Beat 'em ups (aka brawlers) sorted by release date
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.
Most popular beat 'em up games
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DOS19833.7/5 Ebenel enterprises -
DOS19864.1/5 BroderbundKarateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.
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DOS19862.5/5 Acclaim Entertainment -
DOS19874.2/5 Beam Software -
DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East -
DOS19884/5 Technos Japan -
DOS19884.1/5 Technos Japan -
DOS19883.8/5 Technos Japan -
DOS19894.1/5 Palace Software -
DOS19893/5 Emerald Software -
DOS19894/5 Data EastRobocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
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DOS19893.9/5 Sega -
DOS19893.5/5 Silmarils -
DOS19904.1/5 Sega -
DOS19904/5 Coktel Vision -
DOS19903.8/5 Access Software -
DOS19903.5/5 SNK Corporation -
DOS1990NSFW4.1/5 Topo Soft -
DOS19903.8/5 Tecmo -
DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo -
DOS19904/5 Arc Developments -
DOS19914.2/5 Sega -
DOS19913.6/5 Flair Software -
DOS19914/5 Distinctive Software -
DOS19914/5 Syntetic DimensionsTerminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game developed by Syntetic Dimensions and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS. It was also published for C64, ZX Spectrum, A...
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DOS19914/5 Konami -
DOS19923.9/5 Spirit of discovery -
DOS19924.3/5 East Technology Corp. -
DOS19923.6/5 Villa Crespo Software -
DOS19943.5/5 Creative Edge Software
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