Most popular Xbox games — Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 drops from top 10

Our latest Xbox gameplay chart shows a small drop for Stalker 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, while newer Game Pass games join the top 40.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 02 Dec 2024

Stalker 2 has had a small drop in our latest Xbox gameplay chart, but with a number of updates and fixes rolling out for the game, it's likely more players will be diving back in to the Stalker 2 achievements soon. Meanwhile, several newer arrivals fresh off our list of upcoming Game Pass games are breaking their way into the top 40.

It's huge news for anything to make it into the top three of our gameplay chart when Call of Duty, Fortnite, and Minecraft usually reign supreme. While Stalker 2 has fallen a little this week, it's only dropped one place to fourth, and its latest Xbox update might be enough to boost it back.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, meanwhile, has dropped five places to 12th. Like Stalker 2, Microsoft Flight Sim suffered from launch issues but Asobo Studios says more Xbox updates are on the way. Genshin Impact has also fallen this week, landing at 15th.

Further down, we have this week's two new appearances with Aliens: Dark Descent at 21st and Nine Sols at 23rd, both of which have just joined Game Pass. This has shoved a number of other titles down the top 40, with older Game Pass additions like Spyro Reignited Trilogy seeing a bigger drop. We have just one reappearance this week, with Madden NFL 24 at 38th, while Starfield is hanging on at 40th.

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending December 1, 2024

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Call of Duty	Activision	1
2	Fortnite	Epic Games	2
3	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	4
4	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	GSC Game World	3
5	ROBLOX	Roblox	5
6	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	6
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	9
8	EA SPORTS FC 25	Electronic Arts	8
9	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	13
10	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	12
11	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	11
12	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024	Xbox Game Studios	7
13	Destiny 2	Bungie	14
14	EA SPORTS College Football 25	Electronic Arts	15
15	Genshin Impact	Cognosphere	10
16	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	17
17	NBA 2K25	2K Games	18
18	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	16
19	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	21
20	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	19
21	Aliens: Dark Descent	Focus Entertainment	-
22	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	22
23	Nine Sols	Red Candle Games	-
24	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	23
25	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	24
26	EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts	26
27	Spyro Reignited Trilogy	Activision	20
28	Phasmophobia	Kinetic Games	25
29	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	27
30	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	28
31	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	31
32	Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO	Bandai Namco Entertainment	29
33	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II	Focus Entertainment	30
34	Microsoft Solitaire Collection	Xbox Game Studios	32
35	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	36
36	Baldur's Gate 3	Larian Studios	34
37	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	35
38	Madden NFL 24	Electronic Arts	RE
39	Warframe	Digital Extremes	38
40	Starfield	Bethesda Softworks	33

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.

We have several Game Pass additions on the horizon, including Overthrown and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, with other big releases like Marvel Rivals on the way. We're hoping to see Indy land somewhere high on future Gameplay Charts, while Stalker 2 might hold on to a place in the top ten for some time yet.

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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.