Inspired by classic sci-fi movies, Beyond Galaxyland is an intergalactic, 2.5D adventure-RPG set among the stars. Step into the sneakers of high-schooler Doug, as he’s whisked away to ‘Galaxyland’ - a zoo-like solar system of planets - on an epic quest to save Earth itself.

An all-new take on the beloved RPG adventures of old, prepare for a journey like no other, skyrocketing through teeming jungles, neon-lit cities, and cybernetic casinos, with each new planet brimming with intriguing characters, fiendish adversaries, and many other surprises.

Accompanied by Doug’s pet guinea pig - the pistol-wielding Boom Boom - and a sentient robot called MartyBot, together you must defend the world against an all-powerful entity known only as ‘The End’, before it conquers the Universe itself…

No pressure.

A Bold New Take on the Classic Sci-Fi Caper!
Experience firsthand all the thrills and spills of a retro sci-fi adventure, in an all-new take on the fish-out-of-water tale that sticks you right in the centre of the action! Laughter, loss, peril and friendship, Beyond Galaxyland has it all and then some, dipped in a dazzling layer of neon-tastic pixels.

Anarkade is a multiplayer arena shooter with pixel art graphics and intense platforming action.

Run, jump, and frag your opponents with explosive weaponry that causes hilarious hijinks. With intuitive controls that are easy to learn but hard to master, players can gain an edge over rivals by performing moves like wall jumps and corner hangs to strike from anywhere.

Sweeping across iconic locations of the first three classic The Karate Kid movies from the 1980s, you’ll step out of the dojo and into the streets of the West Valley and Okinawa as you battle waves of enemies in this pixel art, side-scrolling, beat ‘em up adventure. Play as Daniel LaRusso, Mr. Miyagi, Ali Mills, or Kumiko as you set out to defeat Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, Terry Silver, and others intent on establishing dominance over Miyagi-Do Karate forever. This game features intense martial arts combat and frenetic action mixed with plenty of retro flair from the original movies.

Get ready for nostalgic arcade action inspired by 1980s vintage console classics, as terror from space throws world into panic once again!

They Came From the Sky 2 is a fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the giant alien robot. The game offers infinite replayability, over 20 types of enemies, and 50 hidden artifacts to discover.

You'll finally have your chance to abduct all kinds of humans and make a juicy, delicious human smoothie!

Get into my infected computer and restore every virus-ridden system by recovering game attributes like color or save functions. Enjoy this parody of multiple classic games from 80s & 90s.
 
Get into my infected computer and restore every virus-ridden system by recovering game attributes like color or save functions. Explore correlated worlds in a non-linear campaign that test your skills specifically.

Dros is a 3rd-person action adventure game. Switch between the burly Captain and his slimy symbiote, Little Dros to overcome challenges.

Paladin's Passage: Secrets of the Forgotten Realm casts players in the role of dwarvish Paladin, Thieren Cromlech, on a noble quest through the mythical land of Aramor, journeying through over 100 monster-filled dungeons to your goal. Will you be chosen to triumph and unveil the ancient secrets buried beneath Aramor?

CREATE AND DESTROY BLOCKS TO SURVIVE
Step into in an ancient realm teeming with secrets and challenges, where every step promises thrilling encounters and mind-bending puzzles. With over 100 meticulously handcrafted levels, each offering a unique twist and obstacle, your journey will be filled with excitement and surprises. Use your dwarf-forged hammer to create and destroy blocks, jump and dodge your way past dragons, trolls, demons and other monsters. Collect artifacts hidden in every level to advance.

CLASSIC CONSOLE MEETS UNREAL ENGINE
This precision platformer combines classic console gameplay with the latest game engine technology of UE5. The adventure is not limited to the confines of the game. Engage with a vibrant community of players as you create and share your custom levels, pushing the boundaries of imagination and challenging others to test their skills. Ascend the leaderboards, earn prestigious achievements, and become a legend in the realm of Aramor.

Play as an Elder Samurai in this mini action RPG based on Feudal Japan, and save your people from the evil Yokai!

Kento is a samurai, who once younger, already saved his homeland from evil forces known as Yokai. Now those creatures returned, but years has passed and our hero does not feel like the one he used to be in the past. Could Samurai Kento save his people from the Yokai again!?

Travel through four diferent biomes based on Feudal Japan! Along the way you'll face the dangerous Yokai while look for the four Golden Scrolls to discover who is the Yokai Master and destroy it, only then, peace should reign again!

Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.

Climb castles with the Crossy Road crew in this adventurous multiplayer arcade platformer.

Shoot out of cannons, ride rainbows, and make your way through a maze of never-ending levels. Bring your friends into the fray with co-op mode for even more chaotic fun!

PLAY TOGETHER
Co-op, cross platform, multiplayer arcade fun! You can also play solo, but everything’s more fun with friends, right?

PLAY AGAIN AND AGAIN
Thousands of floors packed with traps, platforms, and monsters. Each tower run is procedurally generated and will be different every time!

COLLECT EVERYTHING
Over 150 characters and customisations to unlock. Hats! Silly hats, pretty hats, egg hats, SO MANY HATS.

PLAY IN SEASONAL CHALLENGES
Test your tower climbing skills in special Challenge Events and compete for the best score! Win prizes and get all the bragging rights.

UNLOCK ALL THE TOWERS
Adventure through tree houses, spaceports, snow peaks and towering candy castles! There are unique worlds, mechanics, and enemies in every tower.

DEFINITELY NO SECRETS
Not even one so don’t try to look.

Grab stars and keys as fast as you can while navigating colorful 3D obstacle courses!

Put your platforming prowess to the test as you navigate vibrant 3D obstacle courses in first-person perspective! Kiki is a fast-paced action experience that’s laser-focused on precision platforming skills. Run and jump while dodging treacherous traps, collecting stars and trophies, finding keys to unlock gates and more, all set to a pumping chiptune soundtrack!

There are 60 obstacle courses to master across multiple worlds, each presenting a unique challenge and gradually increasing in difficulty as you progress. Clear mission goals and race against the clock to unlock new stages, or replay cleared levels to improve your score! Do you have what it takes to become the true master of jumping?

From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.

In WayForward’s experienced hands, the Yars franchise becomes an expansive mystery solved through 2D platforming action. Take control of the young hacker Emi Kimura, who is hired by a mysterious patron to infiltrate the shadowy QoTech corporation. Run, jump, sneak, and hack your way through challenges as you slowly unravel a complex secret shrouded in intrigue.

Emi grows in power throughout her adventure, allowing her to retrace her steps and reach previously inaccessible and secret areas. Her evolving hacking skills are critical to solving stimulating minigames that reference the innovative gameplay from the Atari 2600 title Yars’ Revenge.

The deeper into the QoTech facilities Emi ventures, the more expansive the sci-fi mystery becomes. A colorful cast of hacker allies help Emi discover her connection to a distant alien race and unlock powers unlike anything she could have imagined.

Yars Rising celebrates the Yars franchise in WayForward’s distinct style of anime art, humor, retro game mechanics and storytelling virtuosity.

Everyone's favorite babies are back in action! When Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil see a commercial for the new Reptar video game, they pretend that they're in a video game of their own. Through the power of imagination, the babies transform Tommy's house into a video game world full of action, excitement, and adventure. Toggle between beautiful 8-bit and HD art, select your favorite baby and play this neo-retro platformer! Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland can be played solo, or team up with a friend for some two-player co-op fun!

After managing to stop Edgar Ektor’s mad plans to destroy the world of amusement, Aero decides to investigate the madman’s museum of horror.

There here finds a strange floating magician’s box. When he gets inside to investigate it, he is suddenly transported to a mysterious place. However, unbeknownst to Aero, Edgar has managed to survive after being rescued by his minion Zero, and has asked him to execute the plan B, but what could this mysterious plan be?

Aero will need to escape the mysterious place he's trapped in if he wants to stop Edgar Ektor’s new plan!

SUNSOFT is back and it’s bringing some of its 8-bit classics to the West for the very first time!

In SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection, discover three of the legendary Japanese publisher’s 8-bit games and play them in English for the first time ever!

The three games included are: The Wing of Madoola, Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido and Ripple Island.

Dive into SUNSOFT’s rich history by playing those Action and Adventure gems from the 1980s!

About the games included:

The Wing of Madoola: Help fierce warrior Lucia retrieve the powerful Wing of Madoola from the evil King Daltos.

Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido: As fireworks maker Kantaro, prevent evil merchants from turning his creations into weapons!

Ripple Island: Play as Kyle, a young boy dreaming of a better life, who answers King Dotella’s call for help against the nefarious Emperor Groaker.

In addition to giving brand new localizations to all three titles, multiple quality of life features have also been added to make the gameplay experience more pleasant, and less unforgiving, to modern gamers.

Alpacapaca Dash is an endless runner with lasers and alpacas, a fun, cute and addictive game. Try to get the highest score, the highest amount of coins, unlock all alpacas and play until you can fully restore the world!

Strange noises and weird activities have been detected underground and you've been called in to help! Mining Mechs is a retro 2D action game presented in fluid pixel art style! Commandeer a high-tech mining mech to dig deep into the earth and collect valuable resources. Sell those resources on the surface to earn money, which you'll need to upgrade your mech or buy new ones.

Each mech has its own benefits and will help you explore the depths even further. Don't think your quest will be easy, though. The deeper you get, the tougher it gets! Will you unravel the dark secrets of the underground, or will you come up against challenges that push your digging skills to the limit?

In this 3D, action-adventure platformer, play as Exe, an outlaw robot with his unexpected sidekick, Shipset, as you blast your way through armies of robots, control spaceships and forge your own path on a mission to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!

Their journey begins the way many great stories do – with a prison break.

The classic NES game from 33 years ago is making a comeback with the original team and completely redesigned looks. Not only that, but the game also features various new ninja tools and attack actions to enhance the gameplay experience.

In addition to the three action adventure games from the Castlevania series, Haunted Castle Revisited, an redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut! And you can also play it in its original format!
Experience the world of Castlevania like never before, with never-before-seen art and handy new features such as rewind, quick saves and much more!

- Titles
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
The adventures of Soma continue! Discover a completely new way to create countless weapons by combining souls, in stunning 2D graphics.
One year after the events of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, a boy named Soma Cruz is once again put at the center of a plot to resurrect Dracula led by a mysterious cult.. Will he finally be able to face his own destiny and put an end to all this?

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Not one but two heroes join their forces to fight the evil this time! Switch between Jonathan and Charlotte with a single button press and make the best use of their unique abilities.
Dracula's Castle has suddenly resurfaced, but something doesn't add up.
Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin make their way in to investigate, they soon discover that the mind behind all this is not who they thought...

Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
The enigmatic Shanoa is the only human capable of using the glyphs, symbols full of magic.
Gather glyphs by exploring the Castle and its surroundings and absorb the power of the mighty foes you fight!
The three most powerful glyphs, thought to be able to even defeat Dracula himself, have been stolen. Can Shanoa bring them back to the Order, and finally destroy the Dark Lord?

Haunted Castle
Haunted Castle Revisited, an redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut! And you can also play it in its original format!

Best Xbox Series X|S Platformer Games

Ranked games, page 20 of 39

Ducky Dash

Beyond Galaxyland

Anarkade

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

They Came From the Sky 2

Byte The Bullet

DROS

Dark Elven Legacy

Paladin's Passage

Samurai Kento

Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

Aidan in Danger

Crossy Road Castle

Kiki - A Vibrant 3D Platformer

Yars Rising

Rugrats Adventures in Gameland

Aero The Acro-Bat 2

SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection

Alpacapaca Dash

Bunny Battle Nemesis

Elon and the Divine Proof

Mining Mechs

Akimbot

Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

Castlevania Dominus Collection

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