The Best Twin-stick Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

Update : Xatrom Command added at rank #19.
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Devastator (2022)

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

Devastator is a twin-stick shooter that challenges players with its frenetic, yet well-crafted gameplay. You control your character using the left side to change direction and right side to affect trajectory of weaponry. With 50 waves of attack, 12 enemy types and unlockable abilities like drones, warp moves, and slowdown ability, the game offers plenty of content to explore.


What we like:
  • Fun yet challenging gameplay
  • Achievements system encourages progress
  • Variety of enemies and unlockable abilities
What could be improved:
  • Difficult to master
  • Limited endgame
  • Requires pattern recognition skills

  • twin-stick
  • shooter

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Black Widow: Recharged (2021)

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

Step into the shoes of a black widow spider with Black Widow: Recharged, a frantic twin-stick shooter game that revives classic Atari gameplay. Defend your web from a relentless onslaught of bugs, while navigating through a maze-like web and collecting power-ups. Get hooked on the arcade rush, with short gameplay sessions, instant restarts, and a competitive leaderboard.


What we like:
  • Revives classic Atari gameplay
  • Frantic and constantly changing action
  • Excellent controls and responsive play mechanics
  • Power-ups add strategic elements
  • Competitive leaderboard for added fun
What could be improved:
  • Scoring system and leaderboard updates can be slow
  • Controls may lack precision for certain challenges
  • Gameplay can become repetitive

  • twin-stick
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • classic
  • cult
  • local
  • shoot-em-up

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Tiny Troopers: Global Ops (2023)

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

Lead an elite squad of battle hardened specialists through an epic campaign of 40+ missions across 6 theatres of war. Join forces with up to four players online with full cross platform play! Whether you're PC or console, you can battle solo or go online with 2 to 4 Unit Squads! Featuring global leaderboards, you'll be able to combine your specialist abilities to overwhelm the opposition.


  • twin-stick
  • cooperative
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • character
  • split-screen
  • squad
  • customization
  • arcade

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Yars: Recharged (2022)

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

Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.


  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • twin-stick
  • arcade
  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • linear
  • multidirectional
  • boss
  • retro
  • classic
  • abstract
  • aliens
  • 1980s

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Trifox (2022)

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

Trifox is a colourful and cartoonish twin stick action-adventure featuring a phenomenal fox with a multitude of talents! Choose from a trio of classes – Warrior, Mage, Engineer – or mix-and-match abilities to create a tailor-made hero! Inspired by the golden age of 3D platformers.


  • platform
  • twin-stick
  • 3d
  • action-adventure
  • top-down
  • boss-fight
  • colourful
  • danger
  • shooter

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Berzerk: Recharged (2023)

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

Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.


  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • rogue-like
  • maze
  • stealth
  • robots
  • dmz
  • arcade
  • classic
  • local-cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • open
  • first-person
  • narrative
  • military

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Slaycation Paradise (2022)

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

Are you tired of the same boring old vacations? Then boy have we got the tonic for you! Slaycation Paradise offers the ultimate in multi-dimensional apocalyptic tours. Slay away your worries with Twin-Stick action mixed with Tower Defence as you visit the end-of-world scenarios of your dreams!


  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • tower-defense
  • zombies
  • rogue-like
  • alternate
  • humor
  • base-building
  • top-down
  • dark

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Guntech 2 (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One

Guntech 2 is a return of the good old “cave flyer” shoot ’em ups genre. It’s a twin-stick shooter influenced by such classics as Thrust, Oids, Geometry Wars, and Asteroids. You can play in single-player, or couch co-op with up to 4 players!


  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scroller
  • dragon
  • retro
  • space
  • gun
  • futuristic
  • 3d
  • arcade
  • old-school
  • 2d
  • sci-fi

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Xatrom Command (2024)

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

Team up and shoot down waves of invading aliens. Single player or multiplayer top-down shooting action


  • voxel
  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • twin-stick
  • tps
  • shoot-em-up
  • local
  • shooter
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • sci-fi
  • casual
  • arcade
  • multiplayer

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Road of Death (2022)

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

This is a fun and casual puzzle game where you can continuously shoot, eliminate more monsters, and challenge your strongest score!


  • twin-stick
  • 2d
  • simulation
  • action-adventure
  • shooter
  • survival
  • survival-horror
  • 1980s
  • shoot
  • class
  • endless

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