Sidescrolling beat ‘em up games were one of the defining arcade genres of the late 80s, early 90s. Whether you were huddled around the darkened screen of your local arcade or assaulted by noise and ...

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 ...

Banquet for Fools is a fascinating project.

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 ...

A beat ’em up starring Jay and Silent Bob finally has a release date, a decade after it was originally announced. Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch first launched as a crowdfunding campaign on ...

I grew up with arcade beat-em-ups like Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and X-Men. It was a genre I loved, so I was sad to see it diminish in relevance. Thankfully, beat-em-ups ...

Unfortunately, the lack of key-mapping draws back on the experience. You need to use the WASD keys to move, the mouse buttons to attack, the spacebar to jump, and you tap a few other keys for special ...

This new roguelike beat-em-up game for Steam blends the flashy stylings of Hades with the gritty storytelling of Streets of ...