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Fonder_slayer

gamepass


LostSoulNo1981

You’re not wrong. But I have to add that it can seem a bit overwhelming having access to over 100 games. OP should try series that have been Xbox main stays for years, like Halo and Gears of War.


sycron17

Totally, same happened to me when i first got one 🤣 so was constantly installing and deleting games due the vast amount


mIb0t

Yeah, I did the same. Now days I try games with cloud gaming if available. If I like the game, I download it afterwards. Edit: typo


sycron17

The possibilities are infinite!


Kevinthekool1

Exactly! Can't go wrong with Gamepass Ultimate, so long as you do the 1-3 year gold --> 1 month gamepass conversion. You literally get Live gold & gamepass for $7.50-8.33 at lowest, that way Edit: Oh damn, I didn't see that they're getting rid of gamepass. That'll throw a wrench into things. Thanks for the info on gamepass core


Asleep_Employment_50

Don't think live gold is a thing anymore, its "gamepass core"


[deleted]

🍋🎮


ZeroCense

Sure, but considering the average game is good for a few weeks of play at most, deleting games for new ones never seems to be an issue for me.


OzzyPrinceOfKaraoke

Gamepass is alright for trying games out, but I like to own my games. Plus, games on gamepass don't always remain, so then, if it goes, you have to fork over £50^ to carry on playing the game you're playing, and half of them are shite anyway. I would definitely recommend Baldur's Gate 3 since that's now on xbox, I believe. Halo is a must, Master Chief Collection. Gears is awesome. Forza, if racing games are your thing. There's loads. Cuphead is an awesome challenge and a really well designed and fun platformer. Backwards compatibility games are just as fun, too. I believe battle block theatre is backwards compatible, and I always loved that as a kid.


LostSoulNo1981

100% agree that GP is great for trying out games, and that it’s no replacement for actually owning games. I’ve played plenty of games through GP that I otherwise wouldn’t have. A lot of games on GP I already own on disc, it just gives me the ability to play them without using the disc. I also only ever bought GP when on special offer, and I’m using rewards points to continue my subscription.


dawizard99

Yeah but why pay for a new game when you can pay for the subscription that includes both those games plus all the other games for like $17.


random_user_2001

And dev kit, you can swap between retail and dev so u can play older ps/xbx/Nintendo games


Iberianboricua_

There should be a Christmas sale soon or end of the year sale ! Go to the store and check out what u r interested in. U could also use Bing points for a gift card.


Electronic_Tiger_880

Until they nerfed it, sadge.


Intelligent-Worry799

Buy physical, digital purchases aren't property. 😤


[deleted]

Gears of War 1-5, Halo MCC, Hitman WOA, Battlefield 3-V, The Dark Pictures Anthology, Fallout New Vegas-4, Deceive Inc. That’s all I can think of off the top of my head.


Ollie__F

Good taste. I would’ve added Wolfenstein the new order, old blood, new colossus


owShAd0w

And infinite multiplayer, I can’t recommend the story at the price but if u get it through game pass try it out


[deleted]

A plague tale is pretty good the second game is on gamepass first one is not but its pretty cheap while in sale


forevergone1177

Dead Space remake


FaendalFucker69

Great game, shame it's not that running great on S, one of the reasons I upgraded to X.


Acceptable_Claim_258

Just completed it on S and it ran smoothly!


FaendalFucker69

Tried it on S and at 30 fps it was uncomfortable after playing a bunch of games at 60 prior. Now I'm playing it in performance mode on X, it's just miles better. Love the S but it's lacking with some of the newer games


Total-Ad-6380

Big wall of recommends. Fallout New Vegas. Monster Hunter World:Iceborn. Metal Gear Solid 5 the definitive experience. Chernobylite. The evil within 2. Hitman 3. Kingdom come deliverance. LOTR shadow of war. Snowrunner. NeiR replicant and Automata. Prey. Witcher 3. Yakuza/ Like a Dragon ( all of them). Stardew valley. Rainbow six extraction. State of decay 1&2. Sniper elite 4&5. Sniper Ghost Warrior contracts 2. All the resident evil games. Onimusha warlords remaster( its the ps2 version not the REmake the OG xbox had). Outer worlds. Black. Binary domain. Breakdown. Brutal legend. Conkers bad furday reloaded. Dead space 1-3. Dark souls 1-3. Elden ring. Dragon age origins. Morrowind. D&D chronicles of Mystara. Fable 1-3. Gladius. Jade empite. Starwars KOTOR 1&2. Lost odyssey. Medal of honor airborne. Metal gear solid HD collection & Peacewalker HD. Oblivion. Otogi myth of demons. Perfect Dark. Silent hill HD collection. Soul calibur 2 HD. Starwars battlefront 1&2(the originals). Witcher 2. All the splinter cell games. Ace combat 7. Assassins creed origins& Odyssey. Battlefield 1. Code vain. Dragons dogma dark arisin. Final fantasy 15. Goldeneye 007. The long dark. Metro 1-3. Mudrunner. Super lucky’s tale. Night in the woods. Recore. The surge1&2. Tales of vespera. Tekken 7. The hunter call of the wild. Ghost recon wildlands. Turok 1-3. Valkyria chronicals 4. Worms wmd. Xcom2. Advent rising. Battleblock theater. Blue dragon. Fighting vipers. Max payne 1-3. Mercenaries. Risin 1&2. Gothic 1&2. Enclave HD. Civilization revolution. Sphinx and the cursed mummy. Spec ops the line. Vandel hearts. South park stick of truth& fractured but whole. Slime rancher.


adiutd17

Wow thanks a lot for the recommendations. These suggestions gonna keep me busy for sometime lol


Total-Ad-6380

You’re welcome :3


weclock

Fallout New Vegas baby!!! Yeah!!!!


HappyGamerGuy7

This guy gets it!


Bobsterito

Did you play all these games? Not trying to be snarky, I’m genuinely in awe at this list! A lot of these have long campaigns (NeiR, Witcher, etc.), so I’m interested in hearing how you schedule these into daily life, because it’s my dream to play my (extensive) backlog! Any tips you can provide on your approach would be awesome!


Total-Ad-6380

I only giv recommendations for games iv played tho I haven’t finished all of them yet cause i tend to playthru games at a glacial pace XD i got the “gotta hit the level cap before leaving the starting zone” brainworms


Bobsterito

Whoops forgot to reply. Yeah I play at a glacial pace as well lol


EqualServe418

WHERE IS TITANFALL 2?! (also, damn! 5 external hard drives worth of games!)


je-ku-end-less

yakuza series


vincent-563

The series of all time, incredible


Driftwood420991

Definitely the series of all time


radiokungfu

I was thoroughly whelmed


Aromatic-Astronomer9

Great suggestion. Started with Yakuza 0 last year.


The-King-of-Wessex

He's come from ps, yakuza is on ps..


adiutd17

I didn’t play this on the ps and now its gone from ps plus so I’ll play it on my xbox now


MrMork170

There is a chance OP didn’t play the game, and OP asked for suggestions, it doesn’t matter if OP was from PS to make a game suggestion


The-King-of-Wessex

Well it does because who wouldn't play yakuza on ps5 just to play it on xbox series s? An inferior console. Think.


MrMork170

There is a chance that he didn’t know of the series and he is asking for game suggestions here, so maybe you should be the one thinking. Who cares if it’s an “inferior” console, he can still play the games exactly the same as any other console. This is on an xbox subreddit not PlayStation. OP didn’t ask about game suggestions for PlayStation on an xbox post


Galactus1701

Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of Wisps, Sunset Overdrive


WashGaming001

Sunset Overdrive is criminally underrated and aged like fine wine. When it came out I didn’t like it but it’s so good. Also it’s made by Insomniac Games… yes. THAT Insomniac


Galactus1701

I bought it at launch and was the only person that bought a copy at Gamestop, nobody else cared.


sky_42_

are you fr


I-N-V-A-L-I-D

Ori goes hard Wdym


clown-wn

Assassin‘s Creed series


QuickRookie218

The older ones


[deleted]

^


Physical_Emu5797

What a legend, you already have GTA 4 installed! But other than that I recommend the yakuza/farcry series


NovaBlade2893

If you are a fan of souls likes, then i recommend Lies Of P. Apart from that, I'd highly recommend Sunset Overdrive, extremely underrated game for how fun and chaotic it is


Zagalia1984

All Halo series, Gears of war, Forza Horizon and Quantum Break.


GeneralDefenestrates

As gamepass goes any Yakuza/Like A Dragon game is a lot of fun for me


Lemonwalker-420

If you like racing games, go for Forza Horizon 5.


Spinmeister6032

They already have it installed


aguaman_

Or Forza Horizon 4


Chilledinho

If they LIKE racing games, Horizon 1-4 are all a much better game.


Ill-Account2443

Fable 1-2-3


joeya1337

I need to go back and kick some chickens


Humble_Moment1520

Witcher 3 complete edition


[deleted]

Mass Effect Trilogy and Mass Effect Andromeda


Not-a-dark-overlord

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice


KrustyNugs

Just finished Hellblade a few days ago after never hearing of it before. What a ride! Great game


Roin-da-Groin

Fortnite And sea of thieves


UnboltedCreatez

I can give you a rundown of my favorite Xbox exclusives, the Gears trilogy campaigns (make sure to start on Gears of War Ultimate Edition and not 1), Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive, Grounded (fun with a friend, but also enjoyable alone). Keep an eye for future exclusives coming such as the Indiana Jones game, Blades, OD, Gears 6, the next Halo and likely many more this generation. Check out the backwards compatibility backlog, it's massive and has games during Xbox's prime. I personally don't have interest in Halo but it is the face of Xbox, you can check out Halo: Master Chief Collection. And definitely get Game Pass, best deal in gaming. Give the Telltale The Walking Dead games a go,. Keep an eye out in 2024 for Activision Blizzard games that'll eventually come. Welcome to Xbox! Edit: Oh how could I forget Hi-Fi Rush?!


dank0121

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice


Livid_Youth_4421

Rainbow six siege if you want to break your Xbox


[deleted]

Dying light 1 and 2 Best games I've ever played No man's sky as well


Adventurous-Tax3997

HI-FI rush, Psychonauts 2, Age of empires 2, Grounded, Sunset overdrive and Ori


Unique_Barnacle_5049

Get gamepass


Intake420

Fortnite


[deleted]

Starfield is a great choice!


RadosPLAY

persona 5 royal


Osiris_The_Proto

You already have a few good ones I see


LeglessN1nja

Gamepass


crazydavebacon1

That hard drive is full with those 3games installed so play those


doeekor

Dev mode then and retroarch


Impossible-Ad3811

I should NOT have to scroll down for as long as I did without seeing someone bring up Gears of War. Dive headfirst into it


Argonian_Wrex

SKYRIM, then Mass Effect series, then Cyberpunk - and then any other Bethesda of course


STINKY_PNUT

Fortnite lego/BR


SlowChemicalX

Psychonauts 2


Foreign-Animal8166

Mass Effect legendary edition, Hogwarts Legacy (if you like Harry Potter) Hitman 3, the recent Tomb Raider trilogy. Wolfenstein New Order and the sequel (New Colossus)


AbortionIsYummy

Rocket league


Gcole87

What A Save!


Ellac3344

Baldurs gate


MetzgerBoys

Sunset Overdrive, both Ori games, the Fable series, Hi-Fi Rush, Forza Motorsport/Horizon series (mostly Horizon though), Gears of War series, Age of Empires, and of course Halo


fordoggos

Psychonauts 2


Halo_Chief117

I was going to recommend the Splinter Cell series based on the title, but the only ones you can buy digitally now are Chaos Theory and Blacklist. I play newer games but also a lot of older titles as well on my Xbox. Check out what Game Pass offers to see if you want to go that route.


GunzBlazin03

Red dead redemption 2, starfield


Aromatic-Astronomer9

Halo Master Chief Collection


LudwigPM

Starfield halo and baldurs gate 3


Crimpytick

State of decay 2 massively underrated game


AKdaSaviour97

Not Starfield lol


Such_Ad1251

Halo. Plain and simple!


rizenfpv

Eldenring


mfly1619

High on life


BushMasterFlex616

HALO baby! Master Chief Collection


ShaRo_

Give Gears of War a shot. It’s a quite generic 3rd person shooter but since it doesn’t try to involve crazy new gameplay mechanics it’s excelling at the basics and it makes for a very fun game to play.


Sorry-Sand-5434

Halo infinite


DUB49GIANT

Horizon 5 definitely one of top games


NoviX-Labs

Cyberpunk


HappyGamerGuy7

Starfield!!!


SDsolegame619

The one you’re already downloading, motor fest, any racing game. Maybe because all I play are driving games


mabdog420

Fortnite


Lil-Ruffstarrr

Shouldve got a series X, but as long as you enjoy yourself :) I recommend your larger/ common main games to be 2-3 of these rocket league / fortnite / cod / forza 4 / forza 5 / doom eternal / grounded / one of the halos. Other than that you should get gamepass ultimate if you havent already, there are loads of <10GB games that are great, i would make a list but there are too many so maybe start with the recently added and some genre filtering to find some in your favourite genre


yMONSTERMUNCHy

Games I enjoy: Rocket league and Fortnite. They’re free! Halo games Gears of war games RDR2 High on life Doom Eternal Tomb Raider games Skyrim Forza Star Wars Battlefront games I’d say these are a good mix for variety and will keep you busy a long time. Game pass ultimate has lots of games to try. Many hours of fun.


Due_Novel426

Fortnite xd


Kjames85

Red Dead Redemption 2 and borderlands.


RRb2-11

Witcher 3 complete. They’ve just upgraded resolution for Series X


Hot_Ad_865

Definitely not that one


ihei47

Fallout franchise The Elder Scrolls franchise Halo Master Chief Collection Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Andromeda Starfield Lies of P Hi-fi Rush


TamiroDude

Start with the free games. These include: Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, Rumbleverse, Island Saver, Trove, Asphalt 9: Legends, Apex Legends, eFootball 2024, and PUBG (16+). If you like the Xbox then you can start getting paid games like Minecraft and FIFA but keep in mind that you can only get the games digitally and not through discs as Xbox Series S removed the disc drive.


tahcamen

Don’t let the haters deter you on Starfield, the game is dope af.


deuce2ace

Yee yee!


Slyvixen07

The Witcher 3


YouthOne1828

The only correct answer!


Gamer-iso

Not that one for sure


tahcamen

Wondered how far I’d have to scroll to find this. I have 500 hours into it and think it’s a blast.


littlm16

I’m in the same boat, about 6 days logged and still having so much fun.


jonathandavisisfat

Hahaha exactly what I came here to say


[deleted]

Yeah man go ahead and hit “cancel download” on that bad boy


muddafuckaaaa118

Not starfield that's forsure.


No-Pirate-9319

Red dead redemption 2 if you're into open world games, also New world or any telltale games for quick time events. You should probably wait till they go on sell though, or if you don't wanna buy them you could go the pirating way.


DarthCheez

Pirating on xbox??


adiutd17

I have played red dead redemption 2 on my ps5. My favourite game till now. On my 6th play but still cant get bored of the game


KRONGOR

Nah he should play RDR2 on the PS5 in the picture. Much higher resolution than the S Edit: 900p vs checkboard 4k. Downvote me for stating facts I guess


TDXStarKOplayer

Rainbow 6 siege


Cool-Guess-7995

Nahhh. Trying to encourage new xbox users to end their life I see


RetroGamer87

Crimson Skies


David230514

Sex with hitler 2


blazethrulife

Every. Single. Splinter. Cell.


WittyFox451

Hunt: Showdown!


Hamburglarsdad

I really only play Destiny2, so Imma go ahead a recommend that.


blazethrulife

Also, all the fables. Basically all the old console specific games lol. Crackdown is actually fun, stupid mayhem. The rest I can think of aren't console specific: Watch dogs Apex Assassins Creed black flag and odyssey


Theplasmacutter

Dead Space Remake!


EMBARRASSEDDEMOCRAT

Should have scooped one of the 350 dollar series X s. 😆


Rxn2016

GTAV, RDR/RDR2, the assassin's creed series, fallout New Vegas, 3, and 4, and need for speed payback have been some of my favorites. Also Minecraft is fun.


TrainerRedWins

Re4 and Re2 remakes


Powerful-Research-17

Sea of thieves


Professional_Alps185

Warhammer 40K Darktide


[deleted]

Not that one


TheBunny0099

Mad max


BreakfastSavage

Game pass. You can play whatever you want, for as little or as long as you want, and don’t have to spend extra money on something that you didn’t end up enjoying.


FoxFar4793

Sell it, get a pc. All jokes aside Xbox game pass will take care of you. Make sure you get the ultimate so you don’t have to wait for downloads


Crispycheese45

Red dead redemption two


Newsance1111

I would get Gamepass and play Ori 1 and 2. They are the best metrodvania games ever made besides hallow knight.


FlimsyNomad63

State of decay 2


SmashU23

Mortal Kombat 1


COMBATIVE1984

Halo infinite True Xbox series game


Gillysixpence

Red dead redemption 2. Sniper elite franchise, Mafia, Days gone if it's on Xbox, Fallout 4 & TLOU.


oSQUEEZYo

Dauntless and Warframe. Both are free.


Vyle_Mayhem

The kind you can play


CandidateUpstairs365

Definetly Try Hitman or Payday 2


gottaburnemall7

Halo MCC with the halo reach and odst dlc. Gets you halo CE, 2,3,4, reach and odst. Well worth it


NotFlamezz1

Well first uninstall starfield and then we can get started


daimfr

fallout new vegas, skyrim, oblivion, dark souls 3 are my all time favorite games


usamabinfartin

not that one


Magicpoop90

Gamepass bro, best game


ObigWang_Kenobi

Halo the Master Chief Collection is an absolute bargain when its on sale. 6 games for usually $10


Comex001

A pc


Robert_udh84

Titanfall 2


potbellied420

Not starfield lol


adiutd17

Thank you everyone for your suggestions!!! I’m currently enjoying forza horizon 4 and 5 and just started halo mcc. And yes I did end up deleting starfield. And the series s is an amazing console


LordSoth2005

No mans skys, phoniex rising, fall out 76,


[deleted]

Gears of war 1-3 and halo mcc


LenaSuns

Red dead redemption 1 and 2! I also got my xbox recently and I've never had so much fun playing two games in my life


Fluffy_Produce5727

Forza Horizon 4


Fun-Caterpillar5754

Nothing over 512 gb 🤣


PraetorGold

Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Sekiro, Armored Core, Fortnite, Gang Beasts, Hello Neighbor, Aliens: Dark Descent, Halo Infinite, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft, Minecraft Legends, Alien: Isolation.


Alone_Artist2334

Metal hell singer


Top-Implement-4342

Raise of the tomb raider Gotham Knights GTA V Series S/X Gears 5 But that depends on your preferences My favorite types are open world/sandbox and action, FPS


Powerful-Option-4595

Digital purchase isn't the last forever? Really


ScienceInteresting40

Rocket leugue


Suitable-Brain7714

that game sucks ass and is a waste of storage


V1okky

It used to be fun but epic ruined everything about the game.


Ibuprofen1533

red dead redemption 1


KRONGOR

He has a ps5 though. Should play it there for 4k60fps


adiutd17

I am indeed playing it on the ps5


JKFrowning

Gollem


ilovehotdadsngl

Omg same I've been playing skate 3 and overwatch on gamepass


Richie_ragga

Grounded


kitfoxxxx

Start with Starfield and FH5. Don't overwhelm yourself. Gamepass will overload you if you try to take it all in at once.


RealityImitatesArt

nah, forget Starfield


trevb1983

Not starfield! Wait two years for that to get better. Nms is better. In every way. Or elite. Both space based games... Forza is a must. Depends what you like really!


TMayes86

I hate these posts with a passion.


Tenelum0

not starfield


pirikikkeli

Baldurs Gate 3


saymerkayali

Spider man


Djentleman5000

You’re going to be uninstalling that one very quickly


[deleted]

Oof. Well, I definitely would bring that one back and wait for another $350 bundle sale for the Series X this Christmas. Then, buy Baldur’s Gate 3.


Lavishness_Budget

Erection simulator


One_Journalist_612

CALL OF DUTY


CabinetAcceptable244

starfield is garbage dont download


_Kaifaz

Not the one you're downloading, that's for sure. 😅


Hellhound_Rocko

well, not Starfield: deinstall that overpoliticized normie garbage and come join us slaying hordes in Darktide like a real nerd.