Top Xbox One Platform Games of All Time

Welcome to VideoGamer.com's top Xbox One Platform games of All Time, a list of the best videogames, created from editorial reviews on the site. It's the perfect tool to find that great game you haven't played yet, or even to find a gem for a friend or loved one as a gift.

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Contrast

A great hook falls foul of terrible bugs, inconsistent mechanics, and woeful performance issues. Wonderful in theory yet terribly flawed in practice, Contrast's waste of... more

Reviewed on: 06 December 2013 Platforms: Xbox One
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Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee would fit right into the late 90s with its vague puzzles, wakka-wakka voices, and confusing levels. Time has moved on since the N64, and while there are a handful of bright spots, this sadly isn't the catalyst for a 3D platformer revival. Nostalgia is this weird, immeasurable thing that sees us longing for past... more

Reviewed on: 02 April 2017 Platforms: Xbox One
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Mighty No. 9

Regardless of how much you like the Mega Man series, in Mighty No.9 you're unlikely to find a game that comes close to that legacy. I've played Mega Man, but I've never 'played' Mega Man. It's largely similar... more

Reviewed on: 20 June 2016 Platforms: Xbox One
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Action Henk

It's easy to like Action Henk. It does all the basic stuff well: simple to pick up, hard to master, fun, fast, colourful. Yet it feels like a fleeting interest. Action Henk feels like a game I've played before. A million reviews could... more

Reviewed on: 03 March 2016 Platforms: Xbox One
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Faced with a declaration as longing and impatient as “It’s About Time,” I can’t help but think, Is it? What is Crash Bandicoot? Not a bandicoot, evidently. A cursory Google... more

Reviewed on: 09 October 2020 Platforms: Xbox One
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a boy and his blob

A Boy and His Blob is like a long walk on a Sunday afternoon: There's no rush because the beef's got at least another hour in the oven and the football won't be on for another two. I read Mean Machines. I played Super Mario Bros. 3. I even finished Teenage... more

Reviewed on: 25 November 2009 Platforms: Xbox One
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de Blob 2: The Underground

It's children that will inevitably get the most from the experience, but like a Pixar film or any good cartoon, Blue Tongue Entertainment has created a game that appeals on two levels. Thinking about it, I probably should have told somebody I was colour-blind... more

Reviewed on: 22 February 2011 Platforms: Xbox One
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Sonic Mania

It took two decades and change, but a team of developers has shown they understand what made the old Sonic games great with Sonic Mania, even if nostalgia is sometimes too much of a driving force. Sega had a winning formula with Sonic on the Mega Drive, but decided to... more

Reviewed on: 14 August 2017 Platforms: Xbox One
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Cuphead

There's definitely a point where it all becomes a bit too much, but Cuphead will best most games in how it looks and sounds, and defeating that boss that you once deemed unbeatable is glorious. Cuphead is difficult. Phew. I’ve said it — we can all relax now. It’s a game... more

Reviewed on: 30 September 2017 Platforms: Xbox One
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Ori and the Blind Forest

The extreme highs carry Ori and the Blind Forest through to greatness if not quite flawlessness. Rarely is a game able to be so devilish in its gameplay yet so touching in its story. My heart was pounding like I'd just ran to catch the last bus home. A... more

Reviewed on: 13 March 2015 Platforms: Xbox One
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Axiom Verge

Whereas many modern takes on classic retro genres fall foul of style over substance, this has been built with such skill that it doesn't need to rely on our annoying fondness of the past to impress. Confession time: I've never played a 2D Metroid game. I've only even played... more

Reviewed on: 30 March 2015 Platforms: Xbox One
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Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares is frightening, in a way that gets under your skin. A way that whispers in your ear that you won't sleep well tonight. Little Nightmares takes things you were afraid of when you were a kid, and reminds you you're still afraid now. Little Nightmares is frightening. Not in a jump scare way, like turning a... more

Reviewed on: 21 April 2017 Platforms: Xbox One
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Celeste

The challenging platforming and touching narrative of Celeste shape a surprise hit. In each of us, there’s this thing that chips away at our optimism, our... more

Reviewed on: 31 January 2018 Platforms: Xbox One
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

In the beauty stakes and beyond, there are very few, in the rarefied realms of indie or AAA, who can challenge it. Beware the cute. The first moments of Ori and the Will of the... more

Reviewed on: 10 March 2020 Platforms: Xbox One

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