Rank 6 – The Elder Scrolls Online
Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Zenimax Online | Available in Game Pass: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Release Date: June 9, 2015 | Meta Score: 77 (Xbox)
Who is the game suitable for? The MMORPG ESO aims to impress you with many exciting quests and stories and thus focuses on PvE content that you experience together with friends. You travel through the fantasy world of Tamriel, battle monsters, explore dungeons, improve your hero, and collect loot.
PvP is also possible. However, to do this, you have to consent to a duel or participate in battles and the siege of the Imperial City in the land of Cyrodiil. The Elder Scrolls Online is one of the currently most popular MMORPGs, partly because the developers regularly release updates and new content multiple times a year.
What is currently happening in the game? After the big story surrounding the Greymoor expansion and an invasion of vampires and werewolves in the land of Skyrim last year, 2021 brings the story of the Gates of Oblivion. The first DLC Flames of Ambition has already been released, with two more still to come alongside the Blackwood expansion.
With it, you explore a large new game area in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online and even travel to the realm of Oblivion, where you will encounter the Daedra Prince Mehrunes Dagon.
Rank 5 – Titanfall 2
Genre: Online Shooter | Developer: Respawn Entertainment | Available in Game Pass: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Release Date: October 28, 2016 | Meta Score: 86 (Xbox)
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoy controlling huge, mech-like battle robots and engaging in tactical but also action-packed battles with other players, then you should check out Titanfall 2.
The control of the powerful battle robots, the Titans, is central to the battles of Titanfall 2. However, you are also on foot and must eliminate your enemies as a soldier in shooter battles. The more enemies you defeat, the faster the so-called Titan Meter fills up. When it is full, you summon a Titan and control it in the fights, making you especially powerful.
Additionally, you may earn merits. These are experience points that allow you to unlock further weapons, abilities, and more, thus continuously improving. Titanfall 2 offers you several multiplayer modes, including bounty hunts, capture the flag, free-for-all, and others.
What is currently happening in the game? Titanfall 2 continues to impress with its exciting single-player campaign. Something the predecessor lacked. The multiplayer is currently mainly played by hardcore fans. The Apex Legends, which is set in the same universe, has essentially taken over the role of the multiplayer part.
Rank 4 – Destiny 2
Genre: Online Shooter | Developer: Bungie | Available in Game Pass: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Release Date: August 28, 2017 | Meta Score: 87 (Xbox)
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoy hunting for loot, experiencing an exciting story, and tackling hordes of enemies with friends, then Destiny 2 is just right for you. The story places you on a future Earth, which is exposed to numerous threats from aliens. You take on the role of a Guardian, who is equipped with powerful abilities and faces the dangers.
Destiny 2 is primarily played like a shooter. You use numerous weapons to eliminate the many foes. In doing so, you traverse locations on Earth as well as planets in our solar system. You can also improve your character like in a role-playing game.
The focus is on the search for rare loot, which makes your Guardian even stronger. PvP also plays a role in specific areas, but the focus is on the PvE features.
What is currently happening in the game? Destiny 2 is regularly expanded with updates and seasons that continue the story, bring new features, and new items. At the current time, Season 13 is taking place. The last major expansion Beyond Light was released in November 2020. It takes you to Jupiter’s moon Europa, where you explore the powers of the mysterious Darkness.
The next major expansion The Witch Queen is scheduled for Spring 2022.
