The Best Retro Games for Xbox Series X - Page 3

Update : Gradius Origins added at rank #6.
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Z-Warp (2022)

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

Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.


  • retro
  • vertical
  • bullet-hell
  • boss
  • pixel
  • shoot-em-up
  • old-school
  • action
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • replay-value
  • chiptune
  • difficulty
  • vertically
  • 2d

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The Karate Kid: Street Rumble (2024)

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

Dominate the dojo in The Karate Kid: Street Rumble, a pixel art beat ‘em up adventure. Grab your friends for local co-op multiplayer and dive into the classic The Karate Kid journey with retro-style gameplay, dynamic combat, and epic boss battles.


  • side-scrolling
  • martial
  • retro
  • 2d
  • beat-em-up
  • cooperative
  • brawler
  • chiptune
  • arts
  • scroller
  • 1980s
  • fight
  • arcade
  • local
  • action

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Ratyrinth (2023)

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

You are drastically separated from your family in a scary forest with dangerous creatures, and you have to find them again! Ratyrinth is a cute and challenging precision platformer.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • precision
  • retro
  • pixel
  • casual
  • cute
  • adventure
  • linear
  • side-scrolling

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Dungeonoid 2 Awakening (2024)

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Classic dungeon crawling gets a block-busting twist in Dungeonoid 2 Awakening, a top-down adventure presented in retro pixel art style!


  • classes
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • top-down
  • retro
  • arcade
  • dungeon-crawler
  • fantasy
  • action
  • 2d
  • casual
  • family-friendly

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Cattie (2023)

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Cattie is a platform game with retro graphics.


  • 8-bit
  • cats
  • platform
  • pixel
  • retro
  • music
  • precision
  • parkour
  • cute
  • mmo
  • linear
  • action-adventure
  • multiplayer
  • 2d

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The Fall of Elena Temple (2023)

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

Fall from a ledge, collect the coins below, then undo back to where you fell from, with the coins in your pocket! An old-school puzzle platformer in which you explore rooms, avoid perils and collect all coins to progress. Missed some coins? Fall, collect, undo! Falling into some spikes? Undo!!


  • platform
  • 2d
  • logic
  • puzzle
  • retro
  • collectathon
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • metroidvania
  • minimalist
  • 1980s
  • funny
  • comedy
  • park
  • family-friendly

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Breakout: Recharged (2022)

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

The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.


  • arcade
  • psychedelic
  • cooperative
  • retro
  • 1980s
  • modern
  • multi-ball
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • action
  • local
  • attack
  • score
  • classic
  • linear

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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (2025)

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

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!


  • top-down
  • 2d
  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • modern
  • exploration
  • story
  • pixel
  • family-friendly
  • crime
  • controller-support
  • multiple-endings
  • adventure

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Steel Racer (2023)

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Steel Racer is a 2D pixelated old school racing game, inspired by classics from the 80s and 90s era, featuring great chiptune music, arcade gameplay style and high speed cars! Are you ready to become the "Steel Racer"!?


  • racing
  • pixelated
  • retro
  • old-school
  • 1990s
  • arcade
  • auto
  • 2d
  • sport
  • driving
  • pixel
  • 2.5d
  • simulation
  • chiptune

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Unichrome: A 1-Bit Unicorn Adventure (2022)

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

Run-and-gun platforming single-player arcade action mixed with off-kilter comedy. Horn-dash, Triple-Barrel-Shotgun-Blast, Molotov-Cocktail, and Rainbow-Bazooka-Blast your enemies to their death. Homing bullets, automated turrets, and ice-beams spice up the rainbow-colored carnage.


  • platform
  • soundtrack
  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • precision
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • scroller
  • story
  • 2d
  • single-player
  • funny

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