Abandonware DOS title

The best beat 'em up games

  1. abandonware
  2. beat 'em up
  3. 43 games/applications found

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.

Sort by:
crime-wave-03

Crime Wave

DOS1990 Access Software
If you like your justice loud and messy, Crime Wave delivers. It’s a side-scrolling shooter set in a dystopian future where the only way to keep order is with a hail of bulle...
blade-warrior-03

Blade Warrior

DOS1991 Image Works
Blade Warrior (1991) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that looks like it was illustrated entirely in heavy metal album covers. You’re a silhouette of rage, cutting through dem...
vixen-01

Vixen

DOS1988 Intelligent Design
tmnt2-04

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions

DOS1991 Distinctive Software
Dark, moody, and surprisingly mature, Manhattan Missions takes the Turtles into gritty territory. The city is under siege, Shredder’s back, and the atmosphere feels more Batm...
the-simpsons-04

The Simpsons

DOS1991 Konami
The Simpsons Arcade Game, developed and published by Konami, is a classic side-scrolling beat-'em-up that became highly popular in arcades during the early '90s. Players take ...
bob-winner-02

Bob Winner

DOS1986 Loriciel
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&rsq...
corsarios-03

Corsarios

DOS1989 Opera Soft
saboteur-2-01

Saboteur 2

DOS1987 Keypunch Software
surf-ninjas-07

Surf Ninjas

DOS1994 Creative Edge Software
last-action-hero-01

Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis
Based on the blockbuster film, Last Action Hero arrived on DOS in 1993 with all the over-the-top action one would expect from a movie starring an unstoppable cinematic hero. Player...
ikari-warriors-3-04

Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 SNK Corporation
Ikari III: The Rescue takes the military action of its predecessors and adds one crucial ingredient: punching. Released in 1990 for DOS, it shifts from run-and-gun chaos toward bea...
ninja-mastetronic-03

Ninja

DOS1986 Acclaim Entertainment
Ninja is a 1986 action game that wastes very little time explaining the job description. You are a ninja, there are enemies, and they would prefer that you stop being quite so succ...
fallen-angel-03

Fallen Angel

DOS1989 Emerald Software
Fallen Angel, released in 1989, is one of those games that feels slightly mysterious even while you’re playing it. Blending action and light adventure elements, it drops you ...
Terms and conditions Privacy policy Cookie policy