10 Best Xbox 360 Games Of All Time

The Xbox 360 is perhaps the most beloved of Microsoft's consoles, with an extensive library of acclaimed titles that still hold up to this day; something is made clear by just how many of them have received a remaster or remake treatment over the years that followed, and how many Microsoft was keen to make accessible on modern Xbox consoles through its backwards compatibility scheme. It was also a generation in which Xbox had more notable exclusives than PlayStation, with the likes of,, and more, with the first entries in beloved franchises such as, and either being timed or full exclusives to the platform.

As Microsoft closes the Xbox 360 storefront on July 29, 2024, after nearly 18 years, it's time to look at the best games available on the platform. To do this, has taken the top 10 games from the era with the highest accumulated ratings on Metacritic. It should say a lot about just how good this generation of gaming was when titles that became synonymous with the Xbox 360 platform, such as didn't make it to the top 10 as it just missed out at number 13, coming in behind and at 11 and 12th place, respectively.

From some long-forgotten shooters to now-obscure games that were once popular, these are some of the best Xbox 360 games that no one remembers.

One of the Xbox 360's first major exclusives is also one of its best, according to Metacritic. launched on 7 November 2006 alongside the Xbox 360 console and was an instant hit, showing off what the then-new generation of consoles could do with graphics that were a huge leap from the past generation and cover-heavy third-person shooter gameplay that was often emulated across many other titles in the years that followed.

Straight off the bat, 's dark tone and violent gameplay set it apart from other launch titles, and the dynamics between protagonist Marcus Fenix and his squad were engaging enough that players were rooting for them to win as they fought off The Locust Horde. While many — including 's own "" list