One of the reasons Xbox Game Pass gets so much praise is that it offers its subscribers many different genres of games. The service satisfies survival game fans, RPG players, puzzle admirers, and everything in-between.

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A type of game that spans multiple genres and is also well-represented in Microsoft's subscription service is the choice-based one. These are titles that continually provide you with decisions to make, and ideally, the things you select and actions you take heavily impact the story or world around you. There are many of these types of adventures on Game Pass, but these are the best.

Updated January 29, 2024 By Ben Jessey: There are plenty of games on Xbox Game Pass that not only force you to make choices but also make you face the consequences of those decisions. We created this list to highlight the best ones. And now, we've updated it to add a few more to the collection.

23 Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Eivor Preparation
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Released
November 10, 2020
Developer(s)
Ubisoft
Genre(s)
RPG , Action

Valhalla is set during 873 CE, and you play as a Viking named Eivor who wants to travel to England and start a new settlement. You do so with your long-time brother, Sigurd.

While in the new country, you make alliances and build up your community. Also, as this is an Assassin's Creed game, you do a bit of sneaking around, climbing, and participating in some third-person fights. Plus, you make a bunch of choices. Some are small and only affect the outcomes of specific quests. Yet, others have a large impact on your relationship with Sigurd and the ending of the game.

22 This War Of Mine: Final Cut

A mother surrounded by her children in a torn-down home, wounds visible on one of the boys.

The most common choices you have to make in games revolve around your relationships with different factions, allies, or even romantic interests. Things are a bit more serious in This War of Mine, though.

This is a strategy game set during wartime. However, instead of being out on the battlefield organizing soldiers, you’re looking after civilians who are trying to stay away from the bloodshed. You have to make sure they all remain alive until the fighting stops. This means keeping them fed and healthy. Unfortunately, to accomplish that, you must make many tough moral decisions.

21 Crusader Kings 3

Crusader Kings strategy argument loading screen
Crusader Kings 3

Released
September 1, 2020
Developer(s)
Paradox Interactive
Genre(s)
RPG , Strategy

Crusader Kings 3 is all about ruling and building up a nation. Naturally, you can't do those things without having to make a bunch of big decisions. In fact, it's pretty much the main job of a ruler. The first one you make in the game is selecting which leader and nation to play as.

Then, you make many, many more decisions throughout the game in an effort to increase your standing in the world. These aren't good or evil decisions. It's more complicated than that. These are tricky politics you're dealing with. So, it's more about being smart and strategic than honorable.

20 Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age Inquisition - the Inquisitor sitting on the throne in Skyhold.
Dragon Age: Inquisition

Released
November 18, 2014
Developer(s)
BioWare
Genre(s)
Action RPG

In Dragon Age Inquisition, your customizable character has a very important job. You’re the Inquisitor, meaning you’re the head of the Inquisition that has been created to fight back against the evil Corypheus and his dark forces.

As you’d expect for this sort of job, you’re forced to make a litany of big decisions. Some don’t mean much, while others impact your whole playthrough. Your choices also affect your relationships with the people around you. In the case of one character, you heavily influence the sort of person she becomes. So, think before you act.

19 Starfield

Starfield, Screenshot Of Barrett Facing The Camera In His Space Suit
Starfield

Released
September 6, 2023
Developer(s)
Bethesda
Genre(s)
Action , RPG

Starfield is a sci-fi RPG set in a time when humanity has made great strides when it comes to space exploration, as they have reached beyond the Milky Way. In fact, humans are now spacefaring people. One of those folks is the character you create.

You get to choose what they look like and their background. Then you're off to explore the universe. During this exploration, you meet many different people and embark on many different quests. Along the way, you're forced to make plenty of choices that significantly impact your adventure.

18 Lies Of P

Standing over a cliff opposite Hotel Krat in Lies of P
Lies of P

Released
September 19, 2023
Developer(s)
Neowiz Games , Round8 Studio
Genre(s)
Soulslike

Lies of P is a soulslike game and will feel very familiar to fans of Dark Souls and Bloodborne. It does put a bit of its own spin on things, mainly by including a tale based on the story of Pinocchio.

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When you hear that, your mind might immediately go to Disney's Pinocchio. But it's actually based on the original novel by Carlo Collodi and is more serious than the animated feature. The main thing it takes from Pinocchio is the concept of lying. There are many moments in the game where you can choose to tell the truth or lie. This affects things later in the story.

17 Fallout 3

Your Dad in Fallout 3
Fallout 3

Released
October 28, 2008
Developer(s)
Bethesda
Genre(s)
Shooter

You start Fallout 3 as a child growing up inside a vault, which keeps you safe from the world outside that has been severely damaged by nuclear weapons. Yet, you soon have to venture into that dangerous wasteland to find your father.

It's at this point where the RPG really begins. As a result, it's also the moment where you start being forced to make all sorts of difficult decisions, both in the main questline and optional content. Your choices impact people's lives, towns, and the entire wasteland.

16 Hitman: World Of Assassination

Hitman Screenshot Of Bangkok

Hitman: World Of Assassination isn't just a single game. It's a compilation of the trilogy that began in 2016. In each one, you make a litany of decisions. Yet, these choices don't impact the story. Instead, they affect the gameplay.

Your choices revolve around how you deal with your targets. The gameplay is so open that you can kill them in various ways. For example, you can efficiently sneak through an area, poison a target, and leave unnoticed, or just run up and shoot them in the head. The choice is left completely up to you.

15 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

AC Odyssey Kassandra and Deimos Meet
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Released
October 15, 2018
Developer(s)
Ubisoft Quebec
Genre(s)
Action RPG , Open-World

Odyssey begins with a big one, as you have to decide between playing as Alexios or Kassandra. Either way, your character is a mercenary operating in Ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian War.

While you play a part in that significant conflict, your main objective is to defeat the mysterious Cult Of Kosmos and bring your family back together. To do that, you need to participate in plenty of close-quarters fights and climb a lot of buildings. Plus, you need to make a flurry of decisions that make a big difference in how the overall story plays out.

14 Tell Me Why

Tyler Ronan stretches in a pine forest with Alyson Ronan in background in Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why

Released
August 27, 2020
Developer(s)
Dontnod Entertainment
Genre(s)
Adventure

Tell Me Why is a narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of two siblings. They're young adults during the main events of the game, but both of them are still dealing with a traumatic event that happened during their childhood. To truly move past it, they need to figure out what really happened that night.

Throughout the story, you make several important decisions that impact the relationship between the brother and sister. How close they are by the end of the narrative affects which ending you get.

13 Pentiment

Pentiment - Agnes, Lucky and Andreas at dinner

In Pentiment, you play as a 16th-century man called Andreas Maler. He is primarily an artist, but he serves as an investigator throughout the game as he looks into a few murders. This means plenty of gathering evidence and talking to people. When it comes to the latter, choice plays a big factor since you have to make a lot of dialogue decisions.

What options you have to say depend partially on another set of decisions you make at the start of the narrative game. This is because, early on, you make choices regarding Andreas' personality and background. Your selections impact your future choices.

12 Wasteland 3

Wasteland 3 Screenshot Of People In Snow

Wasteland 3 is a turn-based RPG with a significant focus on player choice. You play as a Ranger Team from Arizona, who find themselves in a post-apocalyptic Colorado, which is essentially a frozen wasteland.

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While roaming the terrible place, you interact with a bunch of people. During these moments, you're forced to make big decisions. Your choices can heavily impact your relationships with these people and the story as a whole. What's nice is that, unlike some choice-based games, even noble decisions in this one can lead to disaster and regret.

11 Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2 - Corvo and Emily fighting back to back
Dishonored 2

Released
November 11, 2016
Developer(s)
Arkane Studios
Genre(s)
FPS , Action

Right at the start of Dishonored 2, you must decide between playing as Corvo or Emily. The character you don't choose is then turned to stone by the witch Delilah Copperspoon, who also takes over the entire city of Dunwall. Your goal is to stop her and save the other potential protagonist.

Selecting a playable character isn't the only choice in the game. In fact, pretty much everything you do is a decision, as the action-adventure game allows you to play how you want. And there are consequences for your choice of playstyle. After all, the amount of chaos you create during your playthrough directly impacts the world and story. You also make decisions regarding the fates of several characters throughout the adventure.

10 The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

The Walking Dead Screenshot Of Young Clementine Looking Up
The Walking Dead The Game

Released
April 24, 2012
Developer(s)
Telltale Games
Genre(s)
Adventure , Horror

Several seasons of Telltale's The Walking Dead are on Game Pass, including the first season, which is arguably the best of the bunch. It is a point-and-click adventure title filled with quick-time events, dialog choices, and many decisions.

You do all these things as a man called Lee, who meets a little girl named Clementine at the start of the game. Alongside the few friends they meet along the way, the main duo attempt to survive the undead horde that has taken over Georgia. It makes for a very exciting adventure.

9 As Dusk Falls

Vince and Dale
As Dusk Falls

Released
July 19, 2022
Developer(s)
Interior Night
Genre(s)
Adventure

As Dusk Falls is a game all about choice. After all, it's an interactive story where the gameplay is solely about you making decisions and partaking in the occasional quick-time event. Your actions completely alter the way the tale unfolds.

The said tale involves two families whose lives change on one fateful night inside a motel in Arizona. The story is a mature one that's filled with tragedy and heartbreak. The serious themes are handled well, due in part to the stellar writing and excellent voice-acting.

8 The Outer Worlds

the outer worlds
The Outer Worlds

Released
October 25, 2019
Developer(s)
Obsidian Entertainment
Genre(s)
RPG

In this action RPG, the human race has colonized a new star system. Yet, some people are still in cryo sleep, so you need to find the resources required to wake them up.

During your mission, you visit many places and meet a litany of different people. Their opinions of you are constantly changing based on the decisions you make throughout the game. You can side with certain groups or individuals and ruin the ones you don't like. In the end, the newly colonized world will have been shaped by your actions.

7 Fable Anniversary

Fable Anniversary combat screenshot.

There are plenty of great fantasy RPG titles, but few are as popular as the Fable series. And the original game (or the Anniversary remake) is arguably Fable at its best. In it, you start as a kid who's raised to be a hero.

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However, the word 'hero' doesn't necessarily mean a good person in this world, as your choices dictate how noble you are. If you want, you could go around brutally killing those who stand in your way. Or you could show mercy to many people, even the ones who've personally wronged you. These moral choices play a big role in how your story plays out.

6 Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age Origins Best
Dragon Age Origins

Released
November 3, 2009
Developer(s)
BioWare
Genre(s)
RPG

Xbox Game Pass is kind enough to include all of the main Dragon Age titles. The first one, however, is arguably the series' finest. In the original game, you join the Grey Wardens and become a key figure in the war against the Darkspawn and the Archdemon.

Naturally, when going into a major conflict like that, you have to make a plethora of tough choices. Yet, the decisions aren't just a part of the main story. There are many choices to make in the side quests, too. And pretty much every one of them impacts how your own companions view you.

5 The Edler Scrolls 5: Skyrim

Paarthurnax in Skyrim
Skyrim

Released
November 11, 2011
Developer(s)
Bethesda
Genre(s)
RPG , Action , Adventure

Big decisions are thrown at you early in Skyrim, as it's one of those open-world games that include a deep character creator. Once you sort out what you're going to look like, you can set off on your adventure in which you need to stop a dragon that is going to destroy the world.

Along the way, you have to make a litany of other decisions, both during the main story and within the game's litany of side quests. You can even choose things like where to live and who to marry. Therefore, choice plays a large part in the overall experience.

4 Prey (2017)

Prey - Alex Yu and Morgan Yu on Talos I
Prey

Released
May 5, 2017
Developer(s)
Arkane Studios
Genre(s)
FPS

In the FPS title known as Prey, you're in a nightmare situation. You're one of the last remaining humans on a space station filled with a dangerous alien species named Typhon.

Once you figure out your predicament, you quickly realize that you can't let the gooey beasts get to Earth or any other planet. So, you must deal with them by any means necessary. This isn't a simple process, as you have to do many things before you can get rid of the Typhon. Along the way, you meet several different survivors, and your actions and choices regarding them directly impact the ending of the story.