Xeodrifter

Xeodrifter is a 2014 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Renegade Kid for the Nintendo 3DS and Microsoft Windows. A Wii U port of the game was released 2015, and after Gambitious Digital Entertainment acquired the rights to the Microsoft Windows version of the game, it was also released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2015. A Nintendo Switch version was released in February 2018 after Watsham's company Atooi acquired the rights to the game after Renegade Kid's dissolution.^[1]

Xeodrifter
Developer(s)	Renegade Kid Atooi (Switch)
Publisher(s)	Renegade Kid Gambitious Digital Entertainment (PS4, PS Vita) Atooi (Switch)
Designer(s)	Jools Watsham Matthew Gambrell
Programmer(s)	Matthew Gambrell
Artist(s)	Jools Watsham
Composer(s)	Roth Sothy Matthew Gambrell Brian Altano
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Wii U Nintendo Switch
Release	Nintendo 3DS NA: December 11, 2014 PAL: June 18, 2015 Microsoft Windows WW: December 11, 2014 Wii U NA: July 30, 2015 PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita NA: September 1, 2015 PAL: September 1, 2015 Nintendo Switch WW: February 15, 2018
Genre(s)	Metroidvania
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Xeodrifter is a Metroidvania video game,^[2] where the player controls an astronaut whose spaceship is damaged by an asteroid, and must visit four nearby planets in order to repair it. The game allows the player to explore the planets, each representing a different environment. The planets can be visited in any order, but exploration depends on power-ups to gain access to new areas. The game draws inspiration from the Metroid series,^[3] and borrows elements from another Renegade Kid game, Mutant Mudds.^[4]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(3DS) 73/100[5]

Xeodrifter has been generally well received upon release, with critics praising its gameplay and mechanics, but criticizing its repetitive bosses and short length. The Nintendo 3DS version of the game holds an aggregated Metacritic score of 73/100 based on 17 critic reviews.^[5]