This Insomniac Games title leans heavily into humor, packed with fourth-wall-breaking dialogue and a punk-rock attitude that feels like a love letter to rebellion. For fans of action-packed games with a lighthearted tone, Sunset Overdrive is an absolute must-try.

Xbox Game Pass, with plenty of great indie games and highly-anticipated AAA titles hitting the service on day one.

Xbox. It might not have seen a new “Pro” console like PlayStation did, but Xbox players instead got one of the best Game Pass line-ups ever, including underappreciated indie gems, popular JRPGs, and one of the biggest action-adventure games of the year on any platform.

Now that Activision Blizzard is under the Microsoft umbrella, the publisher’s biggest franchise is part of Game Pass. And Black Ops 6 is the first new release to debut on the subscription service. That includes all of the game’s various modes: the cinematic single-player campaign, and multiplayer outings like Zombies.

XBOX turned up the heat this year, by changing up Game Pass and offering more day-one releases than ever before. We’ve played hundreds of games this year, including many of the Xbox-exclusive and

Here are the best Xbox games of 2024, and we're including some PC titles published by Xbox Game Studios. All of the games below are available in Xbox Game Pass, and all got review scores of 80/100 or higher on review score aggregator Metacritic — though we picked based on personal taste, too.

If you're looking for a fun, action-packed adventure then Indiana Jones and the Great Circle checks the boxes and then some. Filled with smooth action that stays true to the spirit of the movies its based on, Indy shines as one of the best games of the year.

Make sure you play Lego 2K Drive, Humankind, and Party Animals before they leave Xbox Game pass at the end of the month.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers were recently treated to a major new release, and it is proving to be a big hit with subscribers.