The best fighting games for Xbox Series X

Mortal Kombat 11 set a new mark for visuals and nuanced combat, combining some of the best parts of previous titles for buttery-smooth gameplay, a relatively easy learning curve for new players, and tons of fun options for customizing (kustomizing?) both your character and their movesets depending on how you want to play. The game modes in 11 are also a ton of fun. The story mode is back and flashier than ever with lots of timeline hijinks, there’s a tower mode for all kinds of challenges and reward options to help you progress, and the Krypt gives you hundreds of various items to unlock as you win points and unlock a whole island of secrets. MK11 is also one of the only fighting titles to be optimized for the Series X (other studios aren’t as interested in Series X optimization or are waiting for future titles to do so). That means it benefits from the 4K, 60 frames per second quality, which in turn benefits competitive players looking to improve their reaction times.