Most popular Xbox games — Destiny 2 soars up while Starfield takes a tumble

Our latest chart of popular Xbox games sees Starfield fall from the top ten and Destiny 2 climb back into it, while new Game Pass additions make their first appearances.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 04 Dec 2023

Here is the top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending December 3, 2023.

It's not unusual to see the top five remain the same as last week unless there's been a big new release, but this week's gameplay chart has almost the whole top ten remaining the same: except for Destiny 2, which has jumped up from 15th to ninth. Destiny's Season of the Wish has kicked off, but Bungie saw some backlash after the reveal of a new starter pack, prompting the team to remove the starter pack from stores. Starfield, which was in ninth itself last week, has fallen out of the top ten to 14th. Just above is Remnant 2, which reappears in the top 40 at 13th after joining Game Pass, while Lies of P is back in the top 40 after being included in the latest Xbox Game Pass Weekly Quests.

Then we have a wave of games falling down the chart, broken up only by Red Dead Redemption 2 hanging on at 21st, and Dead by Daylight moving up to 24th. The first new appearance we have this week is SteamWorld Build at 29th, after the game launched into Game Pass just a few days ago. Rollerdrome makes its debut appearance at 32nd — it joined Game Pass just a few days before SteamWorld Build. Party Animals has taken a big fall from 16th to 33rd, probably as more players move onto new Game Pass additions. Meanwhile, Remnant: From the Ashes is back in the top 40 at 35th — it joined Game Pass on the same day as Remnant 2. This week's last new appearance is Killer Instinct at 37th.

Looking ahead, we have some big new releases almost upon us — Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, for one, is out in just a few days' time. Then we also have all those upcoming Game Pass games to look forward to, as well as any surprises this week's The Game Awards event might have for us.

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Fortnite	Epic Games	1
2	Call of Duty	Activision	2
3	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	3
4	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	4
5	ROBLOX	Roblox	5
6	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	6
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	7
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	8
9	Destiny 2	Bungie	15
10	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	10
11	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	11
12	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	12
13	Remnant II	THQ Nordic	RE
14	Starfield	Bethesda Softworks	9
15	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	13
16	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	14
17	NBA 2K24	2K Games	17
18	Lies of P	Neowiz	RE
19	Madden NFL 24	Electronic Arts	18
20	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	19
21	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	21
22	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	20
23	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	22
24	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	27
25	ARK: Survival Ascended	Studio Wildcard	23
26	Fall Guys	Epic Games	25
27	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	24
28	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	26
29	SteamWorld Build	Thunderful Games	-
30	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	28
31	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	29
32	Rollerdrome	Private Division	-
33	Party Animals	Source Technology	16
34	Madden NFL 23	Electronic Arts	30
35	Remnant: From the Ashes	Perfect World Entertainment	RE
36	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	32
37	Killer Instinct	Xbox Game Studios	-
38	Warhammer 40,000: Darktide	Fatshark	33
39	Warframe	Digital Extremes	39
40	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	37

Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 2.4 million active Xbox accounts. Chart information is copyright GameInsights. For details on how the chart is calculated, click here.

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Written by Heidi Nicholas

Heidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.