Place 8 – Monster Hunter World
Genre: Action-RPG | Developer: Capcom | Available in Game Pass: Xbox One | Release Date: December 9, 2017 | Meta-Score: 88(PC)/90(Xbox)
- 19.57% of the votes
That’s why it’s ideal for this type of player: If you are looking for a challenge, you are in the right place. In Monster Hunter World, you play as a small, human hunter trying to take down gigantic monsters.
From the remains of the beasts, you build more powerful gear to take on even nastier creatures. This creates a loot spiral that can captivate players for hundreds of hours.
Each of the imaginatively and detail-oriented creatures has its own behavior and can be fought differently. Depending on your chosen weapon, armor, and the items you take into battle, the challenge varies.
As a special feature, Monster Hunter World has a fun 4-player co-op mode. So you can go monster hunting with your friends.
Place 7 – Sea of Thieves
Genre: Action-RPG | Developer: Rare | Available in Game Pass: PC, Xbox One | Release Date: December 16, 2016 | Meta-Score: 67(PC)/69(Xbox)
- 20.00% of the votes
That’s why it’s ideal for this type of player: If you are looking for one of the best pirate games so far, then check out Sea of Thieves. The game launched in 2016 quite slowly, but since then much has changed and there is finally plenty of fresh content. Therefore, the popularity of the game has significantly increased, especially last year.
In Sea of Thieves, you play a scruffy pirate who, along with other players, commandeers a ship and embarks on a crazy privateering adventure. You fight on the open sea not only against other players but also against sea monsters like Megalodon and Kraken.
The game gives you the freedom to sail anywhere in the large open world, search for treasures, commandeer ships, and also sing sea shanties while drinking grog until you puke!
Place 6 – Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Genre: Action-RPG | Developer: Moon Studios | Available in Game Pass: PC, Xbox One | Release Date: February 11, 2020 | Meta-Score: 89(PC)/90(Xbox)
- 20.87% of the votes
That’s why it’s ideal for this type of player: This charming Metroidvania game is perfect for players who like to solve tricky puzzles, battle gigantic opponents, and explore a mystically magical yet eerie world.
You play as the little forest spirit Ori, who wants to uncover the secrets behind the forest of Nibel, just like in the predecessor Ori and the Blind Forest.
In the game, you gradually learn more abilities, which in turn offer you more ways to interact with the terrain. Typical gameplay of the “Metroidvania” game principle. So if you like games in which you gradually delve into a charming game world, you are in the right place.
Place 5 – Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Genre: Shooter | Developer: Bungie | Available in Game Pass: PC, Xbox One | Release Date: December 3, 2020 | Meta-Score: 85
- 23.91% of the votes
That’s why it’s ideal for this type of player: This title actually consists of multiple games at once. The package contains many titles from the Halo collection.
Therefore, this bundle is ideal for anyone who has never dealt with the legendary Halo series or for veterans of the series who want to check it out again.
The Halo games are characterized mainly by their great gunplay and the epic story. If you have always wanted to kick alien butt as the ultra-tough super soldier Master Chief, then this game bundle is just right for you.
Place 4 – GTA 5
Genre: Shooter | Developer: Rockstar | Available in Game Pass: Xbox One | Release Date: September 17, 2013 | Meta-Score: 96(PC)/97(Xbox)
- 28.26% of the votes
That’s why it’s ideal for this type of player: GTA 5 is perfect for players who like to roam around as a gangster in an open world. In the story campaign, you take control of three crooks trying to make their way in the fictional city of San Andreas. As is usual in the series, you can move freely in the huge city and the surroundings while also engaging in all sorts of crazy antics.
As a special bonus, there’s an online mode where you can engage in even more mischief with other players. The online mode has been continuously expanded. For example, you can also rob casinos and score big loot.
Is this the end? Not at all, on the next page you will find the three best games from the Game Pass.
