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The best beat 'em up games

A beat 'em up video game, also known as a brawler, is a genre of action video games that focuses on close combat fighting against multiple enemies. In these games, players control a character who must battle through hordes of enemies using hand-to-hand combat or melee weapons.

Beat 'em up games often feature side-scrolling or 2D gameplay. Players move across the screen, progressing through levels or stages, while encountering waves of enemies. The primary objective is to defeat all the enemies and progress further in the game.

These games usually provide a variety of moves and attacks, including punches, kicks, throws, and special abilities or power-ups. Sometimes, beat 'em ups allow cooperative multiplayer, where two or more players can join forces to fight enemies together. Classic examples of beat 'em up games include Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis
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Zyclunt

DOS1995 Phantagram
Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse....
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Targhan

DOS1989 Silmarils
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Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 SNK Corporation
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Bob Winner

DOS1986 Loriciels
Ah, Bob Winner (1986, DOS), the game that asks: what if Indiana Jones had a cousin who got lost in a side-scroller? You play as the titular Bob, an adventurer who walks like he’s late for a dinner date and punches wildlife l...
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Surf Ninjas

DOS1994 Creative Edge Software
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Vixen

DOS1988 Intelligent Design
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Ninja

DOS1986 Acclaim Entertainment
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Fallen Angel

DOS1989 Emerald Software