Games Like 20XX

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Roguelite 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Side Scroller 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct successor to 20XX, it refines the core roguelite platforming mechanics with even more fluid movement and customization.

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 21%, Platformer 13.1%, Action 9.8%, Roguelike 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features high-speed, dash-heavy combat that mirrors the intensity and verticality of 20XX's platforming.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Platformer 19.7%, Roguelite 17%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Difficult 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title sets the gold standard for fast-paced 2D action roguelites with its incredibly responsive combat and deep upgrade systems.

Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.

Why similar: Platformer 36.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action 14.3%, Difficult 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This collection provides the definitive source material for the gameplay style and boss-focused design that inspired 20XX.

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Roguelite 9.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced, co-op enabled action platformer captures the same arcade-like energy and replayability as 20XX.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Action 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on high-speed boss rushes and precise platforming challenges that feel very similar to the core loop of 20XX.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Roguelike 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the roguelite structure and heavy emphasis on stacking powerful items to scale your character's strength throughout a run.

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Roguelite 16.1%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Difficult 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished platformer that combines roguelite progression with tight, demanding controls and diverse character classes.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 34.8%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern love letter to classic action platformers that captures the same movement and ability-based combat feel.

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the same tight, demanding platforming mechanics in a procedurally generated roguelite framework.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 40%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Action 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features the high-speed, ability-focused combat and precise platforming that defined the genre 20XX draws from.

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelite 18.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Local Co-Op 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a challenging, class-based roguelite experience with deep platforming mechanics and environmental hazards.

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.3%, Roguelite 20.2%, Platformer 9.4%, Roguelike 8.4%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelite that focuses on fast-paced combat, loot collection, and dungeon exploration.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Platformer 32.8%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Difficult 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the precise platforming and boss-heavy structure of classic action games with modern quality-of-life improvements.

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

Why similar: Platformer 23.2%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, run-based platformer that emphasizes stacking powerful items and weapons for explosive combat encounters.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Roguelite 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Local Co-Op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, brutal platformer that emphasizes mobility, combat, and unpredictable procedural encounters.

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36%, Roguelite 25.1%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 10.2%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused roguelite that emphasizes character progression, persistent upgrades, and group exploration.

A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Roguelite 17.7%, Platformer 15.6%, Local Co-Op 9.1%, Procedural Generation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite take on the Metroid-style exploration and power-up progression that complements the 20XX experience.

In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.5%, Roguelite 25.4%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Roguelike 9.2%, 2D 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick action platformer that rewards player skill and precise movement through a challenging roguelite structure.

Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 43%, Roguelite 21.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Action 8.3%, Co-op 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, time-pressured action roguelite with a distinct cyberpunk aesthetic and intense combat.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Action 10%, Side Scroller 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A polished action-platformer with a strong narrative and boss-focused gameplay that emphasizes mechanical mastery.

Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

Why similar: Roguelite 22.8%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Action 13.8%, Side Scroller 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action platformer that blends roguelite progression with a wide variety of weapon loadouts and suit upgrades.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Action 8.1%, Difficult 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-speed, one-hit-kill combat that rewards the same reflexes and pattern recognition needed for 20XX.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Action 8.1%, 2D 7.4%, Side Scroller 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the exploration and power-up discovery that defines the genre 20XX draws its mechanical inspiration from.

A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Roguelite 11.1%, Local Co-Op 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, co-op enabled action-platformer that emphasizes varied character builds and fast-paced combat.

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 39.5%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Action 6.6%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed platformer that captures the momentum-based movement and combat of classic 90s action games.

Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.4%, Platformer 16.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 5.5%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique grappling hook mechanic to create fast-paced, rhythmic platforming that feels distinct yet familiar.

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Action 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired run-and-gun that delivers the same intense boss battles and side-scrolling action as 20XX.

GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30%, Platformer 22.2%, Roguelite 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Procedural Generation 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, fast-paced roguelite platformer with a focus on rhythmic combat and high-score chasing.

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Platformer 27.2%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Roguelike 7.8%, Difficult 6.1%

Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Platformer 18.3%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Roguelite 8%, Procedural Generation 7%

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Roguelite 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Difficult 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, procedurally generated platformer that tests your precision, endurance, and platforming mastery.

Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.2%, Roguelite 24.1%, Platformer 14%, Co-op 6.8%, Action 4.3%

Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Roguelite 19.3%, Local Co-Op 8.8%, Procedural Generation 6.9%, Local Multiplayer 6.1%

Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.9%, Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Roguelite 11%, Procedural Generation 9%

From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 9%, Action 6.5%, Local Co-Op 6.4%

Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.

Why similar: Platformer 54.4%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Action 17.8%, Indie 8.3%

In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.

Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, 2D Platformer 22%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action 7%

Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!

Why similar: Platformer 49.8%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Action 11.3%, Co-op 4%, Multiplayer 3.4%

From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.6%, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Co-op 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Action 9.6%

The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.5%, Platformer 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Action 6.6%

Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 8.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!

Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Action 6.2%

In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 15.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Local Co-Op 7.2%, Roguelike 5.9%

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.5%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Local Co-Op 8%

Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Local Co-Op 10.3%, Co-op 7.1%

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 46%, Roguelite 15.9%, Action 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Procedural Generation 4.7%

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Difficult 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 15.6%, Co-op 12.2%

The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!

Why similar: Platformer 57.9%, Action 20.3%, Indie 10.9%, 2D 10.8%

Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 47%, Roguelite 12.1%, Local Co-Op 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Action 4.9%

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.7%, Roguelite 16.3%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Co-op 9%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Platformer 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Roguelite 11.2%

HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements.

Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Procedural Generation 8.8%

Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Platformer 26.2%, Roguelike 7.7%, Action 6.3%, Difficult 5.5%

Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Procedural Generation 7.3%

Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Platformer 17%, Roguelite 15.8%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Procedural Generation 6.8%

Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Platformer 23.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Difficult 7.2%, Action 4.4%

Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.

Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Difficult 7.7%