The Best Beat-em-up Games

1

River City Girls 2 (2022)

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80

Review score

Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!

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beat-em-up
brawler
cooperative
anime
boss
fight
pixel
rpg
boss-fight
collectathon
comic
local
arts
action
combat

2

Streets of Rage 4 (2020)

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87

Review score

Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Linux stadia IOS iPhone Android

Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

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brawler
boss
cooperative
beat-em-up
combo
retro
classic
side-scrolling
fight
old-school
arcade
online
hand-drawn
crime
combat

3

The Legend of Tianding (2021)

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85

Review score

PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.

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platform
spectacle
historical
beat-em-up
2d
fight
character
comic
scroller
hack-and-slash
linear
action
multiple-endings
side-scrolling
book

4

Final Vendetta (2022)

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75

Review score

Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Final Vendetta is a hard-hitting action packed beat ‘em up in the vein of classic arcade titles. Featuring stunning pixel art and a thumping soundtrack with exclusive tracks from Utah Saints! Brawl with bad dudes and tough girls as you fight through dangerous environments.

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beat-em-up
arcade
boss
pixel
classic
brawler
old-school
soundtrack
fight
side-scrolling
retro
combo
cooperative
scroller
arts

5

Jitsu Squad (2022)

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81

Review score

Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Jitsu Squad is a Marvel vs Capcom inspired 4 player co-op TAG TEAM beat ‘em up with epic character transformations and fast paced combat.

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beat-em-up
ninja
1990s
cooperative
scroller
hack-and-slash
character
swordplay
fight
comedy
superhero
2d
old-school
linear
action

6

BROK the InvestiGator (2022)

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100

Review score

Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The very first PUNCH & CLICK! Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

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point-and-click
beat-em-up
detective
dystopian
soundtrack
investigation
choices
cyberpunk
emotional
cartoony
futuristic
adventure
side-scrolling
mystery
atmospheric

7

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022)

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73

Review score

Screenshot of River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Kunio, the beloved hot-blooded renegade, is back to wreak havoc in the world of the Three Kingdoms! The characters take on the roles of famous generals for a game packed with wild action.

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spectacle
beat-em-up
2d
old-school
historical
destruction
fight
comedy
platform
pve
brawler
family-friendly
retro
anime
controller-support

8

Metamorphos (2021)

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75

Review score

PC Windows Xbox One

Take on the role of the temple’s guardian, awakened to cleanse the temple from an evil force corrupting it. Fight and dodge your way through a series of corrupted denizens, wildlife, and guardians to confront Nafaset, the Defiler, and restore the blessed oases.

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souls
hack-and-slash
beat-em-up
pve
third-person
episodic
dark
linear
action-adventure
3d
zombies
magic
boss-fight
parkour
colourful

9

River City Girls Zero (2022)

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71

Review score

Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Join Kunio, Riki, Misako, and Kyoko for bone-crunching, 16-bit, co-op beat-'em-up action - newly translated and released outside of Japan after 28 years! The original 1994 graphics, soundtrack, and gameplay are augmented with new motion-comic cutscenes, a new animated intro, and new music!

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beat-em-up
cooperative
brawler
anime
fight
pixel
boss
motorbike
action-translated
spin-kicking
local
retro
crime
boss-fight
combat

10

Tribal Hunter (2022)

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97

Review score

PC Windows

An action platformer with size-changing mechanics. Be quick and nimble or large and in-charge!

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foreign
beat-em-up
platform
action-adventure
scroller
nature
cartoony
pixel
2d
cute
anime
hack-and-slash
colourful
funny
fantasy

The Best Beat-em-up Games

River City Girls 2 (2022)

Streets of Rage 4 (2020)

The Legend of Tianding (2021)

Final Vendetta (2022)

Jitsu Squad (2022)

BROK the InvestiGator (2022)

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022)

Metamorphos (2021)

River City Girls Zero (2022)

Tribal Hunter (2022)

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