XBOX Game Reviews

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Our unbiased and detailed reviews of the latest XBOX games help you decide what to play next. We cover everything from gameplay and graphics to story and replayability.

Feature: Nobody's Really Heard Of It, But This Is One Of My Xbox Games Of The Year For 2025A hidden gem. When we asked you to vote on your Pure Xbox Game of the Year a couple of weeks ago, the game that received the least votes out of everything was Despelote (with two). That's not a reflection of the game itself, but rather that not many people have come across it — on the Xbox Store , for example, it doesn't even have enough scores to generate an average rating, although every single review on there is five out of five stars. So, what if I told you that Despelote is not only in my top five Xbox games of 2025, but is one of the most memorable games I've ever played? Yeah, I didn't expect to be saying that either. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesDec 24

Cronos: The New Dawn Is Getting an Easier Difficulty Mode in Early 2026; New Trailer Streaming NowCronos: The New Dawn is set to receive a new difficulty option aimed at players who want to focus more on its story. Developer Bloober Team has announced Temporal Diver Mode, an easier difficulty setting planned to arrive in Early 2026. In case you missed it, check out our review. The announcement comes after player [...]

Xbox Series X – Noisy PixelDec 22

Digimon Story Time Stranger Reveals Second Season Pass DLC for January 2026; New Trailer Streaming NowBandai Namco has announced a second season pass DLC for Digimon Story Time Stranger, set to release in January 2026. The news follows the RPG surpassing 1 million units sold across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. In case you missed it, check out our review. A new trailer was released alongside [...]

Xbox Series X – Noisy PixelDec 22

Here Are The Top 10 Xbox Games Of 2025 According To MetacriticSo many GOTY candidates! We're getting closer and closer to the Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2025 roundup (you'll see it on Christmas Day!), but before we get there, we thought we'd highlight the highest-rated Xbox games of 2025 according to Metacritic . We're not surprised to see that the list is stacked this year, with six games reaching an average review score of 90/100 or greater, including the likes of Blue Prince , Split Fiction and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesDec 22

One Xbox First-Party Game Makes Newzoo's Top-10 'Releases By Revenue' For 2025Only on PC, though. Data firm Newzoo has shared some detailed facts and figures about the gaming industry throughout 2025 in its new ' year in review ', and the company's top-10 revenue lists have some interesting entries on there - including one Xbox first-party effort that Microsoft will no-doubt be pleased about. Before we dive into this, Newzoo's data only covers six "key Western markets"; those being the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In terms of that Microsoft first-party title, Oblivion Remastered comes in at number eight on the firm's "top 10 PC releases by revenue" for 2025. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesDec 18

Terminator 2D: No Fate Review

IGN ArticlesDec 18

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series Surpasses 6 Million Units Sold WorldwideSquare Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series, comprised of the first six mainline entries, has sold over six million units worldwide. Five million units sold were confirmed in March 2025. In case you missed it, check out our review, briefly assessing every game in this package as well as the new [...]

Xbox Series X – Noisy PixelDec 18

Final Fantasy VII Remake Director Reaffirms Full Xbox Plans Following Intergrade Demo ReleaseFinal Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi-san has publicly stated that the entire remake trilogy is planned for Xbox, addressing Xbox players directly following the recent announcement of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s demo on Xbox Series X|S. In case you missed it, check out our review. Hamaguchi-san shared the message on X, making it [...]

Xbox Series X – Noisy PixelDec 16

Destiny 2: Renegades ReviewThis Star Wars-flavored expansion is cringey and light on content, but what’s there works surprisingly well.

IGN ArticlesDec 15

Routine ReviewA stylish and surprising sci-fi horror game.

IGN ArticlesDec 10