Xbox Series X 120fps games: Halo Infinite, Fortnite and more

Here's every 120fps game on Xbox Series X for those who crave the highest frame rates possible

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If you’re looking for a full list of Xbox Series X 120fps games, you’ve come to the right place. Microsoft's powerful console can play hundreds of games at high frame rates and has the most 120fps compatible games by a significant margin.

But what makes playing the best Xbox games at 120 frames per second appealing? Playing games at a higher frame rate provides a smoother and more responsive experience, which is a big win in our book.

Once you’ve felt the fluidity higher frame rates can provide, it can be hard to return. There’s a reason why smartphone manufacturers now include high refresh rate displays.

Higher frame rates are attractive to competitive gamers, as they can be a deciding factor between recording a win or a loss. That’s because input lag is significantly reduced when playing at 120fps, which means your button presses will register faster than if you were playing at a lower frame rate.

Here’s a quick explainer as to why: the update time for each frame at 120fps is 8ms, 16ms when playing at 60fps, and 32ms at 30fps. It’s easy to understand why professional gamers choose to play at the highest frame rate possible, as otherwise, they may lose to someone with lower input lag in a confrontation.

Another benefit of playing Xbox Series X games at 120fps is the improvement in motion clarity, which can help reduce motion sickness for those prone to it. There's a lower chance of experiencing noticeable ghosting, blurriness, or other distracting visual imperfections, often seen in games with lower frame rates. 

Not every game has to hit 120fps to take advantage of Xbox’s 120Hz output. Some titles, such as A Plague Tale: Requiem, can run at 40 frames per second, a noticeable improvement from the standard 30fps. The game utilizes a variable refresh rate (VRR) to maintain a smooth experience, ensuring that any frame drops within a specific range are not noticeable. Thankfully, the developer of A Plague Tale Requiem recently released an update that allows the game to exceed 60fps if 40fps still doesn’t feel quite right to you.

Of course, you'll need a compatible display to enjoy 120fps Xbox Series X games, so keep that in mind if you're still using a 60Hz TV. Ready to experience the benefits of higher frame rates? Check out all the Xbox Series X games with 120fps support below. 👇

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120fps Xbox Series X games list 💨

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Microsoft's flagship console has an impressive list of 120fps games, and we see more games getting high frame rate support every month. From flagship titles such as Halo Infinite, Sea of Thieves, and Gears 5, to indies like The Touryst and Bright Memory Infinite, if you own a capable display, Microsoft’s console is leading the way for 120fps games.

Remember, check each game’s settings to see whether its high frame rate mode is enabled, as it may not be turned on by default. You’ll also need to ensure 120Hz is enabled in the Xbox system settings.

You’ll notice that some titles achieve 120fps via FPS Boost. This feature allows select backward compatible games to run at double or even quadruple the original frame rate and is only available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

If you have a 120Hz display, you can also play some games on this list at 40fps, which is a noticeable bump over 30fps. Even though you’re not getting the silky-smooth response times of 120fps, some developers use the Xbox Series X’s 120Hz mode to provide a more enjoyable experience.

• 🐀 A Plague Tale: Requiem

• 🕵️‍♀️ Agent Intercept

• 🔫 Apex Legends

• 🛣️ Asphalt 9: Legends

• ☄️ Asteroids: Recharged

• ❤️ Atomic Heart

• 👽 Alien Isolation (via FPS Boost)

• 💙 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

• ⚡️ Azure Striker Gunvolt 3

• 🪖 Battle Chasers: Nightwar (via FPS Boost)

• 🪖 Battlefield 1 (via FPS Boost)

• 🪖 Battlefield 4 (via FPS Boost)

• 🪖 Battlefield 5 (via FPS Boost)

• 🪖 Battlefield Hardline (via FPS Boost)

• 👦🏻 Ben 10: Power Trip

• 🦅 Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles

• 🪫 Bezerk: Recharged

• 🏝️ Black Desert Online

• 🕷️ Black Widow: Recharged

• 🧛‍♀️ BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

• 🪙 Borderlands 3

• 💥 Breakout: Recharged

• 💭 Bright Memory Infinite

• 🪖 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

• 🪖 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

• 🪖 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

• 🪖 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

• 🪖Call of Duty: Vanguard

• 🪖 Call of Duty: Warzone

• 🪖 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

• 🪐 Caverns of Mars: Recharged

• 🐛 Centipede Recharged

• 🪜 Charon’s Staircase

• 🍒 Cherry Tower

• 👔 The Company Man

• 🚸 CrossCode

• ❌ CrossFireX

• ⛳️ Cursed to Golf

• 🛸 Curved Space

• 👹 Dawn of the Monsters

• 💀 Deathloop

• 🚲 Descenders

• ☄️ Destiny 2 (Crucible)

• 💣 Devastator

• 😈 Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition

• 🚘 Dirt 4 (via FPS Boost)

• 🚗 Dirt 5

• 😈 Doom 1 + 2

• 🔥 Doom Eternal

• 🍗 Don't Starve: Giant Edition (via FPS Boost)

• 🐉 Dragon’s Dogma 2

• 🧟 Dying Light 2: Stay Human

• 💥 Dysmantle

• 📜 Enlisted

• 🦾 ExoMecha

• 🥏 Exo One

• 🦔 Fall of Porcupine

• 🏎️ F1 2021

• 🏎️ F1 22

• 🏎️ F1 23

• 🏎️ F1 24

• 🦔 Fall of Porcupine

• ☢️ Fallout 4

• 🗡️ Fate/Samurai Remnant

• 👊 Fight ‘N Rage

• 🦅 The Falconeer

• 🥇 The First Descendant

• 🕺 Fortnite

• 🛡️ For Honor

• 😈 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

• 🏡 The Gardens Between (via FPS Boost)

• ⚙️ Gears 5 (multiplayer)

• 👻 Ghostrunner

• 👻 Ghostrunner 2

• 🗾 Ghostwire: Tokyo

• 🔋 Gravitar: Recharged

• 🃏 Gris

• 🏎️ Grid Legends

• ⛳ Golf with your Friends (via FPS Boost)

• 💚 Halo Infinite

• 🟢 Halo: The Master Chief Collection

• 🟩 Halo: Spartan Assault (via FPS Boost)

• 🇩🇪 Heidelberg 1693

• 🤺 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

• 🪄 Hogwarts Legacy

• 🐜 Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (via FPS Boost)

• 😵‍💫 Hyperscape (via FPS Boost)

• 🧊 Ice Age Scrat’s Nutty Adventure

• ✋ Immortals of Aveum

• 🚘 Inertial Drift

• 🏝️ Island Saver (via FPS Boost)

• 👩‍⚖️ Jydge

• 👑 King Oddball

• 🔴 Knockout City

• 🎄 The Grinch: Christmas Adventures

• 🦄 The Legend of Tianding

• 🧱 The LEGO Movie Videogame (via FPS Boost)

• 💢 LEGO Marvel Superheroes (via FPS Boost)

• 💥 LEGO Marvel's Avengers (via FPS Boost)

• 💍 LEGO The Hobbit (via FPS Boost)

• 🤥 Lies of P

• 🪃 Mad Max (via FPS Boost)

• 🌌 Mass Effect Legendary Edition

• 🏐 Metaball

• 🪆 Metro 2033 Redux (via FPS Boost)

• 🪆 Metro: Last Light Redux (via FPS Boost)

• 🚀 Missle Command: Recharged

• ⚾️ MLB The Show 22

• ⚾️ MLB The Show 23

• ⚾️ MLB The Show 24

• ☀️ Monster Hunter Rise

• ⚔️ Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord

• 📦 Moving Out (via FPS Boost)

• 🎶 Music Racer: Ultimate

• 🍌 My Friend Pedro (via FPS Boost)

• 🎸 Metal: Hellsinger

• 🧱 Minecraft Dungeons

• 🪞 Mirror's Edge Catalyst (via FPS Boost)

• 👹 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

• 😴 NeverAwake

• 🦊 New Super Lucky's Tale (via FPS Boost)

• 🚽 No More Heroes 3

• 🛹 OlliOlli World

• 🌬️ Ori and the Will of the Wisps

• 👶 Orphan of the Machine

• 🧑‍🍳 Overcooked 2! (via FPS Boost)

• 👁️‍🗨️ Overwatch

• 🐵 Overwatch 2

• 🗡️ Paladins (via FPS Boost)

• 🌿 Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (via FPS Boost)

• 🪴 Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (via FPS Boost)

• 🌱 Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (via FPS Boost)

• 🎨 Pentiment

• 🎧 Persona 3 Portable

• 🏫 Persona 4: Golden

• ⛑️ Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (via FPS Boost)

• 👑 Price of Persia: The Lost Crown

• 🎪 Promenade

• 🧠 Psychonauts 2

• 🤘 Quake

• 💥 Quake 2

• 🕹️ Quantum: Recharged

• 🌈 Rainbow Six Siege

• 👑 Realm Royale (via FPS Boost)

• 👮‍♀️ Resident Evil 2

• ✨ Resident Evil 3

• 🧟‍♀️ Resident Evil 7

• 🍬 Reverie: Sweet As Edition

• 🚀 Rocket League

• 🤝 Rogue Company

• 🛼 Rollerdrome

• 🎎 Samurai Shodown

• 🏴‍☠️ Sea of Thieves

• 🦖 Second Extinction

• 🛹 Session: Skate Sim

• 💥 Shatter Remastered Deluxe

• 🥷 Shinorubi

• 🦴 Skeletal Avenger

• 🔫 Star Wars Battlefront (via FPS Boost)

• 🔫 Star Wars Battlefront 2 (via FPS Boost)

• 🔫 Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

• 🧑‍✈️ Star Wars: Squadrons

• 👊 Street Fighter 6

• 🔨 SMITE (via FPS Boost)

• 💙 Smurfs Kart

• 😡 Source of Madness

• 🦇 Summum Aeterna

• 🥵 Superhot (via FPS Boost)

• 🥵 Superhot: Mind Control Delete

• 🦊 Super Lucky's Tale (via FPS Boost)

• 🚧 Super Impossible Road

• 🧻 Super Sami Roll

• 🥁 Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

• 🧱 Teardown

• 📷 The Touryst

• 🧙 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

• 🤖 Titanfall (via FPS Boost)

• 🤖 Titanfall 2 (via FPS Boost)

• 👩 Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered

• 🛹 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

• 📦 Totally Reliable Delivery Service (via FPS Boost)

• 🚗 Trackmania

• 🧙‍♀️ Trigger Witch

• 🚛 Truck Driver: The American Dream

• 🦖 Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion

• 🧶 Unravel 2 (via FPS Boost)

• 🦸 Unruly Heroes (via FPS Boost)

• 🦢 Untitled Goose Game (via FPS Boost)

• 🏌️ What The Golf?

• 🚘 WRC

• 🚘 WRC 9

• 🚘 WRC 10

• 👾 Yars: Recharged

• 🔵 Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue-

• 🧟 Zombie Army 4

• 🧙‍♀️ Ziggurat 2

Did we miss any games? Let us know in the comments below. You can also see what’s coming out soon with our upcoming Xbox games list.

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How do I play Xbox Series X games at 120fps? 🧐

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To play supported Xbox Series X games at 120fps, you’ll need a TV or monitor with an HDMI 2.1 port. The quickest way to see whether your display supports high frame rates is to go to the Xbox Series X’s settings and click on ‘TV & display options’ in the ‘General’ submenu. Next, click ‘4K TV details’ to see every feature your display supports. You can also click on ‘Refresh rate’ under ‘Resolution,’ where you should see a 120 Hz option if your TV supports it.

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What’s the difference between 120fps and 120Hz? 🤔

Hertz (Hz) refers to the number of times a display refreshes per second, and frames per second (or fps) is the number of individual images generated by a console or a PC. Even though the two terms are used interchangeably, there are a few things to note. If a game supports 120fps, you won’t be able to experience it if you don’t have a 120Hz display. Similarly, if you’re playing a game that runs at 60fps on a 120Hz display, it won’t run at 120fps unless it supports high frame rates.

Are there any downsides to playing Xbox Series X games at 120fps? 🤷‍♂️

One trade-off of playing 120fps Xbox Series X games is that developers will often have to lower the resolution of a title to ensure they can hit a higher frame rate. That means games might run at 1440p or 1080p, so if you’re a stickler for resolution, bear that in mind. Graphical settings can also be paired back, with developers often choosing to reduce shadow quality, draw distance and foliage density.

Often the increase in motion clarity can make up for the drop in resolution and any graphical tweaks, and if you’re playing a fast-paced game like Call of Duty, you won’t have time to stop and soak in the finer details anyway.

Could we see fewer 120fps Xbox Series X games in the future? 🫣

We’ve started to see some Xbox Series X|S games like Starfield and Gotham Knights fail to offer a 60fps mode, never mind 120fps. There’s a feeling that games that truly take advantage of the current-gen hardware will struggle to output at higher frame rates, opting for more graphically demanding features like ray tracing instead. (Here’s every Xbox Series X game with ray tracing support in 2024.)

While I hope the return of 30fps games is something that doesn’t occur, we’ll have to see whether the Xbox Series X 120fps games list continues to grow. Unfortunately, there’s no doubt that things have slowed down now the console is three years old.

Last updated: August 27, 2024