The Best On-rails Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Rainbow Cotton added at rank #1.
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Rainbow Cotton (2024)

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

Cotton, the legendary witch is back, and this time in 3D! Get ready for this formerly Japanese exclusive cute ‘em up gem to be “reconjured”. ININ and Success have teamed up once again to bring you a massively improved - and for the first time worldwide - re-release of Rainbow Cotton.


  • on-rails
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • anime
  • cute
  • magic
  • cartoony
  • fantastically
  • colourful
  • 3d
  • arcade
  • casual
  • fantasy

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The House of the Dead: Remake (2022)

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

THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake is a remade version of the game introduced in 1997 in arcade platform. A classic arcade rail-shooter receives a whole new entourage and gameplay changes to suit modern gaming standards.


  • zombies
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • on-rails
  • remake
  • classic
  • cooperative
  • rail
  • controller-support
  • local

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Air Twister (2022)

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Assume the role of Princess Arch and help defend her home world, AIR, from the large-scale invasion by Vanguard. Explore various kinds of weaponry power-ups and special moves which you unlock after every run.


  • on-rails
  • shooter
  • rock-opera
  • arcade
  • flight
  • 3d
  • rush
  • tps
  • boss
  • cinematic
  • colourful
  • large-scale
  • fantasy
  • lore

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Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (2023)

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

Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission is the remake of the first Rail Shooter that shaped the genre. It sticks to the DNA of the original game – a breathtaking action atmosphere inherited from 80’s action movies – while offering a brand-new design and a leaderboard.


  • shooter
  • 1980s
  • vr
  • on-rails
  • films
  • non-stop
  • arcade
  • first-person
  • action
  • military
  • fps
  • light
  • parody
  • violent
  • cult

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SHINORUBI (2022)

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Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized for modern PC in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.


  • top-down
  • military
  • futuristic
  • on-rails
  • shooter
  • faith
  • space
  • flight
  • bullet-hell
  • vertical
  • arcade
  • aliens
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d

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Railbreak (2023)

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Power through hordes of zombies, '90s arcade style, in this on-rails survival horror shooter.


  • on-rails
  • shooter
  • survival-horror
  • first-person
  • pve
  • arcade
  • post-apocalyptic
  • linear
  • zombies
  • attack
  • score
  • 2-player
  • fps

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Escape from Terror City (2023)

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

3D Run'n'Gun Arcade-Style Action! Fight the Mechanized Forces of the Argus Empire and Escape from Terror City!


  • bullet-hell
  • 3d
  • tps
  • run-and-gun
  • mech
  • on-rails
  • tanks
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • retro

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To The Sky (2023)

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early access j Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

To the Sky is an exhilarating action-adventure game where your goal is to reach the sky by overcoming obstacles and scaling towering walls. Be prepared to start anew if you fall while ascending. Challenge yourself, ascend higher, and uncover the mysteries above the clouds in To the Sky.


  • 3d
  • platform
  • runner
  • on-rails
  • adventure
  • vertical
  • bullet
  • reflexes
  • casual
  • parkour
  • time
  • third-person
  • fantasy
  • flight
  • strategy

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