Popular Xbox games — January 9th, 2023

Our latest Gameplay Chart of popular Xbox games sees High On Life fall out of the top five, while Let's Build a Zoo makes its first appearance in the top 30.

The top five of our latest Gameplay Chart has refused to budge this week — all except Overwatch 2, which has jumped up one spot to fifth. High On Life — which broke multiple Game Pass records — was at fifth last week, but has dropped several places to eighth. Single-player games, while they often get a huge boost from joining Game Pass, tend to have much shorter shelf lives on the service in general. Rainbow Six Siege, meanwhile, has just managed to crawl back into the top ten, knocking Forza Horizon 5 down to 11th. Just below we see Stranded Deep making its first appearance in the top 40 at 13th after joining Game Pass and PC Game Pass last week. Then we have a slew of games falling down the chart — interrupted by the occasional title which, like Elden Ring at 17th, has managed to hang onto its place from last week — before we get to Ark: Survival Evolved, which has jumped up four places to 23rd. It's not such good news for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which has dropped three places to 25th. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has also seen a fall, dropping four spots to 27th. Let's Build a Zoo, meanwhile, has broken into the top 40 for the first time at 30th, thanks to its inclusion with the latest Xbox Game Pass Quests. The chart continues with a few titles rising, falling, and switching places, until we get to Cyberpunk 2077, which holds firm at 38th, and our last two reappearances: For Honor at 39th and Madden NFL 22 at 40th. This week's disappearances are Gang Beasts, Life is Strange: True Colors, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered, and Among Us.

Looking ahead, we have a number of games coming to Game Pass before the end of January (along with any other Game Pass announcements Microsoft has up its sleeve) as well as some heavy-hitters like Starfield and Redfall on the way later in the year — what do you think will make it into the top ten next? Let us know what you think in the comments!

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart (w/e January 8th, 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	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	6
6	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	8
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	7
8	High On Life	Squanch Games	5
9	ROBLOX	Roblox	9
10	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	11
11	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	10
12	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	12
13	Stranded Deep	Beam Team Games	-
14	Destiny 2	Bungie	13
15	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	14
16	NBA 2K23	2K Sports	15
17	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	17
18	FIFA 22	Electronic Arts	16
19	Madden NFL 23	Electronic Arts	19
20	Fall Guys	Epic Games	18
21	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	21
22	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	20
23	ARK: Survival Evolved	Reverb Publishing	27
24	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	24
25	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	22
26	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	26
27	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Activision	23
28	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	29
29	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition	CD Projekt	25
30	Let's Build a Zoo	No More Robots	-
31	Grounded	Xbox Game Studios	28
32	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	34
33	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	36
34	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	30
35	EA SPORTS UFC 4	Electronic Arts	32
36	Vampire Survivors	poncle	37
37	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	35
38	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	38
39	For Honor	Ubisoft	RE
40	Madden NFL 22	Electronic Arts	RE

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 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.