The Best 2D Games for Xbox Series X - Page 3

Update : Shinobi: Art of Vengeance added at rank #43.
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Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary (2025)

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69
Review score
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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 j Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary – A legend returns!Immerse yourself in 40 years of video game history and experience the classic BOULDER DASH® in an epic anniversary edition!


  • cartoony
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d
  • 2d
  • platform
  • hidden-object
  • comic
  • mining
  • casual
  • arcade
  • retro
  • book
  • strategy
  • tile-divider.position-vertical
  • 3d

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CrushBorgs (2022)

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Review score
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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 j Xbox Series X

"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.


  • 1990s
  • retro
  • platform
  • 2d
  • sci-fi
  • robots
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • single-player
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • action
  • boss

23

BIOMORPH (2024)

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73
Review score
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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch j Playstation 5 PC Windows Playstation 4

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.


  • metroidvania
  • dark
  • platform
  • exploration
  • lore
  • 2d
  • nonlinear
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • multiple-endings
  • combat
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • non-linear

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INAYAH - Life after Gods (2025)

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68
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j Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

INAYAH – Life After Gods is a thrilling action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Immerse yourself in a story with multiple choices, explore diverse biomes, face more than 20 bosses, and develop your character with a unique progression system.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • hand-drawn
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • anime
  • boss
  • cyberpunk
  • fight
  • combat
  • boss-fight
  • futuristic
  • controller-support
  • tech

25

Night Slashers: Remake (2024)

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67
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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch j

Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors.


  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • remake
  • horror
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • zombies
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • pulse-pounding
  • post-apocalyptic
  • supernatural
  • comic
  • belt-scrolling

26

Fall of Porcupine (2023)

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67
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Fall of Porcupine is a unique story adventure. The collision of work and daily life – an exciting reflection of an unhealthy healthcare-system. Experience the exciting story of Finley and his friends in a lovingly illustrated world – and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine and its residents.


  • emotional
  • conversation
  • fiction
  • story
  • 2d
  • story-adventure
  • narration
  • drama
  • cute
  • choices
  • linear
  • hand-drawn
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • stylized

27

Volgarr the Viking 2 (2024)

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80
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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

A hardcore, 2D action-platformer where only precision can keep you from death.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • hack-and-slash
  • scroller
  • precision
  • fantasy
  • souls
  • mythology
  • hand-drawn
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s-arcade
  • fine-tuned
  • magic
  • dark

28

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (2022)

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72
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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Break into the new apeX of 2D action! INTI CREATES is proud to present new apeX of cutting-edge 2D action with Luminous Avenger iX 2!


  • boss
  • platform
  • 2d
  • action
  • robots
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • melee
  • scroller
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • combo
  • anime
  • retro-tinted
  • fantasy

29

6Souls (2021)

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77
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

6Souls is an exciting 2D pixel-art action-adventure platformer. Join Jack and his dog, Butch, as they embark on an adventurous journey to find the abandoned Clifford Castle and uncover its secrets and the fate of the Clifford family.


  • dog
  • 2d
  • platform
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • medieval
  • family-friendly
  • mystery
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • cute
  • fantasy

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Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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90
Review score
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android PC Windows

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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