Most popular Xbox games — Dragon Age: The Veilguard roars into top 25

Most popular Xbox games — Dragon Age: The Veilguard roars into top 25

Our latest gameplay chart of popular Xbox games sees DayZ almost drop out of the top 40 while Dragon Age: The Veilguard makes its first appearance.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 04 Nov 2024

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Surprising no one, Call of Duty is still top of our Xbox gameplay chart, and aside from Rocket League and Rainbow Six Siege swapping places at seventh and eighth, the real changes start when we get outside of the top ten.

We know Black Ops 6 is the "biggest Call of Duty release" in franchise history according to Microsoft, and our own data reflects that, with Call of Duty seeing a 159% spike in Xbox players following Black Ops 6's Game Pass launch. Call of Duty is nearly always in first place anyway, but thanks to Black Ops 6, it'll likely stay that way for a long time to come.

Further down, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has fallen from 13th to 17th. It launched in the first half of October, and, with an estimated completion time of 25 to 30 hours, it's possible players are simply moving onto other things for the time being. Ashen, meanwhile, has re-joined the top 40 at 23rd after being added back into Game Pass. Then we have the first appearance of Dragon Age: The Veilguard in the top 40. It joins the chart at 25th after launching last week to excellent reviews, so it'll be interesting to see where it lands in next week's chart.

Phasmophobia, meanwhile, makes its first appearance at 27th after the console version arrived for Xbox Series X|S last week. Microsoft Solitaire Collection continues its own little journey up and down the chart, rising four places this week to 30th, but it's not such good news for the next few games below it. South Park: The Fractured but Whole was added to Game Pass almost three weeks ago, and this week continues its downward trajectory by falling eight places to 31st. Baldur's Gate 3 has slipped to 32nd, perhaps as more players finish up with its latest Xbox update (and perhaps as they move onto Dragon Age: The Veilguard), and Fallout 76 and Starfield have both dropped too. Starfield has fallen seven places to 34th, which is most likely a result of players moving on after the launch of its Shattered Space expansion. Then we've got Madden NFL 24 re-joining the top 40 at 38th, Dead Island 2 (Windows) making its first appearance at 39th after joining PC Game Pass, and DayZ clinging on at 40th.

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart for the week ending November 3, 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	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	5
6	EA SPORTS FC 25	Electronic Arts	6
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	8
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	7
9	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	9
10	Destiny 2	Bungie	10
11	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	11
12	EA SPORTS College Football 25	Electronic Arts	12
13	EA SPORTS FC 24	Electronic Arts	14
14	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	15
15	NBA 2K25	2K Games	17
16	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	16
17	Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO	Bandai Namco Entertainment	13
18	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	19
19	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	20
20	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	21
21	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II	Focus Entertainment	18
22	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	22
23	Ashen	Annapurna Interactive	RE
24	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	24
25	Dragon Age: The Veilguard	Electronic Arts	-
26	EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts	26
27	Phasmophobia	Kinetic Games	-
28	Forza Motorsport	Xbox Game Studios	28
29	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	25
30	Microsoft Solitaire Collection	Xbox Game Studios	34
31	South Park: The Fractured but Whole	Ubisoft	23
32	Baldur's Gate 3	Larian Studios	30
33	Fallout 76	Bethesda Softworks	31
34	Starfield	Bethesda Softworks	27
35	Warframe	Digital Extremes	35
36	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	40
37	MLB The Show 24	MLB	39
38	Madden NFL 24	Electronic Arts	RE
39	Dead Island 2	Deep Silver	-
40	DayZ	Bohemia Interactive	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're into November now, and there are some big upcoming Game Pass games which might break into the top 40, including Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 and Stalker 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.