Most popular Xbox games — Shattered Space DLC boosts Starfield back into top ten

Starfield is back in the top ten of our latest gameplay chart of popular Xbox games, while Baldur's Gate 3's latest big update helps it back into the top 40.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 07 Oct 2024

It seems players are jumping in for the new Starfield achievements now its big Shattered Space DLC is out, as Starfield is back in the top ten of our latest Xbox gameplay chart.

It's the only change in the top ten, but just below we see more movement, with recent Game Pass addition Sifu making its first appearance in the top 40 at 12th. New Game Pass additions do tend to enjoy an initial boost but unfortunately don't see a lot of longevity, so it'll be interesting to see where Sifu falls next week. Then we have free-to-play MMORPG Throne and Liberty making its first appearance at 18th after launching last week, while further down, Baldur's Gate 3 re-joins the top 40 at 26th after its latest Xbox update added new evil endings, mods, and more.

Everything else on the chart has been shunted down to make room for this and the other reappearances: Warframe at 30th and Fall Guys at 38th. Among those falling games is The First Descendant, which has dropped five spots to 34th (if you are playing it, however, don't forget there's a Season 1: Invasion Bundle available with the latest Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks). Rounding up the chart is Madden NFL 24 at 40th.

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending October 6, 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	EA SPORTS FC 25	Electronic Arts	5
6	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	6
7	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	7
8	Rocket League	Psyonix	8
9	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	9
10	Starfield	Bethesda Softworks	19
11	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II	Focus Entertainment	10
12	Sifu	Microids	-
13	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	13
14	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	11
15	EA SPORTS College Football 25	Electronic Arts	12
16	Destiny 2	Bungie	14
17	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	15
18	THRONE AND LIBERTY	Amazon Games	-
19	NBA 2K25	2K Games	16
20	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	17
21	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	24
22	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	18
23	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	20
24	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	22
25	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	23
26	Baldur's Gate 3	Larian Studios	RE
27	VALORANT	Riot Games	21
28	EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts	25
29	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	28
30	Warframe	Digital Extremes	RE
31	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	27
32	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	30
33	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	32
34	The First Descendant	NEXON	29
35	Fallout 76	Bethesda Softworks	33
36	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	34
37	Microsoft Solitaire Collection	Xbox Game Studios	36
38	Fall Guys	Epic Games	RE
39	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	38
40	Madden NFL 24	Electronic Arts	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.

We've got the whole month of October ahead of us, with big releases including upcoming Game Pass games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and major releases like Dragon Age: The Veilguard, both of which are likely to cause chaos on the charts this month.

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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.