Popular Xbox games — January 30th, 2023

Our latest Gameplay Chart of popular Xbox games sees GoldenEye 007 breaking into the top five while EA's Dead Space remake just breaks into the top 40.

This week's Gameplay Chart sees the debut appearances of some of last week's major launches: first up is GoldenEye 007, which made it to fifth place just days after the remaster launched into Xbox Game Pass on January 27th. Monster Hunter Rise, which was in fifth place last week (itself having been a recent Game Pass launch), has been bumped down to eighth. Overwatch 2 is just clinging onto its spot in the top ten at tenth, while just below, surprise Game Pass launch Hi-Fi Rush has made its first appearance at 11th after it was shadow dropped during Xbox and Bethesda's Developer Direct showcase on January 25th.

We then have a big wave of games dropping down the chart to make room for the new releases before another debut appearance pops up: Omori's first appearance is at 29th after its inclusion in the latest weekly Xbox Game Pass Quests. Likewise, Stardew Valley has made it to 31st after it too was included in those weekly quests. Towards the bottom of the chart we have two final new appearances: Dead Space at 37th and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition at 39th. Dead Space is something of a surprise; the remake launched on January 27th as a highly-anticipated release and met with glowing reviews, so it's interesting to see it just manage to break into the top 40. Last is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition making its first appearance at 39th, perhaps as players get some time in with it before the console version also arrives with Game Pass tomorrow. This week's disappearances are Vampire Survivors, Grounded, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Prodeus, Madden NFL 22, and For Honor.

Looking ahead, we have all the games coming to Game Pass with several Game Pass launches scheduled over the next few days, plus big launches like Deliver Us Mars and Wild Hearts — what do you think will be in the top ten next week? How long will GoldenEye 007 manage to stay in the top five? Let us know what you think in the comments!

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart (w/e January 29th, 2023)

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Activision	1
2	Fortnite	Epic Games	2
3	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	3
4	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	4
5	GoldenEye 007	Rare	-
6	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	6
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	7
8	Monster Hunter Rise	Capcom Entertainment	5
9	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	9
10	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	8
11	Hi-Fi RUSH	Bethesda Softworks	-
12	ROBLOX	Roblox	10
13	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	11
14	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	12
15	Destiny 2	Bungie	13
16	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	14
17	NBA 2K23	2K Sports	15
18	Madden NFL 23	Electronic Arts	17
19	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	18
20	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	19
21	FIFA 22	Electronic Arts	20
22	Fall Guys	Epic Games	21
23	High On Life	Squanch Games	16
24	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	22
25	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	26
26	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	24
27	ARK: Survival Evolved	Reverb Publishing	25
28	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	28
29	OMORI	Omocat	-
30	SMITE	Hi-Rez Studios	37
31	Stardew Valley	505 Games	-
32	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	29
33	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	30
34	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	35
35	EA SPORTS UFC 4	Electronic Arts	32
36	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	33
37	Dead Space	Electronic Arts	-
38	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Activision	31
39	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Windows)	Xbox Game Studios	-
40	Stranded Deep (Windows)	Beam Team Games	23

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.

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Written by Heidi Nicholas

Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature, and now enjoys writing news, reviews, and features across TrueAchievements and TrueTrophies. When she’s not writing, Heidi is usually either looking for her next RPG, or trying to convince the rest of the team to hear about yet another delightfully wholesome game she has found.