Even with Microsoft’s lucrative Game Pass service, it’s still hard to keep up with every new release on Xbox. More often than not, there will be some that will slip under the radar for most gamers.

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There are a plethora of amazing games to choose from at any given time, ranging from narrative-rich story-driven adventures, frantically action-packed shooters, and humble indie gems. A lot of these games enjoyed the initial buzz from a fresh release but soon got lost among a competitive crowd of triple-A blockbusters. These underrated Xbox games may not have got the attention they initially hoped for, but still deserve a lot of love.

Updated February 20, 2023, By Ben Jessey: Unfortunately, amazing games sometimes get overlooked. This has happened to a bunch of Xbox Series X|S ones. So, we made this list to give these underrated titles a bit of a spotlight. And now we've added a few more to the collection.

14 Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

prince of persia the lost crown sargon on his knee
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Released
January 18, 2024
Developer(s)
Ubisoft Montpellier
Genre(s)
Action-Adventure , Platformer

The Prince of Persia series was put on hold for many years as Ubisoft seemed to focus more on Assassin's Creed and Far Cry. However, it has made an incredible return with The Lost Crown.

Well, it's an incredible return in terms of quality, as it's an engaging 2D action-adventure platformer featuring great visuals and fun combat. Unfortunately, though, the game hasn't sold significantly well, which is why it's considered underrated. It's certainly worth playing.

13 Guardians Of The Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy Quarantine Zone
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Released
October 26, 2021
Developer(s)
Eidos Montreal
Genre(s)
Action-Adventure

Square Enix's Marvel's Avengers perhaps hurt the company's Guardians of the Galaxy game before the latter even came out. The Avengers game was so disliked that many people seemed to expect the same for the Guardians title and didn't give it a chance.

This is a shame since it's an excellent action-adventure game. It has solid team-based combat, interesting characters, and fantastic writing. In regards to the writing, the script is not only hilarious but also has plenty of depth as the story dives into serious topics like loss.

12 Marvel's Midnight Suns

Wolverine Using Midnight Special in Marvel's Midnight Suns

You don’t expect a Marvel game that includes the likes of Spider-Man and Captain America to ever be overlooked. Yet, the sales of Midnight Suns were unimpressive, and people don’t talk about it too much. The fact it’s a turn-based title probably contributed to its lack of attention, as not everyone appreciates the genre.

It’s a shame because Midnight Suns is an incredible game that not only offers enjoyable combat but also has an engaging story. Plus, its social mechanics are very wholesome, as you get to make friends and create social clubs with iconic Marvel characters. Who doesn’t want to participate in a book club with Blade, Captain Marvel, Captain America, and Wolverine?

11 Pentiment

Execution for the Baron's Murder in Pentiment

Pentiment flew under the radar when it was released in November 2022. It probably didn't help that a few big games came out that same month, which took most of the attention. Pentiment deserves some love, too, though. It's a narrative-focused RPG all about engaging in conversations and making decisions.

The game is set in the 1500s, and you play as an artist-turned-investigator who is tasked with solving a series of murders. It's a fascinating adventure that is pretty to look at due to the brilliant art style and overall impressive presentation.

10 Immortals Fenyx Rising

Fenyx gliding through the air in Immortals Fenyx Rising
Immortals Fenyx Rising

Released
December 3, 2020
Developer(s)
Ubisoft Quebec
Genre(s)
Action RPG

Borrowing heavily from Nintendo’s magnum opus, Immortals Fenyx Rising is about as close you can get to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before a copyright claim is made. You get to explore a vibrantly colorful world filled with mythical beasts from Greek Mythology on a quest to save the gods from a dark curse that has befallen the land.

The game was released alongside the launch of the new generation of consoles and was somewhat overshadowed by this, despite having next-gen versions available. It also fell short when compared with Breath of the Wild and seemed to fall by the wayside among a sea of big triple-A releases during the busy winter period. But it's one worth playing, nonetheless.

9 As Dusk Falls

Michelle Walker and Vince Walker looking concerned in As Dusk Falls
As Dusk Falls

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

As Dusk Falls is a brilliant adventure title, where story and characters take precedence. More of an interactive drama, you must make measured choices on the fly that will have a significant impact on the characters and overarching story. It begs you to replay it over and over to experience its vastly different outcomes.

Unfortunately, the game didn’t take off quite as much - probably due to the passive nature of the gameplay. It’s a shame as there is a fantastic narrative at its core, and it’s an experience that blurs the lines between video games and cinema. It has a brilliant art style and pushes the boundaries of what games can be.

8 Citizen Sleeper

One of the potential playable characters in Citizen Sleeper

Released alongside a sea of triple-A heavy hitters, Citizen Sleeper went over a lot of people’s heads in 2022. It’s an immersive action RPG where you take control of a washed-up android nomad trying to survive while drifting through space on a giant lawless space station.

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Erlin’s Eye station is home to a vast population of outsiders, who you can build meaningful relationships with. This poignantly told Cyberpunk tale can go in wildly different directions depending on the choices you make and the individuals you spend the most time with. It is certainly a unique experience and is worth it for the interesting visuals and stellar soundtrack alone.

7 Tunic

Little fox hero fighting some blobby monsters and a laser-shooting pillar in a dungeon.
Tunic

Released
March 16, 2022
Developer(s)
Andrew Shouldice
Genre(s)
Adventure

Despite the game’s great reviews and initial buzz around its release on Game Pass, the love for Tunic has died down a little since its launch. That's a shame, as it really is one of the most charming modern indie titles you can play.

It wears its Zelda-infused inspirations on its long green sleeves. It features tough-as-nails combat inspired by the Souls series and the deeply engaging explorative backtracking of Metroidvanias. It also has a whimsically charming in-game manual where you must collect the pages to help you unlock new areas and overcome puzzles. It’s a nice throwback that more seasoned gamers will appreciate.

6 Nobody Saves The World

Horse form fighting enemies in Nobody Saves the World
Nobody Saves The World

Released
January 18, 2022
Developer(s)
DrinkBox Studios
Genre(s)
Action RPG

As a top-down action RPG dungeon crawler, Nobody Saves the World moves away from the melee-infused sidescrolling of Guacamelee and instead has you traverse through a series of dungeons as a formless “Nobody” who has the power to be pretty much anything it wants.

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You can transform in up to fifteen different forms, with each offering different combat abilities, unique quests, and its own set of gameplay mechanics. All that transforming fun doesn’t stop there, as you get to mix and match forms to your heart's desire, allowing you to combine abilities and play with powerful customized builds.

5 Prodeus

Pistol Prodeus

Prodeus is a love letter to the glory days of first-person shooters, with all the retro-style pixelated gore and powerful over-the-top guns you can handle. Its graphics expertly merges the retro lo-fi pixels of games like Doom and Hexen with the impressive lighting and particle effects of modern titles. It’s a striking combination that makes running and gunning through this violent world an absolute treat.

As well as an action-packed single-player campaign, there’s four-player co-op, a variety of frantic multiplayer modes, and a surprisingly intuitive level editor that has already generated a load of cool community-created maps. Its fans adore it, but the game doesn’t garner as much attention from the community as it should, despite its fantastic gameplay and ridiculously gorgeous visuals.

4 Tinykin

Milo on a desk with a group of tinykin surrounding him in Tinykin

As video game premises go, Tinykin’s is definitely unique and memorable. You take the reins of Milo - a space traveler who crash lands on Earth in an oversized domestic house in the '90s. You can jump, float, and soap-glide your way through a house that has been taken over by a population of insects, ants, and the titular tinykin.

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You must use your Pikmin-like ability to lead an array of these curious little creatures around the house to find the necessary parts to fix your ship and generally do your bidding. It’s a colorful and whimsical platformer that takes elements from the Pikmin series and the beloved collectathon platformers from the '90s. It’s a charming and delightful experience and should be experienced by more people, especially with its addition to Game Pass.

3 Somerville

Somerville Father And Dog See Invasion

Somerville is a smaller indie game that offers a truly unique experience. Fans of War of the Worlds will love this one, as it sees a man fighting to survive an invasion of earth by strange structures and even stranger beings.

Looking for his family, you must learn how to adapt if you're going to truly understand what happened. With strange characters to meet and supernatural powers to gain along the way, Somerville is easily a must-play - and being on Game Pass, it's so easy to give a try.

2 Scorn

Humanoid protagonist pointing gun at creature in Scorn
Scorn

Released
October 14, 2022
Developer(s)
Ebb Software
Genre(s)
Horror

Inspired by the brilliant twisted works of H.R. Giger, Scorn is a deeply atmospheric first-person horror title that turns up the creepiness to the max. It was released to underwhelming and lackluster reviews, largely due to subverting people’s expectations of what the game actually is. There’s something we can all agree on - it looks horrifyingly beautiful in all the right ways.

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The game focuses on head-scratching puzzle solving rather than all-out action and is a slower, more measured experience because of it. The puzzles themselves are very difficult and the checkpoints are given out sparingly - you really need to be on your A-game. Most players quit the game early due to frustration, but if you stick it out there really is something special to be experienced.

1 Immortality

Combing through a variety of movie scenes in Immortality

Immortality is more akin to an interactive story rather than an actual game, and that’s more than okay. You are tasked with combing through hours of found footage live-action clips in an attempt to solve the murder of an illustrious actress.

It’s an extremely unique experience as you pull on an amalgamation of intriguing narrative threads to solve the mystery at the core of it all. It’s one of the best video game stories of 2022 and is probably one of the greatest FMV titles to have ever been released. It’s definitely worth at least a look for the film buffs out there.

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