Most popular Xbox games — Death Stranding breaks into top 40 after shadow drop

Our latest gameplay chart of popular Xbox games sees Death Stranding, Stardew Valley, Goat Simulator: Remastered, and more break into the top 40 this week.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 11 Nov 2024

We'll zoom past the top ten of our latest Xbox gameplay chart as it's mostly undisturbed (Call of Duty is of course still in first place) aside from Forza Horizon 5 rising to ninth and Overwatch 2 dropping to tenth. As we've seen frequently in recent charts, the bigger changes happen further down the top 40, and this week sees a number of new titles and reappearances from older games. Let's dive in...

Firstly, we've got Halo Infinite jumping from 18th to 12th after its big winter update arrived with a Halo 2-inspired playlist, third-person Firefight, and more. Apex Legends has also shifted up a bit, while a number of sports games have been booted down a few spots: EA Sports College Football 25 has dropped to 14th, with EA Sports FC 24 falling to 15th, and NBA 2K25 shifting to 16th. Diablo 4 had previously seen a rise in Xbox players after its Vessel of Hatred expansion last month, but has slipped four places to 18th. Just below, Metal Slug Tactics makes its first appearance in the top 40 at 19th after joining Game Pass last week.

Phasmophobia is on the rise after launching at the end of October, and comes to rest this week at 22nd. Dragon Age: The Veilguard, meanwhile, has moved up one spot to 24th. It's been out for almost two weeks, so it's interesting to see BioWare's action-RPG hasn't really moved much yet. Goat Simulator: Remastered makes its first appearance at 25th following its launch into Game Pass a few days ago, with Goat Simulator 3 at 31st. Then we come to Death Stranding Director's Cut, which took everyone by surprise when it shadow-dropped on Xbox last week. It's making its first appearance at 33rd, and it seems everyone's taking advantage of the current 50% discount — just keep an eye out for its Quick Resume bug on Xbox. Just below that is Stardew Valley, which re-joins the top 40 at 34th after its major 1.6 update at last arrived for Xbox. Aside from Dead Island 2 shifting up a few places, everything after Stardew Valley is dropping, with Warframe landing this week at 40th.

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending November 10, 2024

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Call of Duty	Activision	1
2	Fortnite	Epic Games	2
3	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	3
4	ROBLOX	Roblox	4
5	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	5
6	EA SPORTS FC 25	Electronic Arts	6
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	7
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	8
9	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	11
10	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	9
11	Destiny 2	Bungie	10
12	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	18
13	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	16
14	EA SPORTS College Football 25	Electronic Arts	12
15	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	13
16	NBA 2K25	2K Games	15
17	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	19
18	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	14
19	Metal Slug Tactics	Dotemu	-
20	Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO	Bandai Namco Entertainment	17
21	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	20
22	Phasmophobia	Kinetic Games	27
23	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	22
24	Dragon Age: The Veilguard	Electronic Arts	25
25	Goat Simulator: Remastered	Coffee Stain Publishing	-
26	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	28
27	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II	Focus Entertainment	21
28	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	24
29	EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts	26
30	Microsoft Solitaire Collection	Xbox Game Studios	30
31	Goat Simulator 3	Coffee Stain Publishing	-
32	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	29
33	DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT	505 Games	-
34	Stardew Valley	505 Games	RE
35	Baldur's Gate 3	Larian Studios	32
36	Starfield	Bethesda Softworks	34
37	Dead Island 2	Deep Silver	39
38	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	36
39	Fallout 76	Bethesda Softworks	33
40	Warframe	Digital Extremes	35

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.

With all the upcoming Game Pass games on the way, we're likely to see more movement on future charts, especially with biggies like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on the way.

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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.