The Best Action platform Games for Xbox One - Page 3

Update : Shinobi: Art of Vengeance added at rank #25.
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Bloodroots (2020)

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

In Bloodroots, you're Mr. Wolf, a man betrayed and left for dead, seeking vengeance. Use everything around you to choreograph ultra-violent combos in a twisted Western revenge tale. Experiment with different objects as weapons, enjoy the smooth gameplay and amazing music, and compete for fame on worldwide leaderboards.


What we like:
  • Satisfying and fluid gameplay
  • Unique use of objects as weapons
  • Compelling story with deranged characters
  • Great music and visuals
  • Encourages creative problem-solving
What could be improved:
  • Limited player freedom
  • Can become repetitive towards the end

  • violent
  • western
  • top-down
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • platform
  • combo
  • isometric
  • blood
  • beat-em-up
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • hack-and-slash
  • animal
  • difficult

22

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (2016)

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Xbox One PC Windows

The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!


  • platform
  • boss
  • anime
  • boss-fight
  • action
  • 2d
  • man
  • side-scrolling

23

Valfaris (2019)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.


  • action
  • platform
  • pixel
  • gore
  • park
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • rhythm
  • boss
  • violent
  • non-stop
  • gothic
  • retro
  • shoot-em-up
  • cult

24

Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn (2024)

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

After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.


  • ninja
  • platform
  • remake
  • 2d
  • retro
  • cooperative
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • action
  • cartoony
  • rpg
  • anime
  • dystopian

25

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025)

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80
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch 2

The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • ninja
  • metroidvania
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • hand-drawn

26

Star Wars Bounty Hunter (2024)

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70
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PC Windows Android Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Bring In Your Bounty, Dead or Alive


  • tps
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • shooter
  • platform
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • action
  • assassin
  • cult
  • combat
  • first-person
  • 3d
  • orchestral
  • arena

27

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Nintendo 3DS

A spin-off game, Mighty Gunvolt, was released on the same day as Azure Striker Gunvolt. It was followed by a sequel, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, in 2017. Two sequels, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 and Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, were released in 2016 and 2019, respectively. One further sequel, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, has also been announced, which is set to be released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022.[3]

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  • boss
  • platform
  • action
  • 2d
  • side-scrolling
  • anime
  • pixel
  • spin-off
  • futuristic
  • crafting
  • rock-solid
  • combo
  • scroller
  • retro

28

Crypt Custodian (2024)

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

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.


  • metroidvania
  • cats
  • nonlinear
  • hand-drawn
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • zelda
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • boss
  • platform
  • action
  • top-down
  • dungeon-crawler
  • story

29

Kalinur (2023)

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

Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.


  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • swordplay
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • demons
  • pixel
  • dark
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • medieval
  • action
  • nonlinear

30

Flynn: Son of Crimson (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS

Traverse a beautifully hand crafted world and unearth the mysteries of a dark past in this fast paced 2D action platformer with metroidvania elements.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • torch-lighting
  • boss
  • action
  • okami
  • adventure
  • storyboard

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