Most Played Games on Xbox (US & UK) – Nov 21st

2023 has been a crazy year for games to play, and while we’ve all been enjoying Starfield and Forza, the broader community has been playing a surprising variety of games, at least according to the most played lists for the US and the UK.

Here at XboxEra, we thought it would be a good idea to track the most played games from two of Xbox’s most successful regions to give the community a better understanding of what is being played on the console ecosystem. With Xbox’s increased focus on player engagement, it also gives us a chance to focus on how Xbox’s first party lineup (written in yellow for easy tracking) is doing in terms of player engagement. Listed below are the top 25 games from the two regions, but the list itself goes to 50 or 49.

Quick disclaimer, these lists are not made by us and are sourced directly from Microsoft’s site. The exact methodology as to how they create these lists is also not known.

United States

1. Fortnite
2. Call of Duty®
3. ROBLOX
4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege
5. Apex Legends™
6. NBA 2K24 for Xbox Series X|S
7. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One)
8. Madden NFL 24 Xbox Series X|S
9. Minecraft
10. Starfield
11. Overwatch® 2
12. Rocket League®
13. Grand Theft Auto Online (Xbox Series X|S)
14. Forza Horizon 5
15. Red Dead Redemption 2
16. Halo Infinite
17. Destiny 2
18. Dead by Daylight
19. Madden NFL 23 Xbox One
20. Diablo® IV
21. EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Xbox Series X|S
22. Madden NFL 23 Xbox Series X|S
23. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
24. Forza Motorsport
25. ARK: Survival Evolved

United Kingdom

1. Fortnite
2. Call of Duty®
3. EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Xbox Series X|S
4. ROBLOX
5. EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Xbox One
6. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One)
7. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege
8. Minecraft
9. Football Manager 2024 Console
10. Rocket League®
11. Starfield
12. Forza Horizon 5
13. Apex Legends™
14. Grand Theft Auto Online (Xbox Series X|S)
15. EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Standard Edition Xbox One
16. Forza Motorsport
17. Overwatch® 2
18. Red Dead Redemption 2
19. Dead by Daylight
20. Destiny 2
21. EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Standard Edition Xbox Series X|S
22. Farming Simulator 22
23. Halo Infinite
24. DayZ
25. Forza Horizon 4

First Party Highlight

Let’s take a quick look at how Xbox’s first party games are faring on the full list of top 50 games.

• Call of Duty at 2nd (2nd in UK)
• Minecraft at 9th (8th in UK)
• Starfield at 10th (11th in UK)
• Overwatch 2 at 11th (17th in UK)
• Forza Horizon 5 at 14th (12th in UK)
• Halo Infinite at 15th (23rd in UK)
• Diablo IV at 20th (33rd in UK)
• Forza Motorsport at 24th (16th in UK)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition at 30th (32nd in UK)
• Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War at 33rd (45th in UK)
• Fallout 4 at 38th (42nd in UK)
• Fallout 76 at 41st (Not Placed in UK)
• ESO at 45th (48th in UK)
• Sea of Thieves at 49th (35th in UK)

This week there were 14 Xbox First Party games in the top 50 in both the US and the UK. Did this list surprise you at all? Was it within your expectations? Let us know in the comments below!

Sources (Screenshots Taken November 21st, 2023)

United States: Link to US Most Played

United Kingdom: Link to UK Most Played