The Best 2D Games for Xbox Series X - Page 5

Update : Shinobi: Art of Vengeance added at rank #35.
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Anarkade (2024)

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

Anarkade is a Multiplayer Arena Shooter with 2D platforming mechanics that features multiple weapons, randomly generated arenas, and humorously bloody animations.


  • 2d
  • local
  • destruction
  • humor
  • loot
  • 4-player
  • arena
  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • post-apocalyptic
  • dark
  • futuristic
  • colourful

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Dog Man: Mission Impawsible (2024)

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

Dog Man: Mission Impawsible brings the beloved book series to life. Help Dog Man and his friends chase down the supa bad guys in their most impawsible mission yet!


  • platform
  • superhero
  • comic
  • book
  • 2d
  • graphic
  • novel
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • dog
  • comedy
  • puzzle
  • collectathon

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Ghost Teen Escape from Limbo (2024)

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

Make use of your newfound ghostly abilities to make your way back to the world of the living!


  • platform
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • single-screen
  • pixel
  • minimalist
  • casual
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • family-friendly

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Guts 'n Grunts (2023)

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Playstation 4 l Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS j

Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!


  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • 1990s
  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • mature
  • satire
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • action
  • adventure
  • sci-fi

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TP Bullet (2024)

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

Pistol-shooting portal puzzle platforming! Use your enchanted bullet to clear each level and save the city!


  • platform
  • 2d
  • magic
  • puzzle
  • casual
  • pixel
  • cute

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Funtasia (2023)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Android

Funtasia, a colorful paradise being polluted by airborne garbage. Only a handful of heroes and their goofy wheel machinations can help fend off the trash. Push pedal to metal, drive fast, and survive the Furry Road in this physics-based, side-scrolling racing game for single and co-op shenanigans!


  • 2d
  • racing
  • local
  • side-scrolling
  • cooperative
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • pvp
  • cartoony
  • multiplayer
  • colourful
  • platform
  • physics
  • funny
  • fantasy

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Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (2024)

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

After ten years of peace...the evil Daimur has returned. Princess Arzette is the Kingdom of Faramore’s only hope to restore harmony to the land. Travel through multiple breathtaking locations filled with scum, villainy and secrets.


  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • fmv
  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • interactive
  • exploration
  • funny
  • sprite
  • hand-drawn
  • pixel
  • retro
  • controller-support
  • straight-to-video

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Wife Quest (2021)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Mac OS

A retro platform, side-scrolling game with gorgeous pixel art. Help Mia rescue Fernando, her husband, who has been kidnapped by a Dark Elf named Morganna and her pack of Monster Girls.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • anime
  • side-scrolling
  • cute
  • magic
  • funny
  • retro
  • linear
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • fantasy
  • boss

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Stasis Valley (2025)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Xbox Series X

Stasis Valley is a puzzle-platformer which follows Adam, a young man who descends into a world frozen in time. Uncover its secrets, experience a story about grief, and confront the dangers lurking within the valley.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • surreal
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • controller-support
  • colourful

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Zapling Bygone (2022)

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

Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • platform
  • psychological
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • horror
  • boss
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • precision-platform

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