • comedy
  • modern
  • life
  • satire
  • family-friendly
  • parody
  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • isometric
  • colourful
  • third-person
  • dark
  • funny
  • physics
  • cute

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Afterlove EP (2024)

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From the creator of Coffee Talk comes a slice-of-life adventure about love, loss and music. Explore modern Jakarta as Rama in his journey to learn about himself, create music, find love and come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend Cinta, whose voice still lives on in his head.


  • rhythm
  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • comic
  • conversation
  • emotional
  • modern
  • hand-drawn
  • fiction
  • romance
  • book
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • drama

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Moonshine Inc. (2022)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

We love moonshin’. Now, you get to play a story-rich management game focused on crafting moonshine, brandy, whisky, and vodka. You’ll ferment, distill, then name your booze how you want it. You’ll run that business big. Smart, yet discreetly. Cause ain’t nothin’ illegal... ‘til you get caught!


  • management
  • relaxing
  • automation
  • cooking
  • modern
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • crime
  • choices
  • linear
  • economy
  • crafting
  • tactical
  • inventory
  • 3d

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