AK-xolotl: Together

AK-xolotl: Together

Released Sep 2023

The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!

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Evaluation

AK-xolotl launched on September 14, 2023 and has received a sustained series of content updates ever since. Major content milestones include the "Chaos Unleashed" update, "Beach Episode" (March 13, 2024), the AK-xolotl 2.0 overhaul (adding 20+ weapons, new biomes, and new bosses), and the full online co-op release on June 24, 2025 — the game's most recent major content drop. Beyond these headline updates, the developer has shipped numerous feature patches introducing systems like a new pet system, shiny skins, and alternate boss fights, alongside dozens of balance and bug-fix patches. The most recent developer communication was a bug-fix patch published on October 14, 2025. Looking at the overall update cadence, the interval between major content releases has generally been in the range of a few months to roughly a year: "Beach Episode" arrived March 13, 2024; the full online co-op launched June 24, 2025 — a gap of about 15 months. As of today, September 24, 2026, it has been approximately 15 months since that last major content release and approximately 11 months since the last developer post of any kind (October 14, 2025). This silence is now at the outer edge of — and arguably beyond — the historical interval between major drops. However, the developer has never stated that development is complete or that no further content is planned. The March 2024 "Beach Episode" post explicitly noted "very, very big plans for future updates this year," a promise that was plausibly fulfilled by the AK-xolotl 2.0 overhaul and the online co-op work that followed. No subsequent statement has closed the door on further updates. The current silence is notable — 11 months without any developer communication is longer than typical for this team — but it does not yet reach a threshold that would suggest development has definitively ended, given the prior pattern of extended development periods between major features (particularly the long runway to bring online co-op from beta to full release). No distress signals, studio closure announcements, or "final update" statements have been made. The game continues to be available for purchase and remains in an active update state by all available evidence, though the extended silence warrants attention on any future recheck.
Evidence
Full online co-op launched out of beta, accompanied by the AK-Xolotl 2.5 update with new event rooms and other content additions — the most recent major content release.
news post · Jun 24, 2025 source content shipped
high
Bug-fix patch 2.5.3 released — the most recent developer communication of any kind.
news post · Oct 14, 2025 source development ongoing
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Sep 2023

Media

Details

Publisher
Playstack
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Double the firepower! Online/Local co-op update now live!

Two guns are always better than one. Dive into AK-xolotl's co-op mode with a friend, battle through hordes of enemies, share epic power-ups, and blast through levels as a lethal duo of axolotls armed to the teeth.

AK-xolotl 2.0

A massive update has arrived in AK-xolotl! Discover 20+ new weapons, new items, new biomes, and face off against new bosses and enemies. Major overhauls to the Axolittles, cooking, and weapon systems, plus the addition of weapon mods, bring new depth and variety to your axolotl adventures!

AK-xolotl is the ultimate top-down roguelite shooter starring the most adorable amphibian! You're an axolotl armed with an AK, that embarks on an epic rampage, shooting down anything that stands in your way. Slaughter your way through a variety of biomes and conquer randomly generated rooms, all while collecting delicious food and capturing precious baby Axolotls.

Channel the incredible power of Axolotls' regeneration! If you're knocked down, you will rise again from the ashes and start stronger, unlocking new weapons with each fight. Fight, die, come back stronger and fight again!

On your journey, you will find different baby Axolotls - Axolittles! Bring Axolittles back to your pond; nurturing them with love and care, they will grow up and become your next fighter with killer abilities!

From Slithering Sock Snakes to Giant (knife wielding) Enemy Crabs, these bosses will put your regenerative abilities to the test. Time to bring an AK-47 to a knife fight!

Find Axolotl eggs and raise new powerful Axolittles by turning them into highly specialized little killing machines. Take their firepower to the next level by cooking up permanent, stat-improving recipes. Take no prisoners, eat everything and become unstoppable.

Fight up close with the Axe-alotl or or set your Phaser to “murder”... your playstyle is your pick! Take your firepower to the next level with mighty power-ups like Mjolnir, Gamer Juice or…Cousin Carl?

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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