The Best Action Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Empyreal added at rank #9.
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Monster Hunter Wilds (2025)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.


  • fight
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • hunting
  • action
  • combat
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • battle
  • narrative
  • dragon
  • online
  • long-running
  • customization

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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black (2025)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.


  • ninja
  • arts
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • martial
  • swordplay
  • violent
  • gore
  • third-person
  • combat
  • action-adventure
  • realistic
  • fast-paced
  • souls

3

Path of Exile 2 (2024)

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80
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early access Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.


  • arpg
  • rpg
  • action
  • boss
  • hack-and-slash
  • fantasy
  • isometric
  • multiplayer
  • dark
  • loot
  • economy
  • dungeon-crawler
  • boss-fight
  • dungeon

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Black Myth: Wukong (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Xbox Series X j

Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.


  • boss
  • mythology
  • boss-fight
  • rpg
  • action
  • combat
  • fight
  • souls
  • arpg
  • battle
  • exploration
  • narrative
  • challenging

5

SD Gundam Battle Alliance (2022)

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

SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a multiplayer Gundam action RPG where you can smash foes solo or with friends in thrilling mechanized combat. Acquire new mobile suits, power them up, and take them into battle in various missions!


  • mech
  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • modeling
  • action
  • animation
  • anime
  • robots
  • historical
  • lore
  • hack-and-slash
  • battle
  • multiplayer
  • 3-person
  • boss-fight

6

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story (2023)

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

Join the rebellion in The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story! As Sylas, a spell-stealing mage, you'll liberate your homeland, command powerful magic, and uncover secrets of the past. With fast-paced action, intriguing story, and stunning visuals, you'll be immersed in a world of strategic combat and political intrigue. Whether you're a League of Legends fan or a newcomer, this game will captivate you!


What we like:
  • Captivating universe and story
  • Engaging and strategic combat
  • Variety of spells to steal and use
  • Beautiful pixel art style
  • Fun boss fights
What could be improved:
  • Game length is short
  • Environments can feel repetitive

  • rpg
  • pixel
  • combat
  • action
  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • moba
  • battle
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • story
  • fight
  • 2d
  • magic

7

Castlevania DominuS Collection (2024)

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90
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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • pixel
  • rpg
  • vampire
  • action-adventure
  • action
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • dark
  • remake
  • compilation
  • arcade
  • piracy
  • time-consuming

8

Soulstice (2022)

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

Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.


  • combat
  • hack-and-slash
  • combo
  • action
  • platform
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • boss-fight
  • battle
  • exploration
  • boss
  • gothic
  • demons
  • third-person
  • fast-paced

9

Empyreal (2025)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 j

Empyreal is a complex, challenging, feature-rich action RPG. In a far-flung corner of the galaxy an Expedition arrives on a hitherto unexplored planet to find a colossal Monolith built by a lost civilisation.


  • loot
  • asynchronous
  • rpg
  • arpg
  • action
  • boss
  • exploration
  • combat
  • customization
  • -
  • dungeon-crawler
  • character
  • pve
  • sci-fi
  • farming

10

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (2022)

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

Break into the new apeX of 2D action! INTI CREATES is proud to present new apeX of cutting-edge 2D action with Luminous Avenger iX 2!


  • boss
  • platform
  • 2d
  • action
  • robots
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • melee
  • scroller
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • combo
  • anime
  • retro-tinted
  • fantasy

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