The Best Cinematic Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

Update : Despelote added at rank #16.
11

Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth (2020)

View Similar Games
85
Review score
Logo of Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth Screenshot of Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth Screenshot of Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth Screenshot of Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth

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

On a late afternoon in Seoul, you discover two people talking at a local cafe, and you spy on their conversation.


  • choices
  • nostalgia
  • fmv
  • god-game
  • conversation
  • cinematic
  • dating-sim
  • music
  • experimental
  • visual-novel
  • text
  • procedural
  • narration
  • fiction
  • interactive

12

Hyper-5 (2022)

View Similar Games
72
Review score
Logo of Hyper-5 Screenshot of Hyper-5

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

Hyper-5 draws inspiration from shoot’em up genre classics of the ‘90s. Traditional side-scrolling action is presented in 3D with screen-filling visual effects and thrilling cutscenes. Complete in-game challenges to unlock over twenty weapon systems, ship upgrades and gallery extras.


  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • cinematic
  • shooter
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • arcade
  • aliens
  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • scrolling
  • realistic-looking
  • underwater
  • space
  • action

13

Puppet House (2024)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Puppet House Screenshot of Puppet House Screenshot of Puppet House Screenshot of Puppet House

j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.


  • horror
  • cinematic
  • narration
  • psychological
  • psychedelic
  • mystery
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • survival
  • 3d
  • detective
  • story
  • thriller
  • atmospheric
  • exploration

14

Post Trauma (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Post Trauma Screenshot of Post Trauma Screenshot of Post Trauma Screenshot of Post Trauma

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

Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • blood
  • cinematic
  • surreal
  • thriller
  • gore
  • psychological
  • third-person
  • realistic
  • puzzle
  • story
  • genre-defining

15

Manifold (2021)

View Similar Games
92
Review score
Logo of Manifold Screenshot of Manifold Screenshot of Manifold Screenshot of Manifold

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Mac OS

The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.


  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

16

Despelote (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Despelote Screenshot of Despelote Screenshot of Despelote Screenshot of Despelote

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

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.


  • soccer
  • football
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • cinematic
  • comic
  • foreign
  • fiction
  • sandbox
  • interactive
  • hand-drawn
  • conversation
  • book
  • story
  • stylized

17

Demon Slayer (2021)

View Similar Games
88
Review score
Logo of Demon Slayer Screenshot of Demon Slayer Screenshot of Demon Slayer Screenshot of Demon Slayer

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

Demon Slayer - Set in the year 2075, when dark demons have invaded the world and threaten all of humanity. You will play the role of the leader of a group of killers, whose goal is to destroy demons and collect their analyzes to ensure the survival of humanity.


  • 3d
  • demons
  • anime
  • action-adventure
  • fight
  • cinematic
  • 2d
  • comic
  • foreign
  • platform
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • pvp
  • action

18

Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (2023)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Screenshot of Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Screenshot of Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Screenshot of Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.


  • top-down
  • stealth
  • 2d
  • boxing
  • cinematic
  • action-adventure
  • 1990s
  • fitness
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • mgs
  • drama
  • action
  • rhythm
  • 2-player

19

Gruta (2023)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Gruta Screenshot of Gruta Screenshot of Gruta Screenshot of Gruta

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

A child runs away to fight the monster she thought was causing trouble in her family. What she found was not what she was expecting. Fight your way out and find the truth about this mysterious place. A narrative-driven platform game, told through hand-drawn cutscenes, completely without text.


  • ambient
  • cinematic
  • souls
  • hand-drawn
  • short
  • dark
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • pixel
  • platform
  • story
  • episodic
  • psychological

20

SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato (2024)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato Screenshot of SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato Screenshot of SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato Screenshot of SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato

j PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox Series X/s Xbox One

Miho steps into the pantry to fetch a potato for his grandma and falls into a magical world full of wonders. Meet quirky characters, venture through the depths of South America, and learn the importance of the things we pass along in this unforgettable emotional narrative adventure.


  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • stylized
  • 1990s
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • family-friendly
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • third-person
  • drama

Not seeing your game?