The Best Nonlinear Games for Xbox One

Update 6 August 2025: Paper Animal Adventure added at rank #25.

Here are our 10 Best Nonlinear Games for Xbox One, position 31 to 40:

Skeletons
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams

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Skeletons (2022)

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Regurgitated back into a cursed and dying world, you must fight and explore to ascend the tower. But be warned, time and life isn't on your side.

perma-death
nonlinear
action-adventure
first-person
dark
fantasy
exploration
magic
fps
medieval
horror
shooter
mystery

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl (2022)

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Discover the vast Chernobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chernobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

post-apocalyptic
first-person
nonlinear
lore
open-world
immersive
shooter
fps
survival-horror
cinematic
survival
multiple-endings
choices
atmospheric
sci-fi

Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams (2023)

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Colossal Cave is an exciting point & click adventure into a mysterious cavern - a re-imagining of the celebrated text adventure by Will Crowther & Don Woods. Acclaimed game designer Roberta Williams brings you her vision of the game that inspired her to create her own legendary games.