Best Xbox games 2024 – our top picks of Xbox Series X games to play right now
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We take a look at the very best Xbox Series X|S games you can play right now, before 2024 comes to a close. It’s no secret that Xbox has had a rocky few years, pretty much since the start of the Xbox Series X|S generation. A lack of true first-party exclusives was met with understandable disappointment from owners of Microsoft’s latest console, causing the platform to engage in a flurry of publisher acquisitions – absorbing the likes of Activision and Bethesda – just to try and keep the game release pipeline well oiled. However, 2024 was the year when we started to see the fruits of such labours somewhat come to fruition, with a modest but worthwhile stream of Xbox releases making the platform a solid one to play on.
Luckily, in this list, we’ll be looking at the Xbox Series X|S’s entire catalogue (not just those released this year) to determine what are the very best games on the platform you can play right now; it’s a surprisingly eclectic mix, truth be told.
Regardless of whether you’re into future-set RPGs or whimsical 3D platformers, here’s our list of the 10 best Xbox Series X|S you can play right now in 2024. Trust Xbox to keep its best game of the generation saved up for last, but that’s exactly the case with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. An old-school first-person adventure game polished up and prettied for the modern era of consoles, Machine Games’ take on Harrison Ford’s roguish adventurer understands the importance of translating his brains as well as brawn. This leads to long sections where you’re afforded to explore sites such as Gizah and the Vatican at your own pace, uncovering all kinds of hidden secrets and solving ancient puzzles. Bookend by fun stealth and satisfying melee action, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a grans translation of one of cinema’s best successes.
