XO Evolved

XO Evolved

Charles Holland · December 11, 2024 · Strategy, Board Game, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics, 2D

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XO Evolved price

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About XO Evolved

✦ AI summary

XO Evolved transforms the classic three-in-a-row concept into a strategic card-driven battle where you manipulate mirrors and lasers on an expanding board to create multiple winning sets before it fills up. Packed with special card abilities, customizable rulesets, and cosmetic options, it blends the simplicity of Tic-Tac-Toe with deep tactical gameplay across local, online, and single-player modes.

XO evolved is a revolutionary new twist to the game of tic tac toe. XO Evolved is a much more complex and strategic version of tic tac toe, featuring more shapes, exciting mechanics such as lasers, and cards with special effects to turn the tide of the game.

XO Evolved — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
PC Game Pass
Not included
More games like this:Split-screen games

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 27, 2025
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8 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 14, 2025
Think of like tic tac toe but if you threw half the rules out the window and then just added black holes and snipers. Fun with friends. Also why does this have like 250+ abilities.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 1, 2025
Some of the tutorial text is overwritten by the laser cost display. Closing the chat box counts as clicking on the game board. Expect to only be able to play against bots.
Not recommended Jul 2, 2025
[quote][b][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtransaction]Warning: In-Game Cash Shop[/url][/b] This game is infested with a toxic mobile app style cash shop. You will be prompted to and expected to give money/credit card details to the developers through this cash shop to buy in-game goods so you can play the game.[/quote] "XO Evolved" is the overly convoluted ripoff of noughts and crosses nobody wanted or asked for. Incredibly minimalist design, headache inducing complexity coupled with zero payoff, and a toxic mobile app cash shop round out this awful experience. What do you do in the game? It's a turn based tile placement game, just like "tic-tac-toe", except with huge maps, incomprehensible rules and pieces, and no actual reason for anyone to want to play it. For gameplay purposes, because the user interface for this game is mostly just 2D static text/images... it might as well be a web page. It's functionally no different from a browser game. And we all know, Steam isn't here to compete with Chrome and Firefox. If the game can be done in a web browser, it's just not rich or compelling enough to appeal to serious gamers on PC. This game features very lacklustre m…
Recommended Apr 14, 2025
A fantastic spin on the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game! The powerups and the laser/mirror mechanics are great! The tutorial really helped me understand the game enough to play the AI! I am excited for the prospect of online multiplayer as well!
Recommended Mar 17, 2025
Very hype, no players tho so find friends or be content with ai that instantly takes turns

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