As we approach Christmas, gamers will be hoping to find some of the year’s top titles in under the tree.
To help, game site Solitaired.com have analysed data on 2022’s Xbox games to reveal the highest scoring based on reviews and completion times – using review aggregator site Metacritic.com and gaming site howlongtobeat.com.
All the games that have made the top 10 have been highly praised by experts, though they offer very different amounts of gameplay for your cash – taking between just nine hours and a massive 143 hours to complete.
Here are the games that made the grade.
5. Deathloop
In fifth place is Deathloop with a Metascore of 89. In this innovative first-person shooter, the player takes on the role of an assassin stuck in a time loop who has been given the job of taking out eight targets before midnight. If the player dies or is unable to take out one of the targets before midnight the time loop resets. Deathloop takes about 16 hours to complete the main story, and 34.5 hours to complete 100%. Photo: Contributed
6. Immortality
Cinematic mystery game Immortality may only take 6 hours to complete the main story - or 16 to enjoy every part of the suspense-filled plot - but it's been a smash-hit with reviewers, who have earned it an 88% Metacritic rating. Photo: Contributed
7. Pentiment
Pentiment is a role playing game set in 16th century Europe that uses an art style inspired by medieval paintings and illuminated manuscripts. With a Metacritic rating of 86%, it takes 13.5 hours to get to the end of the main story, or exactly a day to explore the whole beautiful world. Photo: Contributed
8. OlliOlli World
OlliOlli World is a skateboarding action-platformer set in the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia. It has a Metacritic score of 85%, and while it only takes 5.5 hours to get to the end, you can explore for a far more impressive 31.5 hours. Photo: Contributed