The Best Xbox Deals to Grab During the Ultimate Game Sale

Since its initial kick-off last week, the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale over on the Microsoft Store has been going strong with hundreds of great games at their lowest-ever prices. The sale is running for exactly one more week, which makes today the perfect time to browse through all the deals and pick out some games that players should absolutely grab at a discount while they can. There are a surprising number of new releases with substantial discounts of up to 25 or even 30% off, and they’re joined by a litany of classics, both modern and retro, that belong in any Xbox game library.

• Release Date — February 18, 2025
• Developer — Obsidian Entertainment
• Publisher — Xbox Game Studios
• Genre — Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 81% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $46.89 (Normally $69.99, 33% off)

Despite releasing only a few months ago, first-party Xbox game Avowed is down to a record low of just $47 as part of the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale. Avowed is a spin-off set in the same universe as Obsidian Entertainment’s excellent Pillars of Eternity games, and it features some of the absolute best combat and exploration of any first-person RPG, even if its actual RPG systems and mechanics are a little lacking in depth. If yoy’ve been holding out on trying Avowed by waiting for a sale, now is your time.

• Release Date — November 11, 2021 (Skyrim: Special Edition); April 25, 2024 (Fallout 4: GOTY Edition)
• Developer — Bethesda Game Studios
• Publisher — Bethesda Softworks
• Genre — Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — Skyrim – 82%; Fallout 4 – 88% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $26.39 (Normally $79.99, 67% off)

Speaking of great first-person RPGs, two of the all-time juggernauts in the subgenre are currently down to a record-low price, with the Skyrim: Anniversary Edition and Fallout 4: GOTY Edition bundle just $26. For less than half the price of a modern AAA game, you’ll be getting two of the best Bethesda games ever made, which together total potentially thousands of hours of content spread out across multiple playthroughs. For an RPG fan, the Skyrim and Fallout 4 bundle may be the absolute best deal in the Ultimate Game Sale.

• Release Date — December 10, 2020
• Developer — CD Projekt RED
• Publisher — CD Projekt RED
• Genre — Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 87% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $20.99 (Normally $59.99, 65% off)

The Ultimate Game Sale is really hammering home a ton of great deals on RPGs, with yet another one of the best titles to grab being CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077. Since its initial rough launch, Cyberpunk 2077 has grown leaps and bounds to be much closer to the game’s initial promise, becoming one of the absolute best and most immersive RPGs of this generation. You can currently grab the base game at its historic low of just $21, or get the Ultimate Edition of the game that comes with the phenomenal Phantom Liberty DLC for $40.

• Release Date — June 8, 2025
• Developer — Square Enix Creative Business Unit III
• Publisher — Square Enix
• Genre — JRPG, Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 91% (Universal Acclaim)
• Price — $34.99 (Normally $49.99, 30% off)

Even though it only just arrived on Xbox after 2 years of PS5 and PC exclusivity, Final Fantasy XVI is already at a hefty discount as part of the ongoing Ultimate Game Sale deals. You can currently grab the latest mainline entry in the storied franchise for just $35, which is a sizable 30% discount on a phenomenal game. Unlike most entries in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XVI features real-time combat that skews more towards an action game, but its story, characters, and world-building are all second-to-none.

• Release Date — March 27, 2025
• Developer — Neople
• Publisher — Nexon
• Genre — Action RPG, Soulslike
• Review Aggregate Score — 79% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $47.99 (Normally $59.99, 20% off)

One of the better modern Soulslikes is this year’s The First Berserker: Khazan, which is even more impressive when you realize it’s the studio’s first attempt at the genre. You can currently grab Khazan on the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale for a slight 20% off discount, which might not seem like all that much, but is definitely worth it for a game this good. Since launch, Neople have updated Khazan with plenty of balance patches and performance improvements, meaning diving in now is likely to be the best possible way to experience it.

• Release Date — October 7, 2014
• Developer — Creative Assembly
• Publisher — Sega
• Genre — Survival Horror
• Review Aggregate Score — 78% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $12.49 (Normally $49.99, 75% off)

One of the oldest and best titles to grab during the sale on the Microsoft Store is Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation, whose Collection edition (which includes all the DLC) is down to just $12. Simply put, Isolation may very well be the best game to use the Alien license and is a phenomenal survival horror experience, featuring some of the most terrifyingly realistic and persistent AI to control the movements and behaviors of the deadly Xenomorph stalking you throughout the space station.

• Release Date — April 25, 2024
• Developer — Aggro Crab
• Publisher — Aggro Crab
• Genre — Action RPG, Soulslike
• Review Aggregate Score — 82% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $17.99 (Normally $29.99, 40% off)

Another fantastic Soulslike that some players may have skipped over due to its lighthearted tone and cartoonish visuals is Another Crab’s Treasure. ACT may look like something pulled straight from an episode of SpongeBob Square Pants, but don’t let that fool you into thinking its gameplay isn’t dead serious. As far as Soulslikes go, Another Crab’s Treasure is both surprisingly tough and features some truly worthwhile exploration and character progression, making it a full package for the genre that’s more than worth its current $18 asking price.

• Release Date — October 25, 2024
• Developer — Treyarch, Raven Software
• Publisher — Activision
• Genre — FPS
• Review Aggregate Score — 83% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $38.49 (Normally $69.99, 45% off)

There are tons of games in the Call of Duty franchise currently heavily discounted as part of the Ultimate Game Sale, but the best “bang for your buck” deal on the franchise has got to be Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The newest entry in the franchise, Black Ops 6 isn’t even a year old yet, and it’s already discounted down to just $38, which is a fair price to pay considering all the content that it comes with. For less than $40, you’ll be getting a great campaign, a very solid implementation of the series’ trademark multiplayer, and the best Zombies mode the series has seen in years.

• Release Date — September 23, 2021
• Developer — Blizzard Entertainment, Vicarious Visions
• Publisher — Blizzard Entertainment
• Genre — ARPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 80% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $13.19 (Normally $39.99, 67% off)

Now that Microsoft owns Activision Blizzard, you can regularly find most of the company’s games on sale during any promotional event, and that includes the legendary ARPG series Diablo. One of the better and more underrated Diablo games to grab right now is Diablo II: Resurrected, which does a phenomenal job remaking the game that many players still consider to be the series’ peak. Diablo II offers up potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay in either solo or co-op, and it’s more than worth its current $13 sale price.

• Release Date — March 21, 2007
• Developer — Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
• Publisher — Konami
• Genre — Metroidvania
• Review Aggregate Score — 89% (Generally Favorable)
• Price — $3.29 (Normally $9.99, 67% off)

As the saying goes, the classics never go out of style, and it’s hard to think of a better classic to grab during the Ultimate Game Sale than Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Together with Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night laid the foundation for the elements of the Metroidvania genre, and it still stands as one of its best games nearly 30 years later. The Xbox 360 got a re-release of the game on its 10th anniversary that, to this day, is the best and most faithful port of the original. And at just $3, there’s no reason not to grab this legendary game if it’s not already in your library.