The most popular 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.

Most popular beat 'em up games

Golden Axe

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Altered Beast

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Robocop

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Golden Axe

DOS19914.2/5 Sega

Altered Beast

DOS19904.1/5 Sega

Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beas...

Robocop

DOS19894/5 Data East

Robocop 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...

Lorna

DOS1990NSFW4.1/5 Topo Soft

Comix Zone

Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 Sega

Comix Zone is a peculiar science fiction and superhero themed action game.It was developed and released by Sega in 1995 for Windows and other platforms. What makes Comix Zone different from other similare titles is that the game world is framed like a comic book.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

DOS19914/5 Syntetic Dimensions

Terminator 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...

Double Dragon

DOS19884/5 Technos Japan

Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone

DOS19924.2/5 East Technology Corp.

Double Dragon II: The Revenge

DOS19884.1/5 Technos Japan

Batman Returns

DOS19923.9/5 Spirit of discovery

Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos

DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo

Renegade

DOS19883.8/5 Technos Japan

Karateka

DOS19864.1/5 Broderbund

Karateka 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.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions

DOS19913.5/5 Distinctive Software

Ninja Rabbits

DOS19923.6/5 Villa Crespo Software

Ninja Gaiden

DOS19903.6/5 Tecmo

Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...