The 20 Best Xbox One Games of 2016

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 20, 2016

Below are the highest-scoring games released for Microsoft's Xbox One console between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Games are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding, and any titles with fewer than 7 reviews from professional critics are excluded.

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93 INSIDE

Metacritic's XB1 Game of the Year.
Long-delayed puzzle-platformer Inside is the first game from Danish indie studio Playdead since its groundbreaking 2010 hit Limbo. It proved to be worth the wait, as critics found this bleak, mostly grayscale, dystopian nightmare to be a one-of-a-kind experience.

PLAYDEAD

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