Review aggregate websiteMetacritichas released lists detailing the highest-scoring video games for each platform. This includes Microsoft’s Xbox One console, which managed to have four games released for it in 2020 that earned a 90 or above average rating from critics. Unlike the lists for thetop scoring Switch games of 2020or the PS4 list, though, the Xbox One list doesn’t contain many exclusives, though it does include a variety of titles that have been featured on Xbox Game Pass.
The top-scoring Xbox One game of 2020, according toMetacritic, wasDragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, which earned a 91 rating.Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Editionis one of the games available for Xbox Game Pass, proving Microsoft’s desire to back up Game Pass with as many high-quality games as possible. Other Xbox Game Pass games featured on the list includeYakuza 0, which earned a 90 rating, andDoom Eternal, which had an 88 rating.
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The only Xbox-developed game to make the list wasOri and the Will of the Wisps, which had a 90 rating. Even thoughOri and the Will of the Wispsis published by Microsoft, it’s not exclusive to Xbox platforms. In fact, it’s not even console exclusive to Xbox. Not only isOri and the Will of the Wispsavailable on PC and Xbox platforms, but fans can also play it on the Nintendo Switch if they so desire.
Here are the 10 highest-rated Xbox One games of 2020, according to Metacritic:
The otherYakuzagame that cracked the top 10,Yakuza: Like a Dragon, is notable for being a next-gen console exclusive for the Xbox Series X. Thanks to a deal between Microsoft and Sega, that game will not have its proper PlayStation 5 version until some point later this year. And considering thepositive reactionYakuza: Like a Dragonhas enjoyed, it seems to have been a smart move on Microsoft’s part.
2021 will see Microsoft release many more console exclusive games than it did in 2020, starting things off with the Xbox Series X exclusiveThe Mediumlater this month.Halo Infiniteis also due out this year, so it should be an exciting one for Xbox gamers.
