Foundational genres in gaming always include beat-em-ups, where one or more players can fight wave after wave of tough enemies. Classics like Alien vs. Predator or Double Dragon are endlessly ...

A new beat 'em up game with a rhythm-based twist and cyberpunk aesthetic has jumped to the top of Steam's best seller charts ...

Dead as Disco is a rhythmic action game fueled by the Rule of Cool.

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Indie game developer Jumble Cats Studios and publisher Tate Multimedia have announced their latest video game, Vegelypse. This is a new 2.5D hand-painted beat 'em up roguelite, as you tyake control of ...

Few properties in pop culture feel better suited for a sidescrolling retro-style beat 'em up game than Marvel. In fact, it's such a good fit, there have already been multiple games in this genre using ...

Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have released the opening animation for arcade-style beat ’em up game MARVEL Cosmic Invasion. In MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, the immortal Super Villain ...

Back in the 16-bit era, few genres had as much of a grip on both arcades and consoles as the beat ‘em up. Halfway between a fighting game and a platformer, a good side-scrolling brawler generally ...

Gamers of a certain age will remember when beat-’em-ups ruled arcades. The cabinets inhaled quarters as four players teamed up to brawl their way to save Maggie Simpson or battle Shredder across New ...

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