The Best Unforgiving Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Exophobia added at rank #1.
Here are our 10 Best Unforgiving Games for Xbox Series X:
1

Exophobia (2024)

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

Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.


  • first-person
  • shooter
  • unforgiving
  • metroidvania
  • fps
  • boomer
  • action-adventure
  • combat
  • retro
  • reflexes
  • aliens
  • stylized
  • pixel
  • space
  • colourful

2

Climber: Sky is the Limit (2022)

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

Climber: Sky is the Limit is a mountain walking simulator game where you become a winter climber. To succeed you need to plan the trip, prepare appropriate equipment, face extreme weather conditions and survive. Only the sky is the limit!


  • immersive
  • unforgiving
  • experience
  • snow
  • survival
  • management
  • simulation
  • nature
  • resource-management
  • choices
  • walking-simulator
  • inventory
  • sport
  • replay-value
  • atmospheric

3

Beyond Doors (2024)

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Caleb woke up in a mystical dimension after experiencing burnout in his job. Door-to-door, guided by enigmatic musical notes, he needs to be reminded of his true calling. Immerse yourself in this mind-bending platformer.


  • platform
  • precision
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • unforgiving
  • atmospheric
  • hand-craft
  • retro
  • colourful
  • fast-paced

4

Gravitators (2021)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Gravitators is a twin stick shooter game where you pilot ships and complete mission objectives to secure the future of humankind. Defend the Earth and travel through the galaxy to repel a relentless alien invasion.


  • twin-stick
  • unforgiving
  • shooter
  • space
  • top-down
  • sci-fi
  • flight
  • replay-value
  • physics
  • 3-person
  • futuristic
  • 2d
  • difficult
  • colourful
  • shoot-em-up

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