Most popular Xbox games — XDefiant drops out of top five for first time since launch

Our latest Gameplay Chart of popular Xbox games sees XDefiant drop out of the top five for the first time, while Hellblade 2 has almost fallen from the top 40.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 17 Jun 2024

The top five of our Xbox gameplay chart are once again shuffling around amongst themselves, with Call of Duty overtaking Fortnite for the top spot, but the biggest change is Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant, which has dropped out of the top five of our chart for the first time since launch. XDefiant was released at the end of May and has been near the top ever since, but has this week fallen from fourth to ninth, with Rocket League just below hanging on at tenth.

Diablo IV is up by one place to 11th, and could rocket up the chart once its Vessel of Hatred expansion arrives in August. Fallout 76 has seen a sizeable jump from 20th up to 14th following its recent free update. You can read more about that in Tom's Fallout 76: Skyline Valley preview (as well as a look at what's coming in the future). Starfield, meanwhile, has made an even bigger jump, leaping up from 31st to 17th. This is likely due to its recent update, which added new locations, gear, and more, but unfortunately didn't go over well with fans. Elden Ring has also moved up the chart this week, jumping from 22nd to 18th. Its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is out very soon (when we'll no doubt see Elden Ring rocket up the top 40) and this bump in players might be due to everyone preparing for what Shadow of the Erdtree has in store, especially as, last time we checked, nearly 80% of Elden Ring Xbox players won't be able to play the new DLC.

Fallout 4 hasn't fared as well as Fallout 76, and has dropped from 13th to 19th, while Halo Infinite is down to 20th. Just below, we see Isonzo making its first appearance in the top 40 after joining Game Pass last week. The Callisto Protocol has returned to the top 40 (landing at 24th) for presumably the same reason, as it too recently joined the service. Lords of the Fallen, however, seems to have lost its initial Game Pass boost and has dropped almost ten places to 26th. Then we have MultiVersus, which has taken a tumble this week, dropping from 19th to 31st. Gears 5 has re-joined the top 40 at 34th, perhaps a result of the announcement of Gears of War: E-Day, while Black Ops Cold War has re-joined the chart at 37th. Lastly, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 are almost out of the top 40, with the first landing at 39th this week, and the second at 40th. Both are available with Game Pass, but Star Wars Jedi: Survivor players might be moving on to more recent additions. Hellblade 2 is, meanwhile, an excellent game but still a shorter experience — perhaps more players are finishing up with this one too.

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending June 16, 2024

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Call of Duty	Activision	2
2	Fortnite	Epic Games	1
3	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	3
4	ROBLOX	Roblox	6
5	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	5
6	Destiny 2	Bungie	7
7	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	8
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	9
9	XDefiant	Ubisoft	4
10	Rocket League	Psyonix	10
11	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	12
12	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	11
13	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	14
14	Fallout 76	Bethesda Softworks	20
15	NBA 2K24	2K Games	15
16	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	16
17	Starfield	Bethesda Softworks	31
18	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	22
19	Fallout 4	Bethesda Softworks	13
20	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	18
21	Isonzo	M2H	-
22	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	21
23	Madden NFL 24	Electronic Arts	23
24	The Callisto Protocol	Skybound Games	RE
25	MLB The Show 24	MLB	24
26	Lords of the Fallen	CI Games	17
27	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	28
28	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	26
29	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	29
30	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	27
31	MultiVersus	Warner Bros. Games	19
32	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	32
33	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	30
34	Gears 5	Xbox Game Studios	RE
35	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Activision	36
36	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	33
37	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	RE
38	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	37
39	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	Electronic Arts	35
40	Senua's Saga: Hellblade II	Xbox Game Studios	25

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, Xbox Game Pass already has five games confirmed for July so far, while any announcements from Microsoft might bring us more release dates for our list of upcoming Game Pass games.

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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.