beat 'em up

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The Karate Kid: Street Rumble Hits The Streets This Month

Return to where the rivalry began in side-scrolling beat 'em up The Karate Kid: Street Rumble for PC and consoles this month.

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It's A City Of Ashes Ruled By Violence...Coming In 2025

In a post-apocalyptic city, former MMA fighter Chris' daughter is kidnapped and he has to use his skills to rescue her in City of Ashes.

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Hot Blood PS5 Review: Sweep The Leg

Nobody ruins a shopping day for Roxy and her boyfriend, and that includes the undead. Hot Blood PS5 - out now.

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Final Vendetta PS5 Review: No Hard Feelings? Just The Bare Knuckles!

Three is the magic number when it comes to cleaning the streets with your bare knuckles - for you, friends, a Final Vendetta PS5 review.

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Willy's Wonderland - The Game PS5 Review: More Flaccid Than Hard-Hitting?

Can The Janitor clean up the mess that is Willy's Wonderland - The Game? Only Nic Cage can...

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Willy's Wonderland - The Game: Locked In A Cage With Willy

Play as The Janitor or as Liv in 2.5D beat 'em up Willy's Wonderland - The Game - out next week on PC and consoles.

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You're At The Mall During A Zombie Apocalypse, Then Get Hot Blood On You...

What could be worse when out on a date when the zombie apocalypse is rife? Beat 'em up in the upcoming Hot Blood game.

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Musashi Vs Cthulhu Review: Crouching Katana, Hidden Tentacle

The notorious Miyamoto Musashi finds himself battling the Great One's hordes in Musashi Vs Cthulhu on Steam.

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Die By The Blade Review: Live By The Sword? Not For Long!

Live by the sword and read a Die By The Blade review. This spiritual successor to Bushido Blade opts for instant kills instead of a haiku.

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Don't Let Big Helmet Heroes Go To Your Head

How about a little head? Nope. Big Helmet Heroes only in this big-headed action-adventure beat 'em all from Exalt Studios.

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Outrageous Beat 'em Up OutRage: Fight Fest Demo On Steam

Punch strangers in the face without getting a record in online beat 'em up OutRage: Fight Fest demo on Steam.

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Review - Hamon Everyone, Let's Fight!

Great hair, fabulous clothing, darling - but are you ready to have your ass handed to you in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R?

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Curses! Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Isn't Out Until Next Year!

With One Punch Man going a little quiet, Demon Slayer losing momentum, and Attack on Titan coming to a close, it’s time for Jujutsu Kaisen to shine in the upcoming beat ’em up, Jujustu Kaisen: Cursed Clash. It should be no surprise that Bandai Namco is behind this ‘first

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Is Playing Your Favourite Character In Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Worth It?

Nick is back, and this time better than ever in party brawler Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 for the PS5. Available on other platforms, too.

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Nick Nick Nick, N-Nick Nick Nick Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Alright, so Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is out today, and perhaps I wouldn’t be getting myself so excited, but guess what? Rocko – a.k.a. Rocko’s Modern Life is in it. Cancel all appointments – we’re playing this game on PS5 in the next few minutes. I thought

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Fresh, Minty Viscera In Vengeance Of Mr. Peppermint Demo

It might be too late for the Steam Next Fest now, but there’s still time to wishlist Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint and get it on the release date. That doesn’t make much sense. Oh well, take notes – this is one you want to add. It will come as

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A Toxic Environment? Hell, Yeah - It's The Toxic Crusaders Demo

Toxic Croo-sayders, Toxic Croo-sayders. That’s how I remember the theme tune, but don’t trust me on that – listen to it here. Anyhoo, Toxic Crusaders is coming to Steam in 2024, and at the time of writing this, there’s a playable demo. I’ve just finished it and

2024

Go, Joe! G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Announced

Coming early next year to PC and the Switch, G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra is a retro style beat ’em up from Maple Powered Games and Freedom Games. Featuring legendary heroes such as Duke, Snake Eyes and Roadblock, the adventure will take you across iconic locations in an effort

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The Making Of Karateka Is Essential Gaming History

Take a journey into the past for an insight into one of the most influential cinematic games that helped shaped gaming, The Making of Karateka.

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I Have A Hunch That Punch A Bunch Might Be A Boxing Game

Punching above your own weight? Try facing off against the bruisers of Punch A Bunch - a physics-based boxing game for the Switch.

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Omen Of Sorrow Review - The Horrors Of Combat

Fight your way through a batch of classical monsters in beat 'em up Omen of Sorrow - out now on PlayStation.

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Fight'N Rage PS5 Review - The Golden (r)Age Of Fightin'

Played Fight'N Rage yet? Now's your chance to play/re-live on next gen as it's on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Spoiler: it's one of the best beat 'em ups in town.

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Omen of Sorrow Release Date This March

Eastasiasoft always seems to have a busy release schedule that can be hard to keep up. However, Omen of Sorrow is one game that hopefully won’t pass me by, as it’s been on my radar since one of their showcase reels. A horror-themed beat ’em up, it features

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Fight'N Rage Release Date Announced For Consoles

I love a good retro beat ’em up – especially when it’s from the people behind the excellent Cannon Brawl and Slipstream. Yes, BlitWorks Games are releasing Fight’N Rage for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S next month. This is an old-school 2D fighter for 1-3 players in

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The Die By The Blade Demo Makes The Cut

First things first: the Die By The Blade demo does not currently work well on the Steam Deck. On the upside, this one-vs-one combat game is the spiritual successor to Bushido Blade we (I) have been waiting for since the late 90s. Nothing has come close to the definitive one-hit-kill