30XX

{{Infobox video game

| title = 30XX

| image = 30XX Cover Art.png

| developer = Batterystaple Games

| publisher = Batterystaple Games

| platforms = {{cslist|Windows|Nintendo Switch}}

| released = Windows
{{vgrelease|WW|August 9, 2023}}Nintendo Switch
{{vgrelease|WW|September 9, 2023}}

| genre = Rogue-lite, platform

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

}}

30XX is a rogue-lite platform game from independent developer Batterystaple Games and the sequel to 20XX. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam early access on February 17, 2021, and in full on August 9, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/06/30xx-launches-august-9|title=30XX launches August 9|last=Romano|first=Sal|website=Gematsu|date=2023-06-11|access-date=2023-06-11}} A Nintendo Switch release was planned on the same day, but was delayed to September 1. Like its predecessor, 30XX was inspired by the Mega Man series, but uses procedurally generated levels. The game possesses both a permadeath roguelike mode and, unlike the original, a new "Mega Mode" where the levels of the entire game are generated in advance and do not change upon death, giving players an experience more similar to the Mega Man games.{{Cite web|last=Lada|first=Jenni|date=2020-09-10|title=30XX Mega Mode Removes Permadeath Threat|url=https://www.siliconera.com/30xx-mega-mode-removes-permadeath-threat/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Siliconera|language=en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200911151744/https://www.siliconera.com/30xx-mega-mode-removes-permadeath-threat/ |archive-date = 2020-09-11}} The game follows the android main characters of 20XX, Nina and Ace, who awaken after a millennium to discover the world has changed irreversibly after the advent of the Synthetic Mind.{{Cite news|last=Morton|first=Lauren|date=2021-02-17|title=Roguelike platformer 30XX launches in early access|language=en|work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/roguelike-platformer-30xx-launches-in-early-access|access-date=2021-12-24}} The early access release of the game was positively received by critics, who called it an improvement over its predecessor.

Development

Following complaints about the art style of 20XX, the art style was revamped for the sequel to be more similar to games such as Mega Man ZX. The sprites were created by the artist of Rogue Legacy, Glauber Kotaki.{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Alistair|date=2020-02-15|title=Mega Man X-esque Roguelike 30XX is a Full Sequel to Fan Favorite 20XX|url=https://www.siliconera.com/mega-man-x-esque-roguelike-30xx-is-a-full-sequel-to-fan-favorite-20xx/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Siliconera|language=en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200215225400/https://www.siliconera.com/mega-man-x-esque-roguelike-30xx-is-a-full-sequel-to-fan-favorite-20xx/ |archive-date = 2020-02-15}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

|MC=NS: 86/100{{cite web |title=30XX: Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/30xx/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |website=www.metacritic.com |access-date=26 March 2025 |language=en}}{{efn|Based on 9 reviews}}

PC: 82/100{{cite web |title=30XX: PC Critic Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/30xx/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website=www.metacritic.com |access-date=26 March 2025 |language=en}}{{efn|Based on 11 reviews}}

|OC=96% recommend{{cite web |title=30XX Reviews |url=https://opencritic.com/game/11098/30xx |website=OpenCritic |access-date=26 March 2025 |language=en}}{{efn|Based on 24 reviews}}}}

TJ Denzer of Shacknews called the game "sure to please any platforming fan whether you dig roguelikes or not".{{Cite web|last=Denzer|first=TJ|date=2021-03-03|title=30XX early access impressions - Bustin' bots in the far-off future|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/123079/30xx-early-access-impressions-bustin-bots-in-the-far-off-future|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Shacknews|language=en|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210303150730/https://www.shacknews.com/article/123079/30xx-early-access-impressions-bustin-bots-in-the-far-off-future|archive-date = 2021-03-03}} Mike Minotti of VentureBeat said that the game had a "nice visual boost" from its predecessor.{{Cite web|last=Minotti|first=Mike|date=2020-02-13|title=30XX is the sequel to Mega Man-inspired roguelike 20XX|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/13/30xx-is-the-sequel-to-mega-man-inspired-roguelike-20xx/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-24|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200213194541/https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/13/30xx-is-the-sequel-to-mega-man-inspired-roguelike-20xx/ |archive-date = 2020-02-13}}