The Best Nonlinear Games for Xbox Series X - Page 3

Update : Detective Dotson added at rank #21.
21

Detective Dotson (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Detective Dotson Screenshot of Detective Dotson Screenshot of Detective Dotson Screenshot of Detective Dotson

IOS iPhone Android Linux PC Windows Mac OS j Xbox Series X

A cozy mystery game about a detective with Bollywood dreams. It's the first adventure game set in the colorful streets of India. Engage with adorable 2D characters living in a 3D world. Find clues and solve the evidence board. With each case, a larger mystery unfolds.


  • cozy
  • detective
  • investigation
  • nonlinear
  • foreign
  • episodic
  • wholesome
  • character
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • cute
  • point-and-click
  • comedy
  • customization
  • funny

22

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

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl Screenshot of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl Screenshot of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl Screenshot of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl

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

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

23

Amedama (2024)

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

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

24

Whateverland (2022)

View Similar Games
70
Review score
Logo of Whateverland Screenshot of Whateverland Screenshot of Whateverland Screenshot of Whateverland

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

Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.


  • dark
  • humor
  • hand-drawn
  • music
  • point-and-click
  • nonlinear
  • multiple-endings
  • turn-based
  • team
  • puzzle
  • narration
  • magic
  • supernatural
  • choices
  • non-linear

25

Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams (2023)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams Screenshot of Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams Screenshot of Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams Screenshot of Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams

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

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.


  • choices
  • escape
  • nostalgia
  • room
  • nonlinear
  • walking-simulator
  • point-and-click
  • atmospheric
  • management
  • old-school
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • retro

26

Super Sunny Island (2021)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Super Sunny Island Screenshot of Super Sunny Island Screenshot of Super Sunny Island Screenshot of Super Sunny Island

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

A summer themed retro style 2D platformer, where you fight some robots and evil pirates playing as "Sunny", an adorable and adventurous penguin with a watergun!


  • 2d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • pirates
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • colourful
  • robots
  • pixel
  • retro
  • controller-support
  • old-school
  • shooter

Not seeing your game?