Skill is an element in the games where the outcome is determined by physical or mental skill, rather than by chance. There are some commonly played video games of skills include such as Collectible Card Games (CCG), Poker, Mahjong, MMORPGs, and more. Most video games of skill also involve some degree of chance, due to the environment’s natural aspects, guessing, or randomising device due to incomplete information. Some video games like Poker may involve bluffing and different forms of psychological warfare. The difference between skill and chance has legal significance in several territories where chance video games are taken differently from skill games. Some MMORPGs support skill elements and let the player depends on its mental and physical skills, instead of chance. In these types of games, the player is capable of making his own choices to decide the outcome of the game. Skill games are split into five different categories such as Arcade Games, Puzzle Games, Word Games, Trivia Games, Fantasy Sports, and Cards.

13 Best Skill Games for Xbox One

#1 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth combines the elements of Rough-like, Dungeon Crawling, Shooter, Action-Adventure and Horror developed and published by Nicalis. The game supports both single and multiplayer modes and offers an exciting story of the Binding of Isaac inspired by the childhood of McMillen growing up in a religious family. You take on the role of the young boy known as Isaac whose mother locks the protagonist in his room and convinced she is doing the job of god. His mother wants to sacrifice Isaac to prove here faith, Isaac becomes scared and escapes to the basement and lock himself. The game takes place in the fictional underground world full of monsters, and strange creatures. Explore the game world, fight against monsters, and other creatures to complete several missions and earn points that you can use to unlock upgrades. You have to gather items and power-ups to enhance your abilities and take down foes. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and brilliant visuals, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Rayman Legends

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Rayman Legends is an Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platformer video game created by Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Casablanca. The game provides with a similar game-play to Rayman Origins and allows up to 4 players for a simultaneous game-play in which you can explore dungeons, haunted lands and fight against vampires, ghosts, and the living dead etc. Rayman Legends provides with 120 levels of pure awesomeness, additional Lums and Teensies. This super cool re-mastered version of the game actually is a war going on between the Teensies and their nightmares so you must get up from you 100 yearlong sleep, encounter the nightmares and the Dark Teensies and free the 10 princesses and the good Teensies. Rayman Legends is a great Action-Adventure, and Puzzle platformer video game, do try it out.

#3 XCOM

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XCOM is a Series Multi-genre video games and offers a versatility throughout the series. Strategy, RTS, turn-based tactics, Real-time Tactics, Simulations, Construction and Management, Military and War gaming, Space Flight, FPS, Third-person Shooting, Action, RPG, etc. are all the genres in which XCom offers games. XCom series was originally started back in 1994 by a company known as MicroProse. MicroProse published in total six games with two of them cancelled. The series rocked the markets but soon it lost the business until the series was rebooted in 2005 by 2K Games. The Series once again started with a mega hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown and broke all the previous records. With critically acclaim and commercial success, the company launched an Expansion pack named as XCOM: Enemy Within, back in 2013 and another title XCOM 2 in 2016. From the very beginning to the latest release of the series, XCOM has maintained the standard and the quality of content and is one of the most favorite series of games throughout the world. Players who typically love playing games with Sci-Fi and Action elements, can play the games in the series and enjoy.

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#4 Forza Horizon 3

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Forza Horizon 3 is a Racing, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios. The game takes place in an open-world environment called Austria, and it is the ninth marvelous entry in the series of Forza video game. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessors. There are many licensed vehicles available, and you can select one of them to start your race against AI controlled character or against another player in a variety of events including time trials, drifting and more. Explore the detailed environment from a third-person perspective and take a chance to show off your driving skills and abilities in front of friends to impress them. Earn reputation points and use them to upgrade your vehicles and unlock further cars in the game for an ultimate race. To win the race, you have to cross the finish line first before your opponents or eliminate your competitors from race using your racing abilities. With the superb detailed open world, new vehicles, challenging events, etc. Forza Horizon 3 is the best game as compared to other Racing games. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#5 Overwatch

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Overwatch offers a brilliant combination of Team-based Online Multiplayer and FPS (First-person Shooter) elements and allows the players to enjoy an incredibly Fast-paced gameplay. Developed and published by the top notch company, Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch lets the players select any of the two teams, select any of the six pre-defined Players Characters and get into the already raging gameplay to enjoy it. The characters in the game ar all laced up with their own unique Movements, Skills and abilities that the players can use during the gameplay and earn some control points by defeating other players. There are four types of major Character Classes such as Defense, Offense, Support and Tank and players are allowed to select any one of them at the beginning. With a brilliant show of Squad-based Combat and all the bullet blazing fun, Overwatch offers four main character types, four different Map types (Assault, Control, Escort and Assault Escort). It offers several game modes as well including a brief Tutorial Mode, Practice Modes, Casual matchmaking Modes, Weekly Brawl Modes, Competitive Gameplay Modes and Custom Games, etc. With a fantastic and Futuristic game setting, a great backstory, beautiful graphics and enhanced game mechanics, Overwatch is a fun Multiplayer FPS video game to play and enjoy.

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#6 Fallout Shelter

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Fallout Shelter is an Engaging, Single-player Mobile Simulation developed and published by Bethesda Game Studios. The game takes place in the fictional wasteland and allows you get into the game world where you have to create your vault. Explore the game world, gather resources, customize your dwellers and protect your world from evil and enemies. Lead your vault and populate it with people. Fulfill their needs such as food, power, and water. Decorate your world with tons of decorations and accessories. Offer the facilities for health, jobs, products and more to your city’s inhabitants. Maintain balance in resources and important aspect of the game. Create different rooms in the vault as you like and offers different stat bonuses and items. Earn experience points by completing tasks and use them to unlock more items, features, and other stuff. Increase the number of dwellers by pairing a female and a male dweller in living vault. Fallout Shelter includes core features such as Customization, Create the Perfect Vault, Thriving Community, Explore the game world, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#7 Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain

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Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain is a Downloadable Content Pack for original game Forza Horizon 3 published by Microsoft Studios. The DLC Pack brings snowy, ice, elevations and blizzards to challenge players in their epic quests to become the mountain’s king. There are lots of vehicles available from which the player needs to select his favourite one to participate in the game and struggle to navigate the ultimate playground. It offers eight new cars and trucks such as 2016 Ford and more. During the gameplay, the player needs to compete in stimulating new environments like Descent, Hill Climb, and Blizzard Races. He can discover new Buckets, Rival Events, Live Achievements, a new Card. and more. The player can explore the environment in both from either a first-person view behind steering or a third-person viewpoint. The game comes with improved physics, mechanics, gameplay, and graphics. Forza Horizon 3 Blizzard Mountain includes prominent features such as 8 New Vehicles, Snowy Environment, Become the King of Mountain, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#8 King’s Quest Collection

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King’s Quest Collection is a Fantasy-based, Point and Click, Adventure, Retro, and Single-player video game developed by Sierra and published by Activision. The game consists of seven other entries and takes place in the fantasy world called Daventry. The plot revolves around the protagonist named as Sir Graham who is selected by the King to embark on an epic quest for the Crown. The player can take on the role of the protagonist, and his goal is to recover three Daventry’s treasures to rescue the world and become the king. According to the story, the king sees a dream of a young woman who is trapped in a massive tower surrounded by vicious creatures. The game offers brilliant gameplay and introduces a variety of levels that the player needs to complete at any cost to progress through the match. As the game proceed, it becomes challenging, and the player may face tough quests. With the well-written story, addictive gameplay, impressive graphics and excellent mechanics, King’s Quest Collection is the fantastic game to play and enjoy.

#9 South Park: The Stick of Truth

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South Park: The Stick of Truth is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. The game takes place in the fantasy-themed world based on the American animated Television series named South Park. The story centers on a new kid, who has to navigate the eponymous town and becomes a part of a fantasy war containing wizards, humans, elves, etc. are fighting against each other to take over the all-powerful stick of truth. You can take on the role of the kid who is the protagonist and can move freely around the town although some areas remain locked until specific points are reached. There are a variety of quests available to play and enjoy. The game features NPCs including Kyle, Butter, Cartman, Stan, etc. to assist you during your quests. Through customization option, you can create and customize your character selecting tons of stuff and accessories. South Park: The Stick of Truth offers core features such as lots of challenging Quests, exciting Graphics, Superb Mechanics and attractive NPCs. South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best game to play and enjoy.

#10 Terraria 2

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Terraria 2 is an Action-Adventure, Survival, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Re-Logic and published by 505 Games. The game combines the elements of Side-scroll, Sandbox, crafting, exploration, and combat. You assume the role of the protagonist, and your primary goal is to manipulate the 2D randomly generated the world. You can start the game with three primary tools such as a sword for combat, a pickaxe for mining and an axe for woodcutting. Explore the world, collect resources, craft useful items and fulfill challenging tasks to progress through the game. It becomes difficult, as you advanced. There are a variety of items available, and you can find them only in certain areas of the map, stored in rare and common containers. Craft new items, and use different items to take down enemies. Slimes, Demon eyes, Zombies, Region-specific Enemies, etc. are prominent foes in the game. Score the highest points and use them to unlock further content in the game. With brilliant mechanics, addictive gameplay and superb visuals, Terraria 2 is an excellent game to play and enjoy.

#11 Tomb Raider

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Tomb Raider Originally developed in 1996 by Crystal Dynamics proved its worldwide prominence and likeness among action game enthusiasts. This mighty Action and Adventure video game ended up with a lot of world famous sequels and spin-offs. Recently in 2013 the game series Rebooted and the new Tomb Raider made its way to the markets with countless new features, slightly different storyline and a new face of the protagonist “Lara Croft”. Once again the game progressed in Crystal Dynamic Studios and Eidos Montreal, Nixxes Software, United Front and Feral Interactive did all the additional work. Game was published by Square Enix and “Feral Interactive” in early 2013. The storyline of the game tells us about Lara Croft who happens to be on the island of Yamatai to rescue her friends, while on the island she fights off against a vindictive cult of forgotten and most notorious beings. She must survive in order to free her friends and escape this God forsaken island for good. The game features a remarkable blend of Action, Adventure, RPG and Shooting Elements, addictive and quite fascinatingly action packed game-play, an open world gaming environment with a 3rd person gaming perspective and state of the art, eye catching graphics. Player controls the protagonist Lara Croft and gets caught in the act as the game advances on its course. This super cool and highly anticipated piece of art allows the players to play game in single or multiplayer mode and is available on different platforms like PC (Microsoft Windows), OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

#12 Ryse: Son of Rome

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Ryse: Son of Rome developed by Crytek and published by Microsoft Studios is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game. The game takes place in the alternative version of Rome and follows the story of the protagonist named Marius Titus who wants to become one of the best leaders in the Roman Legion. It centers on the protagonist using the mighty sword to smash foes and shield to prevent attacks. It introduces Co-op Multiplayer mode, which takes you into battle against hordes of enemies in the large maps that are changing automatically. You can assume the role of the protagonist to fulfill your dream to become the greatest legend. Navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and set out yourself on an epic quest to take revenge the murder of your family. Take part in battles and fight against waves of enemies, slaughter them all using your sword and earn experience points to enhance your abilities. Learn new skills and become the master the by fulfilling your goals. With prominent features, addictive gameplay, and fantastic graphics, Ryse: Son of Rome is the best game to play and enjoy.

#13 Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an Action Role-playing, and Single-player video game developed and published by Warhorse Studios. The game takes place in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia in Roman Empire and revolves around realistic content and historical accurate. It will be a Single-player experience with a variety of quests and a detailed world and emergent gameplay. Period armor and clothing, real world castles, combat techniques with the help of historian and architects, etc. features in the game. It offers an exciting story, in which the King has died, and his heirs to save his throne. The brother of the king get an opportunity to kidnap the new king and conquer the Island. The game revolves around the blacksmith’s son, whose family has been slaughtered by a brutal army. The protagonist attempts to take the revenge from the cruel army and struggle to restore the throne to rescue the land. It offers open world environment and includes different character classes. The player can select one of them and customize it skills to assume the role of the bard, warrior, thief and other. With prominent features, exciting gameplay, and brilliant mechanics, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the best game to play and enjoy.