Highly Anticipated Roguelite ‘30XX’ Arrives on PC, Nintendo Switch Version On The Way

30XX, the sequel to Batterystaple Games’ Mega Man-inspired roguelite platformer 20XX, is finally out of Steam Early Access on PC via Steam. The upcoming Nintendo Switch version will also be launching very soon, bringing the non-stop action on-the-go.

The story begins as the protagonists Nina and Ace awaken from a thousand-year slumber after the events of 20XX. Together they must fight for their future to discover the fate of a fragile world and save what remains of it.

An enhanced experience from the foundations of 20XX, players can opt for the brutal action of the roguelite Standard Mode, or make death a mere setback in the permadeath-free Mega Mode. For extra fun, both modes support single-player and local or online co-op.

As analogues of X and Zero from Mega Man X, players can either shoot their way with Nina’s N-Buster, or slice up mechanical menaces with Ace’s A-Saber. Both characters will be going through randomly generated levels and collecting special weapon upgrades along the way.

Nina has access to 21 Buster Mods to create bouncing wall-splitters, giant shotgun blasts, rapid-fire death spirals, and whatever the mind can cook up. Embrace Nina’s Power Fusion and fuse hard-won Boss Powers into even more elaborate abilities for endless customisability.

Ace, on the other hand, can chain powerful melee techniques together, getting up close and personal with the Dolomite Link grapple-whip, then decimating surrounding enemies with the energy scythe Thanatos’ spinning mid-air swing.

Those who want to engage with other players can make their own levels with 30XX’s Maker Mode on PC. Made by the team behind the Mega Man Maker fan project, players create completely custom levels from the ground up, all made with the same tools the developers used to create the levels in 30XX.

With these tools, players can either create a devilishly challenging metroidvania, or give players the need for speed in a hand-crafted speedrunning challenge. These custom levels are playable on both PC and Nintendo Switch.

The accessible Assist Mode allows players to make the game more palatable by decreasing enemy health, taking less damage, and allowing for a more tailored gameplay experience. For more of a challenge, there’s the Entropy Cluster - 30XX’s customisable difficulty scaling system.

Check out everything 30XX has to offer on Steam.