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DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

The king of breakout games is back in a special 20th Anniversary Edition with high-res boards, new power-ups, online leaderboards, a boardset editor and more!

What works

  • Nostalgic and faithful remake
  • Level editor and steam workshop support
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Extensive content including dlc and community boards
  • Engaging soundtrack and retro visuals

Things to keep in mind

  • Some levels can be tedious or frustrating
  • Occasional technical issues like lag or mouse cursor escape
  • Limited multiplayer and social features
  • Dlc content incomplete or delayed
  • Graphics and sound effects feel dated

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • LUMINES REMASTERED

  • Dustforce DX

  • Draw Puzzle 画之谜

  • Geometry Dash

  • Minesweeper Ultimate

  • Fine Sweeper

More violent

Games that feels like DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition but with more combat and destruction

  • It Lurks Below

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • The Great Rebellion

  • Protolife

  • Mini Ghost

  • Gnomes

More story-driven

Games that feels like DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Rat Quest

  • Axiom Verge

  • Zexion

  • Dokimon: Quest

  • Slime-san: Superslime Edition

  • TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity

More social

Games that feels like DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Tetris® Effect: Connected

  • TANKS

  • Antonball Deluxe

  • I wanna be the Creator

  • Levelhead

  • Pix the Cat

Choose your own criteria ->

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition. 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 DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition. These titles are not in What to play next.

DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026