Ludography
56/100
Players5 ratings
83/100
Critics3 reviews
More scores
Metacritic11 critic reviews
82/100
Metacritic usersuser score
64/100
GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
4.07/5
Player reviews
90% positive2,518 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$19.99

Where to get it

30XX cover

2021 · Adventure · Arcade

30XX

Nintendo console exclusive

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.

Released
17 February 2021
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchWindows
Genres
AdventureArcadeIndiePlatformer
Developers
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Publishers
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Series
20XX
Modes
Co-opSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB EPEGI 7
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian
Time to beat
5hmain story81hcompletionist

About

30XX is a rogue-lite platform game from independent developer Batterystaple Games and the sequel to 20XX. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam early access on February 17, 2021, and in full on August 9, 2023. A Nintendo Switch release was planned on the same day, but was delayed to September 1. Like its predecessor, 30XX was inspired by the Mega Man series, but uses procedurally generated levels.

The game possesses both a permadeath roguelike mode and, unlike the original, a new "Mega Mode" where the levels of the entire game are generated in advance and do not change upon death, giving players an experience more similar to the Mega Man games. The game follows the android main characters of 20XX, Nina and Ace, who awaken after a millennium to discover the world has changed irreversibly after the advent of the Synthetic Mind. The early access release of the game was positively received by critics, who called it an improvement over its predecessor.

Players say

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

Following complaints about the art style of 20XX, the art style was revamped for the sequel to be more similar to games such as Mega Man ZX. The sprites were created by the artist of Rogue Legacy, Glauber Kotaki.

Reception

TJ Denzer of Shacknews called the game "sure to please any platforming fan whether you dig roguelikes or not". Mike Minotti of VentureBeat said that the game had a "nice visual boost" from its predecessor.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsEarly Access17 February 2021Worldwide · Worldwide 9 August 2023
Nintendo Switch9 August 2023Worldwide · Worldwide 1 September 2023

Editions and related releases

Included in
20XX / 30XX
Downloadable content
30XX: Feline Fury
Follows
20XX

In the same series

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