Best Xbox games of all time
Since the original console launched in 2001, Xbox has delivered some of gaming's most unforgettable experiences, from sprawling sci-fi epics to genre-defining shooters. With Halo, Gears of War, and countless other titles vying for the crown, the debate over which game truly earned its place in Xbox history is far from settled. Cast your vote and help decide which game deserves the title of the best Xbox game of all time.
What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.
Mass Effect 2▲ Rising
The suicide mission finale remains the gold standard for player-agency storytelling, where every loyalty mission and relationship you built could mean the difference between a squadmate surviving or dying in the final assault. BioWare stripped away the clunky RPG systems of the original and turned it into a tight, cinematic squad-based shooter without losing the soul of Shepard's crew. It's the rare sequel that improved on every axis and set the template for choice-driven blockbusters for a decade after.”
Year: 2010Critic score: 9.5/10
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Halo: Combat Evolved▲ Rising
The Silent Cartographer level and that first Warthog run across alien ringworld terrain didn't just sell Xbox consoles — they proved console shooters could rival PC with real physics, vehicles, and AI that flanked you. Bungie's Covenant grunts fleeing in panic and the Flood's horror-turn midgame became instant gaming folklore. Without Combat Evolved there's no Xbox Live culture, no couch-splitscreen legacy, arguably no modern shooter genre as we know it.
Year: 2001Critic score: 9.5/10
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Halo 3
"Finish the Fight" delivered on its promise with a campaign finale that closed the trilogy and a multiplayer suite — Forge, Theater, matchmaking — that became the blueprint every shooter chased for years. Launch night in 2007 was a cultural event, millions logging into Xbox Live simultaneously to relive Master Chief's last stand against the Covenant. It's the game that made Xbox Live essential and turned
Year: 2007Critic score: 9.4/10
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Forza Horizon 5▼ Falling
Mexico's volcanoes, jungles, and dust-storm deserts gave Playground Games their most jaw-dropping open world yet, and the seasonal EventLab tools let players build entire game modes inside a racing sim. It proved live-service arcade racing could have both staggering technical polish and genuine longevity, pulling in millions who'd never touch a sim-racer. As Xbox's flagship showcase for Series X horsepower, it's the modern proof that the platform still makes system-sellers.
Year: 2021Critic score: 9.2/10
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This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.