30XX similar games & best alternatives

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30XX

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • High replayability with roguelike and meta progression
  • Robust level editor and community content
  • Great pixel art and soundtrack
  • Co-op multiplayer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bosses and levels can be frustratingly difficult
  • Visual clutter and clarity issues reported
  • Imbalance between characters ace and nina
  • Some ui/menu inconsistencies
  • Randomness can lead to frustrating runs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fury Unleashed

  • Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • Bounty of One

  • Risk of Rain Returns

  • Ember Knights

Less social

Games that feels like 30XX but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Berserk Boy

  • Super Mombo Quest

  • Rogue Legacy 2

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Copy Kitty

  • Freedom Planet 2

Less intimate

Games that feels like 30XX but with less focus on close relationships

  • Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Super Hydorah

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like 30XX but with more leadership over others

  • Mr. Sun's Hatbox

  • Pixel Privateers

  • Bravery and Greed

  • Nienix: Cosmic Warfare

  • Terraria

  • Jets'n'Guns 2

More intense

Games that feels like 30XX but with a more intense feel

  • StarBreak

  • Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

  • Voidigo

  • Rampage Knights

  • Abathor

  • HUNTDOWN

Less competitive

Games that feels like 30XX but with less competition against others

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • Roguelands

  • UnderMine 2

  • Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

  • Streets of Rogue

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Similarity map

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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 30XX. These titles are not in What to play next.

30XX: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026