What are the best games where choices matter on Xbox One?

Question

21

Options
Considered

20

User
Recs.

Dec 18, 2018

Last
Updated

Find Awesome Games

21 Games Considered

Best games where choices matter on Xbox One	Price	Genre	Platforms
-- Divinity: Original Sin II - Enhanced Edition	$59.99	Turn-based RPG	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
-- Dragon Age: Origins	$29.99	Tactical Role-Playing	Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, macOS
-- Mass Effect 2	$19.99	Action Role-Playing, Third-Person Shooter	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows
-- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	$39.99	Action RPG	Windows, PS4, Xbox One
-- The Walking Dead: Season 1	$24.99	Narrative, Adventure, Survival Horror	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows, iOS, macOS, Linux

See Full List

Request recommendations from the community

I Recommend...

Help millions of people find awesome games.

Each month, over 2.8 million people use Slant to find the best products and share their knowledge. Pick the tags you’re passionate about to get a personalized feed and begin contributing your knowledge.

21 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Divinity: Original Sin II - Enhanced Edition

My Recommendation for Divinity: Original Sin II - Enhanced Edition

Huge amounts of content and choices

Slight learning curve

Very deep turn-based combat

Excellent and thorough voice acting

Complete freedom when building your character(s)

Great soundtrack

Outstanding multiplayer mode that allows for endless content

My Recommendation for Dragon Age: Origins

My Recommendation for Dragon Age: Origins

Plenty of mods available

Too easy to fix relationships with companions who dislike you

Well-implemented tactical combat with unique playstyles

Characters are partially clothed during romance scenes

Your choices can give you vastly different playthroughs

Silent protagonist even though everyone else has voice acting

Great ways to interact with companions

Epic dark fantasy story

My Recommendation for Mass Effect 2

My Recommendation for Mass Effect 2

Your choices have true consequences on the story

Levels are very linear

Memorable cast of authentic characters

The main enemies, the Collectors, feel misplaced in the trilogy

You can customize your protagonist Commander Shepard

Good romance subplots

Improved third-person shooting combat from the first game

My Recommendation for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

My Recommendation for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Choices matter

Performance hiccups

Gigantic openworld

Story quests may feel like a chore

Attention to detail in almost every facet of the game

Side quests are as good as the main quests

Immersive story

Lots of random side quests

Convenient ways to get around the massive world

My Recommendation for The Walking Dead: Season 1

My Recommendation for The Walking Dead: Season 1

A lot of replayability

Superficial player impact

Stellar voice acting brings the characters to life

Some annoying quicktime events

Standalone story makes it accessible for all

Difficult decisions

Engrossing storyline

My Recommendation for Mass Effect

My Recommendation for Mass Effect

Calm and thoughtful atmosphere

Tedious inventory management

Good romance subplots

Clunky third-person shooting combat

You can customize your protagonist Commander Shepard

Vehicle controls with the Mako are absolutely terrible

Your choices have true consequences on the story

Memorable cast of authentic characters

My Recommendation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

My Recommendation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Huge variety of mods

Forgetful NPCs can break immersion

Deep lore rivaling classic fantasy literature

Combat is too simple

Unrestrictive skill-based RPG system

Buggy and crash prone

My Recommendation for Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

My Recommendation for Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

Morality based gameplay that actually impacts the game

Building a working party may take several tries

Self-deprecating humor allows the game to stay lighthearted despite many serious overtones

Mechanics take some trial and error

Highly interactive world

My Recommendation for Life is Strange: Before the Storm

My Recommendation for Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Improved writing over the first game

Limited exploration

Great soundtrack

Third episode falls flat in some areas