Beat 'Em Up news

POW - SNK's arcade beat em up is coming to the Amiga as an AGA edition

ESKAY has announced that he is working on a new project: a native conversion of the classic arcade brawler P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) by SNK. Driven by a childhood love for the game—having owned the original arcade JAMMA board as a teenager—and inspired by prominent scene figures…

Suplex and shatter glass enemies after being in prison for committing a cardinal crime in the psychological horror beat 'em up Brokensides

Just hearing that a game has mashed two genres together does not generally excite me. It's a useful shorthand, maybe, but there's only so many roguelike deckbuilders I can take. Once in a while, however, a mashup comes along that makes me think, "well that doesn't seem right," an…

Xbox Game Pass adds beat 'em up roguelike Mad King Redemption today

Check out Mad King Redemption with Xbox Game Pass today

Absolum Mobile brings Golden Axe-style beat 'em up action to mobile this winter

While the newly announced animated series of Golden Axe takes a thoroughly irreverent approach to the game, if you want an animated, 2D side-scrolling beat-'em-up for mobile, then you're in luck. Because Playdigious have announced they're bringing developer Dotemu's hit side-scro…

Reclaim your kingdom from madness when this exciting new roguelite beat-'em'up joins Game Pass this month!

Indie studio Secret Mission Games' debut title is an homage to the Golden Age of brawlers that included icons like Final Fight and Golden Axe.

Here's Something Odd - Sega's Mega Drive / Genesis Beat 'Em Up 'Comix Zone' Running On The N64

Frogbull has released yet another "alternate reality" project. The homebrew developer Frogbull has brought us some bizarre crossovers over the past few years: from creating playable versions of PlayStation classics like Metal Gear Solid , Final Fantasy VII , and Crash Bandicoot f…

Crunchyroll Adds 80s Martial Arts Beat ‘Em Up Karate Survivor to Its Android Vault

Have a subscription?

PS5, PS4 Beat-'Em-Up Scott Pilgrim EX Grows with Both Free and Premium Content

New mode and characters available. Earlier this year, we were treated to Scott Pilgrim EX , a brand new side-scrolling beat-'em-up from developer Tribute Games. The game is pretty good, with a retro art style, punchy combat, and a metric tonne of references to the beloved Bryan L…

I'm Hyped This Unknown Irem Beat-'em-Up Is Adding a Bases Loaded Stage

Home run. I’ve personally never played Ninja Baseball Bat Man , but I’m vaguely familiar with the 1993 Irem beat-’em-up. I’m pretty over-the-moon with this upcoming revival, then, which is coming to the PS5 on 10th December. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

I'm Hyped This Unknown Irem Beat-'em-Up Is Making a PS5 Comeback

Home run. I’ve personally never played Ninja Baseball Bat Man , but I’m vaguely familiar with the 1993 Irem beat-’em-up. I’m pretty over-the-moon with this upcoming revival, then, which is coming to the PS5 on 10th December. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

An Obscure Irem Beat 'Em Up Is Getting A Revival Later This Year, Courtesy Of City Connection

Ninja Baseball League-Man is back! Chances are, if I asked people to name an Irem arcade game, their first thought wouldn't be Ninja Baseball League-Man (otherwise known in the West as Ninja Baseball Bat Man ). Designed as Irem's answer to Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ar…