20XX

About 20XX

20XX is an action platformer from Batterystaple Games that borrows the look and feel of Mega Man and adds roguelike rules. Every run builds new stages, you collect power-ups and boss abilities on the way, and death sends you back to base, where currency earned in runs buys permanent upgrades. It came out in early access in 2016, in full on PC in August 2017, and on PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One in 2018.

The daily mode is the Daily Challenge. It is seeded, so everyone who plays that day gets the same levels, the same bosses and the same items, and you get one attempt. When you die or finish, your result goes on a leaderboard against everyone else's run of the same seed. A Daily Hardcore Challenge runs alongside with three random modifiers switched on, and there are weekly versions of both that reset each Wednesday and can be replayed.

The whole game, daily runs included, can be played in local or online co-op with a second player. It suits players who like precise platforming and want a reason to come back each day beyond the main game's unlocks.

How to play 20XX

1. Start 20XX and choose the Daily Challenge from the challenge modes.
2. Pick your character and play through the seeded stages, collecting power-ups and boss abilities.
3. Fight the bosses in the order you choose; you have one life in the daily run.
4. When the run ends, see where your result lands on the day's leaderboard.
5. Try the Daily Hardcore Challenge for the same idea with three modifiers.

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Tips

• Play normal runs first to learn the stages and the power-ups before spending your one daily attempt.
• Learn each boss's pattern in normal runs; in the daily you only get one try.
• The Weekly Challenge can be replayed, so use it to practise before the one-shot daily.

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