Prime 100 Xbox video games for 2024 – Minecraft continues to dominate
- The perfect Xbox recreation of 2024 (by most unusual gamers) was Minecraft
- The most important standalone launch of 2024 was Palworld
- The most important new, conventional single-player recreation was Lifeless Island 2
Our chart is compiled from the gameplay information from over 2.4 million energetic Xbox accounts (our chart info is copyright GameInsights) to provide us a run-down of the highest 100 Xbox video games of the yr as judged by the distinctive gamers for every recreation in 2024. Okay, let’s all a minimum of fake to be shocked that Minecraft is as soon as once more on the high of our annual chart — because it was final yr, and the yr earlier than! Minecraft properly deserves its recognition and longevity, and little has been capable of budge it out of the highest three on our weekly charts, so it is solely to be anticipated that it nonetheless reigns supreme.
Name of Responsibility, in the meantime, was fourth final yr however is as much as second for 2024’s annual chart. Name of Responsibility Black Ops 6 was the primary CoD recreation to launch into Recreation Move, and so it wasn’t a shock to see it emerge as one of many ten greatest Xbox Recreation Move launches of 2024 both.
Fortnite stays at third, whereas Grand Theft Auto V has been booted to fourth. GTA 6 is about for a 2025 launch, and upcoming sequels often see a resurgence in gamers; with GTA 5 already being so well-liked, it would not be shocking to see it soar nonetheless increased on our weekly gameplay charts subsequent yr.
Palworld has made it to fifth place on the checklist of the highest Xbox video games of 2024. It is a very spectacular feat to rank up there with biggies like Minecraft and CoD, particularly contemplating that it launched into Recreation Preview proper in the beginning of the yr. It had an intriguing premise on its aspect to begin with, nonetheless (bear in mind the “Pokémon with weapons” description), to not point out the curiosity concerning its difficulties with the Pokémon firm over attainable IP infringement. Since then, Palworld has had a number of content material updates to ask gamers again.
Halo Infinite did not stay within the high ten for this yr’s checklist of high Xbox video games and neither did Rocket League (Starfield noticed a giant fall from fifth to twenty first) however we see a giant variety of new appearances additional down the chart. Amongst these is free-to-play shooter XDefiant, which has really now been delisted from the Xbox retailer and introduced an upcoming server closure because it hasn’t been capable of “appeal to and retain sufficient gamers in the long term” for such a demanding market.
We see resurgences from older titles like Elden Ring, which has climbed 23 locations on this yr’s chart because of its main Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, whereas main new releases like Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl additionally seem for the primary time (Tom had plenty of reward for it in his Stalker 2 overview!).
Just under that’s Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle. It is value taking into consideration that launch dates and timings will play into this chart, as Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle solely launched in the beginning of December, however judging by the large reward and participant numbers it is seen, it could seemingly be a lot increased if it had launched earlier within the yr. Tom additionally liked this new Indy journey — check out his Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle overview for extra!
Becoming a member of Recreation Move earlier this yr has little doubt been partly answerable for the large increase for Murderer’s Creed Valhalla, which has leapt up from 82nd final yr to thirty fourth on this yr’s chart. The latest AC recreation, Murderer’s Creed Mirage, is not on right here, but it surely wasn’t on the highest 100 for final yr both. We’re additionally with out a new Murderer’s Creed recreation for 2024, as Murderer’s Creed Shadows joined the checklist of each Xbox recreation delayed out of 2024 to this point.
There are a wholesome dose of recent Recreation Move launches and older titles becoming a member of the service on this yr’s high 100 Xbox video games, together with a number of huge releases of the earlier yr like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor which, after launching late within the yr, did not make it into 2023’s high 100.
It is also nice to see smaller indie video games on this checklist, like Little Kitty, Huge Metropolis at 58th. This cute cat recreation had boosted visibility from its addition to Xbox Recreation Move, however its personal allure earned it quite a lot of love following launch. Likewise, One other Crab’s Treasure has made it in at 77th. Baldur’s Gate 3, in the meantime, one of many finest Xbox RPGs we have had for a lot of a yr, lastly arrived for Xbox on the finish of final yr, and has made it to 78th on the chart.
There’s rather more to dive into, however we’ll go away it so that you can digest at leisure — take a look at the high 100 Xbox video games of 2024 under!
