Fit check
Is XO-Planets worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-platformer players who want runs shaped by random weapons and missions
- Roguelike fans who accept permanent death and substantial progress loss
- Co-op players seeking local play with tower-defense mechanics
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking persistent progression without losing most run progress after death
- Players who prefer a fixed campaign rather than procedurally generated runs and randomized equipment
- Players looking for online multiplayer rather than local co-op
Our take on XO-Planets
Instead of separating platforming combat from defensive strategy, XO-Planets places both in the same run. Tower construction, randomized weapons, mission objectives, and permanent death sit alongside light RPG upgrades, replacing a more conventional linear action-platformer structure.
What is XO-Planets?
XO-Planets combines roguelike action-platforming with tower defense and light RPG progression.
Runs take place across procedurally generated planets, with randomized weapons spanning 9 types, weapon effects, modification drops, and Legendary weapons to collect. Players can use abilities such as double jump, dashing, and wall climbing while deploying turrets, missile launchers, and tesla towers. Death permanently ends a run and removes most progress, while rare Xolyriums provide upgrades between expeditions. Missions include target hunts, bounty assignments, demolition, treasure searches, battlefield exploration, and defensive waves. The game includes 5 major bosses, 5 bounty mini-bosses, 25 enemy creatures, 6 playable AI Reconnoiters, local co-op, crew stories, and an unlockable jukebox.
How XO-Planets plays
- 01Randomized Arsenal
- Weapons appear across 9 categories and can receive vampiric, fire, or ice effects plus modification drops.
- 02Permanent Progression
- Rare Xolyriums fund upgrades for the Reconnoiter between expeditions after most run progress is lost on death.
- 03Mission Variety
- Runs include target elimination, bounty hunts, demolition, treasure searches, ruined battlefields, and defensive wave encounters.
- 04AI Enhancements
- More than 25 enhancement mods include options such as jet packs, teleportation, and Juggernaut abilities.
- 05Local Co-op
- A friend can join the planetary expeditions through local cooperative play.
- 06Playable Reconnoiters
- Six AI Reconnoiters can be unlocked, with each offering a different playstyle.
XO-Planets compared to similar games
XO-Planets combines action-platforming, tower defense, randomized missions, and permanent-death runs, while Vagante is described as a dark-fantasy adventure centered on questing through monster-filled lands. The two share action-RPG and roguelike elements, but XO-Planets adds defensive construction, firearms and launchers, local co-op, and six playable Reconnoiters.
XO-Planets: platforms & release
Is XO-Planets worth it?
It is worth it if: action-platformer players who want runs shaped by random weapons and missions. Skip it if: players seeking persistent progression without losing most run progress after death.
Where can I download XO-Planets?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens XO-Planets's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is XO-Planets on?
Windows only.
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