Games like XO-Planets
If XO-Planets is your kind of game, the closest matches are Plague Breaker, Catacomb Kids and Fury Unleashed: Prologue — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About XO-Planets: An old-school, frantic roguelike action platformer with tower defense gameplay and light RPG elements.
Players who liked XO-Planets also play
Steam players who put hours into XO-Planets also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Plague Breaker
WHY THIS
Top pick for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
Catacomb Kids
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Fury Unleashed: Prologue
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Fury Unleashed is a combo-driven roguelite action platformer - each kill you score increases your combo. Hit certain thresholds and your damage resistance and healing powers will kick in! It's a game you can even beat in one, ultimate combo. Are you up for the task?
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Zombie Party
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Vagante
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Jet Set Knights
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for XO-Planets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Jet Set Knights is an old-school arcade action platformer inspired by classics from the golden age such as Mario Bros, Snow Bros or newest Super Crate Box. If You love retro 2D platformers mixed with tower defense and RPG elements, Jet Set Knight is for You!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Floating Point
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with XO-Planets.
Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with XO-Planets.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Other recommendable Steam games by myradann, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
VIEWPORT: The A.R.K. Protocol
WHY THIS
Another title from myradann, the studio behind XO-Planets. Shares Action with XO-Planets.
Roguelike Space simulator with a dark-humor. Keep the ship running, the crew alive-ish, and the existential dread manageable.
Politiks - Satirical Roguelite Deckbuilder
WHY THIS
Another title from myradann, the studio behind XO-Planets. Shares Indie with XO-Planets.
Become a corrupt politician in this satirical deck-builder where you manipulate voters, sabotage rivals, and pocket campaign funds to win at any cost. Debates with rock-paper-scissors, deliver speeches by spinning roulette, and handle budgeting by ignoring the people's needs.
Void Salvage
WHY THIS
Another title from myradann, the studio behind XO-Planets. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Salvage derelicts, fight off bad guys, upgrade your ship, and make good or bad choices. The game starts difficult, but eventually you'll be able to sit back and watch your ship destroy everything.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Plague Breaker
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
Catacomb Kids
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Zombie Party
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with XO-Planets.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Frequently asked about XO-Planets
- How much does XO-Planets cost?
- XO-Planets is listed on Steam at 0.69 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does XO-Planets have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — XO-Planets supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to XO-Planets?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside XO-Planets are Plague Breaker, Catacomb Kids, Fury Unleashed: Prologue.
- Who developed XO-Planets?
- XO-Planets was developed by myradann.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on XO-Planets.
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