Popular Xbox games — July 16, 2023

Our latest Gameplay Chart of popular Xbox games sees Exoprimal shoot straight into the top ten after launching into Xbox Game Pass.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 17 Jul 2023

GTA V still sits in first place while Fortnite has lost another spot, as Modern Warfare 2 moves into second. Exoprimal, which launched into Xbox Game Pass just days ago, is already in sixth, knocking Diablo 4 down to seventh. Then we have a wave of games falling down the chart until Call of Duty: Black Ops II makes a sudden reappearance in the top 40 at 17th. It's not alone; several Xbox 360 Call of Duty games have seen a huge spike in players after server fixes. Halo MCC is doing well just below, having hopped up from 24th to 18th after a huge update with new features, while Fall Guys has, well, fallen, dropping three places to 19th. The next big change is Monster Sanctuary making its debut appearance at 28th after being included in the latest Xbox Game Pass Weekly Quests, as was Ghost Recon: Wildlands, which re-joins the chart just below at 29th. Need for Speed Unbound has taken a big tumble, dropping from 17th to 31st, while Modern Warfare 2 (2009) takes its place below at 32nd. Call of Duty: Black Ops appears a few spots below at 35th, continuing the CoD resurgence, with Smite reappearing in the top 40 at 38th.

It's been a CoD-heavy week for the Gameplay Chart — the rest of the month sees more games coming to Game Pass as well as big launches like F1 Manager 2023. What do you expect to see in the top ten next?

Top 40 Xbox Gameplay Chart (w/e July 16, 2023)

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	1
2	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Activision	3
3	Fortnite	Epic Games	2
4	Minecraft	Xbox Game Studios	4
5	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	5
6	Exoprimal	Capcom Entertainment	-
7	Diablo IV	Blizzard Entertainment	6
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	8
9	ROBLOX	Roblox	7
10	Rocket League	Psyonix	9
11	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox Game Studios	10
12	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	11
13	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	12
14	Destiny 2	Bungie	13
15	NBA 2K23	2K Sports	14
16	Halo Infinite	Xbox Game Studios	15
17	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Activision	RE
18	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox Game Studios	24
19	Fall Guys	Epic Games	16
20	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	21
21	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	18
22	Dead by Daylight	505 Games	19
23	MLB The Show 23	MLB	20
24	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	29
25	Madden NFL 23	Electronic Arts	23
26	Sea of Thieves	Xbox Game Studios	22
27	EA SPORTS UFC 4	Electronic Arts	27
28	Monster Sanctuary	Team17 Software	-
29	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands	Ubisoft	RE
30	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	30
31	Need for Speed Unbound	Electronic Arts	17
32	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)	Activision	-
33	PUBG: Battlegrounds	KRAFTON	31
34	Mortal Kombat 11	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	32
35	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Activision	-
36	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	Bethesda Softworks	33
37	For Honor	Ubisoft	35
38	SMITE	Hi-Rez Studios	RE
39	ARK: Survival Evolved	Reverb Publishing	37
40	Gang Beasts	Double Fine	36

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.