20XX similar games & best alternatives

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20XX

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • High replayability with roguelike progression
  • Challenging but fair difficulty scaling
  • Local and online co-op multiplayer
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited level variety due to reused chunks
  • Minimal narrative and story depth
  • Some players find difficulty spikes frustrating
  • Graphics and animations are simple and sometimes rudimentary
  • Netcode issues reported in online multiplayer

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Twin Shot Deluxe

  • NeuroVoider

  • Door Kickers: Action Squad

  • Antonball Deluxe

  • Ember Knights

  • Indie Pogo

More story-driven

Games that feels like 20XX but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Rocketbirds 2 Evolution

  • Chenso Club

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

  • Sephiria

  • 30XX

  • Risk of Rain Returns

Less competitive

Games that feels like 20XX but with less competition against others

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • DunHero

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Mr. Sun's Hatbox

  • Streets of Rogue

  • Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with 20XX. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with 20XX. These titles are not in What to play next.

20XX: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Domination, Leadership, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026