Most popular Xbox games — Fallout 4 and 76 zoom back into the top 20 after TV show airs

Our latest gameplay chart of the most popular Xbox games shows how much people are feeling the Fallout love after the release of the TV show!

Heidi Nicholas

Published 15 Apr 2024

Usually it's the power of Xbox Game Pass that decides which games will rise and fall on our gameplay charts, but this week it seems all the anticipation around the release of Amazon Prime Video's Fallout TV show is responsible for some big changes. This week's chart of the most popular Xbox games sees people diving back in amongst the Fallout 4 achievements and Fallout 76 achievements, as both games have been boosted back into the top 20 — although some recent additions from our list of upcoming Game Pass games have made an appearance too. Here is the top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending April 14, 2024.

Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 jump back into top 20

First things first: there's still no change in the top three, with Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Minecraft all holding firm. The first sizeable change is Destiny 2 (one of the best Xbox MMOs) jumping up from 14th to eighth, most likely thanks to the release of the Into the Light update.

Just below is Fallout 4, re-joining the top 40 at 17th, and below that, Fallout 76 making the huge jump from 40th to 19th. As is clear from Fallout 76's position last week — and the fact that Fallout 4 didn't feature at all — it takes something big to boost these two higher up the chart. That big thing is most likely the TV show that released just days ago. Most of you voted in our latest poll that you will be watching the Fallout TV show, and clearly many people went ahead and did just that. The show's been raking in the praise as a video game adaptation that actually got stuff right, and it's likely that it inspired some Fallout nostalgia which sent people flooding back to the games. However, if it's Fallout 4 you dived back into, you might have been brought up short by the fact that the Fallout 4 achievements are all currently broken on Xbox and won't unlock. Bethesda is aware of the issue, so hopefully a fix won't be too far away.

Ark: Survival Ascended has slid down slightly to 20th, while Palworld — which is enjoying its first Raid Boss update — is holding firm at 22nd. EA Sports PGA Tour has leapt up from 34th to 25th. It joined Game Pass recently, and office golf aficionado Sean informs me The Masters is currently underway, so maybe that's fuelling the golf spirit too. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is back in the top 40 at 33rd after joining Game Pass last week. There was a little confusion with this one, as Microsoft said it would be the Definitive Edition that was available through the service, but only the Standard Edition was showing. That all seems to be sorted now, with the Definitive Edition now available. The last new appearance is Botany Manor, which has joined the top 40 at 38th after launching into Game Pass. The gorgeous plant-filled game is definitely worth a try, and you can check out our Botany Manor interview for more.

Most popular Xbox games (week ending April 14, 2024)

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Fortnite	Epic Games	1
2	Call of Duty	Activision	2
3	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	3
4	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	4
5	ROBLOX	Roblox	5
6	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	8
7	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	7
8	Destiny 2	Bungie	14
9	Rocket League	Psyonix	9
10	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	6
11	NBA 2K24	2K Games	11
12	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	10
13	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	12
14	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	15
15	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	13
16	MLB The Show 24	MLB	-
17	Fallout 4	Bethesda Softworks	RE
18	Madden NFL 24	Electronic Arts	17
19	Fallout 76	Bethesda Softworks	40
20	ARK: Survival Ascended	Studio Wildcard	16
21	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	18
22	Palworld	Pocket Pair	22
23	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	19
24	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	24
25	EA SPORTS PGA Tour	Electronic Arts	34
26	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	27
27	Dead Island 2	PLAION	23
28	Dragon's Dogma 2	Capcom Entertainment	20
29	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	28
30	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	31
31	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	25
32	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	30
33	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	Crystal Dynamics	RE
34	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	33
35	Baldur's Gate 3	Larian Studios	36
36	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	37
37	Warframe	Digital Extremes	35
38	Botany Manor	Whitethorn Games	-
39	LEGO 2K Drive	2K Games	21
40	Fall Guys	Epic Games	38

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.

Looking ahead, we have two Xbox Game Pass games confirmed for May so far, including the much-anticipated Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.

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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.