Xenoblade Chronicles X cover

Xenoblade Chronicles X

Critic score15 critics
First release
Apr 29, 2015
Developer
Monolith Soft
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Wii U

Xenoblade Chronicles X is an action role-playing video game and part of the Xeno series, serving as a spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii. Similar to the original, the game is an open-world role-playing video game with an emphasis on exploration. Traveling can take place on foot or in large humanoid robots, approximately four times the height of the average playable character, called "Skells" ("Dolls" in the Japanese version), that the player may opt to control. The Skells can fly, traverse water, and transform into vehicles such as motorcycles or tanks. Aerial battles will also take place in the game.

Also known as Xenoblade Cross, XenobladeX, X

Attributes

No Attributes added.

Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
Xenoblade Chronicles X opens as humanity, warned of its impending destruction in the crossfire between two warring alien races, constructs interstellar arks to escape Earth. However, only a few arks escape the destruction, including the White Whale ark. Two years after launching, the White Whale is attacked and transported to Mira. During the crash-landing, the Lifehold—a device housing most of the human colonists—is separated from the White Whale, and lifepods carrying colonists are scattered across Mira. The avatar is awoken from a lifepod by Elma and brought back to New Los Angeles. While suffering from amnesia, the avatar joins BLADE, working with Elma and Lin to recover more lifepods and search for the Lifehold. During their missions across Mira, BLADE encounters multiple alien races and learns that those attacking them are part of the Ganglion coalition, an alliance led by the Ganglion, who are intent on destroying humanity.Read more

Xenoblade Chronicles X opens as humanity, warned of its impending destruction in the crossfire between two warring alien races, constructs interstellar arks to escape Earth. However, only a few arks escape the destruction, including the White Whale ark. Two years after launching, the White Whale is attacked and transported to Mira. During the crash-landing, the Lifehold—a device housing most of the human colonists—is separated from the White Whale, and lifepods carrying colonists are scattered across Mira. The avatar is awoken from a lifepod by Elma and brought back to New Los Angeles. While suffering from amnesia, the avatar joins BLADE, working with Elma and Lin to recover more lifepods and search for the Lifehold. During their missions across Mira, BLADE encounters multiple alien races and learns that those attacking them are part of the Ganglion coalition, an alliance led by the Ganglion, who are intent on destroying humanity.

Release dates
Wii U
Apr 29, 2015
Wii U
Dec 03, 2015
Wii U
Dec 04, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
100h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
aliens, mech, murder, construction, robots
… All 45, flight, action-adventure, online, mecha, amnesia, day/night cycle, spiritual successor, customizable characters, voice acting, polygonal 3d, loot gathering, party system, touch controls, 4 player co-op, off-tv play, nintendo network, side quests, questing, real-time combat, useable vehicles, wii u pro controller support, optional touch control, betrayal, asymmetric co-op, pax prime 2015, daily content, squad tactics, quest tracking, gamescom 2015, censored version, reversible cover art, text dialogue, verticality, quest hub, class change, keyboard and mouse support for consoles, the game awards - nominee, the game awards 2016, best role playing game: nominee - 2016 (the game awards), the game awards - best roleplaying game - nominee

At a Glance

Critic Score
85
Main + Extras (IGDB)
100h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Also in 3 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026