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Best Arcade games on Xbox Series X|S

The 19 best Arcade games on Xbox Series X|S, ranked from 5,965 critic and player ratings.

The best Arcade game on Xbox Series X|S right now is Forza Horizon 5, with a critic score of 94/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 19 games are listed on this page, carrying 5,965 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 19

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01 Forza Horizon 5 D Forza Horizon 5 2021 · 363 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 9% Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open-world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. 94 /100
02 Street Fighter 6 Street Fighter 6 2023 · 118 ratings The evolution of fighting games starts with our traditional Fighting Ground, and then we're turning the genre on its head with World Tour and Battle Hub for a total of three modes where anyone can play to their liking. No one starts off as a champion. You get there step by step, punch by punch. Take up the challenge and bring your game to the next level. 93 /100
03 Vampire Survivors Vampire Survivors 2022 · 394 ratings · finished by 11% Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. 91 /100
04 Forza Horizon 4 B Forza Horizon 4 2018 · 435 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 14% Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world. Collect, modify and drive over 450 cars. Race, stunt, create and explore – choose your own path to become a Horizon Superstar. 91 /100
05 Neon White S Neon White 2022 · 129 ratings · 1 Tier vote Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves. 89 /100
06 Tetris Effect: Connected Tetris Effect: Connected 2020 · 84 ratings · finished by 7% Tetris Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for. Connect and play with or against each other in all-new modes like "Zone Battle," which shakes up traditional 1-on-1 Tetris gameplay via the time-stopping Zone mechanic, or try the innovative co-op of "Connected" mode, where up to three players can literally connect their Tetris playfields together and play as one, as they work together to take down a series of increasingly-challenging CPU-controlled bosses. 89 /100
07 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 2020 · 123 ratings · finished by 10% Play the fully-remastered Tony Hawk's Pro Skater & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 games in one epic collection, rebuilt from the ground up in incredible HD. All the pro skaters, levels and tricks are back and fully-remastered. 89 /100
08 Risk of Rain 2 B Risk of Rain 2 2020 · 272 ratings · 3 Tier votes · finished by 10% The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to fight your way through hordes of monsters, unlock new loot, and find a way to escape the planet. 87 /100
09 Hotline Miami A Hotline Miami 2012 · 1,274 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 25% · 5 h to beat A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who. 86 /100
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 2022 · 180 ratings · finished by 19% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT titles like Turtles in Time, featuring retro-inspired pixel art and dynamic combat. Players control Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, or other allies, each with unique abilities, as they battle through various levels to thwart Shredder and Krang's plans to conquer New York City. The game supports solo play or co-op for up to six players, blending nostalgic design with modern gameplay mechanics. 85 /100
11 Forza Horizon 6 B Forza Horizon 6 2026 · 107 ratings · 1 Tier vote 90 /100
12 Minecraft S Minecraft 2016 · 588 ratings · 13 Tier votes · finished by 28% 83 /100
13 Finding Paradise Finding Paradise 2017 · 97 ratings · finished by 13% 93 /100
14 Need for Speed: Unbound S Need for Speed: Unbound 2022 · 90 ratings · 1 Tier vote 77 /100
15 Sonic Generations Sonic Generations 2011 · 243 ratings · finished by 11% 75 /100
16 Trackmania Trackmania 2020 · 106 ratings 74 /100
17 No Man's Sky No Man's Sky 2016 · 639 ratings 74 /100
18 Far Cry New Dawn B Far Cry New Dawn 2019 · 255 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 29% 72 /100
19 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2015 · 468 ratings · finished by 22% 71 /100
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What is the best Arcade game on Xbox Series X|S?

Forza Horizon 5 currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 363 ratings. Ranking updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.