The Best Nonlinear Games for Xbox One - Page 3

Update : Paper Animal Adventure added at rank #25.
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Of Bird and Cage (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Of Bird and Cage is a unique metal album presented through a two-hour-long story-driven game. Play music in a brand-new way. Featuring famous artists like Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Rob van der Loo (Epica), Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), and many others!


  • nonlinear
  • music
  • emotional
  • modern
  • choices
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • multiple-endings
  • quick-time-event
  • stylized
  • psychological
  • dark
  • first-person
  • drama
  • story

22

Oliver (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Android

You are a Crash Test Dummy. Your goal: pass a test simulation that no other dummy has survived before. Move through a nonlinear world filled with though challenges, dangerous enemies, tricky puzzles and epic bosses. And please don't die like the others, would you?


  • underground
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • scroller
  • underwater
  • retro
  • cooking
  • platform
  • stylized
  • abstract
  • 1990s
  • minimalist
  • space
  • education

23

Orten Was The Case (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.


  • manipulation
  • time
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • time-management
  • dystopian
  • choices
  • mystery
  • detective
  • dark
  • open-world

24

Psychroma (2024)

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PC Windows Linux Xbox Series X j Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine.


  • cyberpunk
  • psychedelic
  • psychological
  • capitalism
  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • horror
  • lgbtq
  • dystopian
  • pixel
  • emotional
  • story
  • surreal
  • fiction
  • dark

25

Paper Animal Adventure (2025)

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

Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?


  • rpg
  • nonlinear
  • dungeon-crawler
  • cartoony
  • dungeon
  • rogue-like
  • mystery
  • cute
  • tactical
  • exploration
  • funny
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • controller-support
  • family-friendly

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Amedama (2024)

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

Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure brought to life with a striking new 2D style! With only his soul remaining, Yushin must fight tooth and nail, possessing body after body on a quest to find his sister. With just seven days left until his soul departs, can he save her in time?


  • dark
  • swordplay
  • nonlinear
  • 2.5d
  • conversation
  • scroller
  • choices
  • historical
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy

27

Forest Grove (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!


  • detective
  • silent
  • mystery
  • protagonist
  • crime
  • lore
  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • logic
  • crime-fighting
  • walking-simulator
  • immersive
  • exploration
  • drama
  • story

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Minishoot Adventures (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Nintendo Switch 2 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!


  • bullet-hell
  • top-down
  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • metroidvania
  • nonlinear
  • exploration
  • shoot-em-up
  • minimalist
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • cute
  • open-world
  • adventure

29

Amabilly (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Amabilly is a lovely girl who loves rock 'n' roll, and this story is about her greatest adventure! With her favorite guitar as a weapon, she faces strange creatures and even the greatest of the challenges! It's time to Rock!


  • scroller
  • 2d
  • platform
  • nonlinear
  • action-adventure
  • cute
  • controller-support
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • family-friendly

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Bot Gaiden (2022)

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

Bot Gaiden is a vibrant 2D platformer built for speed. Take control of ninjabots Robyu and Bytron as they seek to recover the golden skulls from the hands of the mysterious Giorqio and his band of hench-bots. Race to the finish, because bosses get stronger with time.


  • comic
  • swordplay
  • nonlinear
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • hack-and-slash
  • ninja
  • platform
  • book
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • hand-drawn
  • family-friendly
  • robots

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