Top 30, The best of Game Pass for Series X|S and Xbox One X Enhanced. (August)
These are the best 30 games on Game Pass Ultimate that you should consider if you are currently paying the service for your console. We shortlisted Optimized X|S games and previous consoles titles that have been enhanced for Xbox One X. Therefore, we didn't consider games for the first Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One that haven't been improved for the most recent consoles. However, some games for these consoles are real classics with excellent reviews by critics that you can also consider if you want to skip modern games with a high-quality image and performance.
Check also our Top 10 Xbox Series X|S games, Summer 2021
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August 2021 changes:
Games added to the top 30: Gears Tactics and Flight Simulator.
Games removed from the top 30 and Game Pass: The tourist.
1. Oblivion
Xbox One X Enhanced
Role playing
* Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. Oblivion is the latest chapter in the epic Elder Scrolls saga. With a powerful combination of free form gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challenges.
2. Fallout 3
Xbox One X Enhanced
Role playing
* Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Fallout 3 includes an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters. Every minute is a fight for survival against the terrors of the outside world – radiation, Super Mutants, and hostile mutated creatures.
3. Gears of War 2
Xbox One X Enhanced
Shooter
* Winter approaches. War rages on. Entire cities are sinking, swallowed by a new threat from below. Soon humanity will have nothing left to defend. Only one option remains: an all-out attack on the Locust Horde.• HD Gaming’s New StandardInnovative controls and unmatched intensity made Gears of War® one of the best-selling Xbox 360® games ever. Breakthrough advances in Unreal® Engine 3 raise the bar again.• A Blockbuster ExperienceUse enemies as shields, fight chainsaw duels, and discover new monsters, weapons, and vehicles in an emotional campaign of loss and retribution.• Explosive Xbox LIVE® PlayThe most visceral online shooter gets even better with a new party system, more co-op modes, and TrueSkill(TM) matchmaking.(Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB)
4. ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS
OPTIMIZED FOR XBOX SERIES X|S
Action/Platformer
* Discover Ori’s true destiny in this emotional and engaging story driven adventure with a stunning soundtrack. Explore a vast, exotic, and strikingly beautiful environment.
Guide Ori through a journey of untold danger using newly acquired spirit weapons, spells, and attacks. Utilize an all-new shard system to power-up Ori’s newfound abilities and customize your style of play.
Larger-than-life bosses – Encounter towering enemies and thrilling escape sequences. New characters - Seek help from an expansive cast of new characters who will help you uncover Ori’s mysterious fate.
Spirit Trials - Race to the top of the leaderboards in unique speed-run challenges throughout the game. Spirit Shrines – Face increasingly challenging waves of enemies in timed trials to collect rewards.
5. Flight Simulator
OPTIMIZED FOR XBOX SERIES X|S
Simulation
* Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and stunning aircraft in an incredibly realistic world. Create your flight plan and fly anywhere on the planet. Enjoy flying day or night and face realistic, challenging weather conditions.
6. Gears of War 3
Xbox One X Enhanced
Shooter
* “Gears of War 3” is the spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in video games. Developed by Epic Games exclusively for Xbox 360, “Gears of War 3” plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival and brotherhood. In “Gears of War 3,” players fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat is infecting the planet from within. With survivors scattered and civilization in ruins, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race.
7. Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus
Xbox One X Enhanced
Shooter
* You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty. Only you have the guts, guns, and gumption to return stateside, kill every Nazi in sight, and spark the second American Revolution.
8. Dishonored 2
Xbox One X Enhanced
Action & adventure
* Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2 – the follow up to Arkane Studio's first-person action blockbuster and winner of more than 100 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored. Play your way in a world where mysticism and industry collide. How will you combine your character's unique set of powers, weapons and gadgets to eliminate your enemies?
9. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
OPTIMIZED FOR XBOX SERIES X|S
Action & adventure
* From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.
10. Battlefield™ 1
Xbox One X Enhanced
Action & adventure, Shooter
*Experience the dawn of all-out war in Battlefield™ 1. Discover a world at war through an adventure-filled campaign, or join in epic multiplayer battles with up to 64 players. Fight as infantry or take control of amazing vehicles on land, air and sea, and adapt your gameplay to the most dynamic battles in Battlefield history.
11. Titanfall® 2
Xbox One X Enhanced
Shooter
* In single player, an aspiring Pilot and a veteran Titan combine forces to save their own lives and combat a powerful enemy against all odds. Multiplayer offers brand new Titans, expanded Pilot abilities, and deeper customization to elevate the fast-paced and exciting gameplay fans expect from the series.
12. FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
Xbox One X Enhanced
Role playing
* FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster brings the timeless classics forward to the current generation of fans, old and new alike. FINAL FANTASY X tells the story of a star blitzball player, Tidus, who journeys with a young and beautiful summoner named Yuna on her quest to save the world of Spira from an endless cycle of destruction wrought by the colossal menace Sin. FINAL FANTASY X-2 returns to the world of Spira two years after the beginning of the Eternal Calm. Having been shown a mysterious but familiar image in a sphere, Yuna becomes a Sphere Hunter and along with her companions Rikku and Paine, embarks on a quest around the world to find the answers to the mystery within. Fully immerse yourself in the World of Spira as you enjoy over 100 combined hours of gameplay across the two classic titles.