2XKO Offers Entirely New Way to Play the Game With PvE Roguelite Mode

The upcoming patch for 2XKO is bringing not only two new characters, but also a whole new roguelite PvE mode that they call The Climb.

The formula is pretty simple. You pick a difficulty and start your ascent, which means moving through a map made of connecting tiles similar to Slay the Spire, a rather common staple of roguelite games at this point.

After each fight, you will get to pick a new augment that can impact your playstyle, and these augments range from universal to character specific. Outside of normal fights against CPU-duos there will be special Mid-bosses that offer greater challenge but also more powerful buffs.

Your health, break, and super meters will carry over between fights, so there is a bit of a consistency and endurance test here. If you want to heal, you will have to stop at the special campfire points on the map.

Some of the opponents you face will also have augmentations of their own, and the final boss in particular will have extra augmentations, which should help to spice up individual runs even further.

This is not the first time we've seen the roguelite format attempted in a fighting game. This is basically the entire premise of games like Poly Fighter and Shot One Fighters, but this is the first time we've seen this concept executed on this level of budget and polish while also making use of a popular IP.

This mode also comes with its own rewards, will grant XP for the battle pass, and allow for co-op play with your friends, so this might turn out to be a legit single player mode that people actually play for fun. Not to mention it could serve as a decent introduction for new players to get familiar with controls and combos.