Best Xbox One Games for Beginners in 2021

Stardew Valley is a fun and friendly farming simulation game with light RPG mechanics. In Stardew Valley, you're granted the deed to an old farm and tasked with restoring it to its former glory. Make friends with the local villages, grow crops, and explore dungeons in one of the best games of this generation.

Minecraft is one game that needs minimal introduction. The global phenomenon is the perfect game for getting to grips with the hobby, with passive creative modes designed to let you build free from threats and difficulty. Once you get to grips with the controls there, you can move over to Survival mode, tailoring the difficulty as the player gains confidence.

Child of Light is a forgiving turn-based RPG that allows a second player to participate as a supportive fairy, using a single joystick (ideal for youngsters who want to join in). Child of Light tells a moving tale in a fantasy dream-like world, with hand-painted artwork and fun combat mechanics.

Trials Rising is a physics-based racing game that is a great way to learn how to control the movements of the Xbox joysticks. The game has a robust and lengthy training mode that guides you through the different controls, as you guide your dirt bike across dozens of fun and addictive racecourses. Trials Rising is a great game for beginners of all ages, and has multiplayer too.

Diablo III is an excellent game for beginners because it allows you to fully tailor the difficulty to meet your skill level. It also has couch and online co-op, allowing you to support a friend or loved one who might want to learn through. Diablo is an isometric action RPG with several unique classes, with customizable playstyles and piles of loot to grab.

Life is Strange is a narrative adventure game rapidly approaching classic status, owing to its evocative storyline and unique narrative gameplay mechanics. It's a slow-paced game ideal for those unfamiliar with controllers, as you move through the game's story interacting with the environment and other characters.

Unravel 2 is a gorgeous and easy-going platform/physics puzzle game set in a realistic world from a toy's point of view. Playing as Yarny, you and another friend together in co-op guide the magical toy creature through a series of light puzzles, atop some moving narrative elements.

Super Lucky's Tale is a light-hearted platformer game aimed at youngsters. In Super Lucky's Tale, you'll guide Lucky on a quest to help his sister recover a mystical book from the evil Jinx, who seeks to rebuild the world in its image. Super Lucky's Tale is light on difficulty and is great for getting to grips with the Xbox controls.

Farm Together is a gorgeous and addictive farming simulation game you can play with friends. It's light on pacing and complexity, although the depth ramps up as you play and learn through the game's range of mechanics. Grow crops, build a ranch, farm animals, with the added bonus of multiplayer fun.