The Best Brawler Games

Update 13 March 2024: Paint the Town Red VR added at rank #28.

Xbox One IOS iPhone Android Playstation 5 Linux Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an action-packed adventure game from Dotemu, a company well-known for reviving classic titles with modern touches. Featuring gorgeous graphics, voice acting from the original cartoon actors, and a powerful soundtrack featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, this game is sure to bring back the joy of the original games while still feeling fresh. With side missions and hidden characters to discover, you'll be sure to keep coming back for more.

• Gorgeous graphics and animation
• Original voice cast
• Variety of moves
• Variety of power-ups
• Deep cuts of characters from the original series
• Powerful soundtrack by Wu-Tang Clan

• Can be difficult to master controls at times

• arcade
• cooperative
• ninja
• brawler
• classic
• boss
• side-scrolling
• fight
• beat-em-up
• retro
• online
• pixel
• combo
• action
• local

Good match + 13 Bad match - 23

Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Streets of Rage 4 is the long awaited fourth entry into the classic Sega franchise. It features a blend of old and new, with classic characters such as Axel and Adam Hunter returning alongside a new main character, Cherry. All characters have unique playstyles, from Axel's powerful punches to Cherry's speedy strikes. There are tons of unlockables to discover and it has an amazing soundtrack.

• Satisfying combat
• Incredible music and visuals
• Tons to unlock
• Simple yet rewarding combat mechanics

• Lack of 4 player online
• Occasionally too easy to get cornered

• brawler
• boss
• cooperative
• beat-em-up
• combo
• retro
• classic
• side-scrolling
• fight
• old-school
• arcade
• online
• hand-drawn
• crime
• combat

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Xbox One PC Windows

Step into the shoes of Kyoko or Misako in River City Girls, a beat 'em up extravaganza! With its vibrant pixel-art, riveting manga story panels, and catchy synth-pop soundtrack, you'll enjoy every punch, kick, and combo you unleash on the bad guys. This wild, action-packed adventure is a nostalgic trip filled with humor, stunning art, and epic gameplay.

• Excellent quality OST and pixel graphics
• Hilarious writing with matching voice acting
• Fun co-op mode
• Beautiful hand-drawn animated cutscenes
• Engaging gameplay and music atmosphere

• Poor AI leading to repetitive combat
• Slow recovery of downed enemies disrupts combo flow
• Limited DPS through aerial combos
• Lack of control customization

• brawler
• cooperative
• anime
• beat-em-up
• fight
• boss
• pixel
• boss-fight
• rpg
• local
• retro
• couch
• combat
• side-scrolling
• classic

Good match + 8 Bad match - 9

PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Step into the shadowy world of 'Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name' and shape the legacy of a legend. Engage in intense combat with a thrilling narrative, dive into rich side quests, and revel in the emotional journey. Experience a game where every punch tells a story and every choice carves your path in the underworld!

• Refined combat system
• Engaging side content
• Powerful storytelling
• New dynamic characters
• Exciting mini-games

• Lacks New Game+ option
• Shorter gameplay duration

• fight
• brawler
• crime
• combat
• drama
• rpg
• battle
• narrative
• japanese
• open-world
• action
• arcade
• classic
• beat-em-up
• golf

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PC Windows Android Xbox Series X Xbox One

Fight your friends as puppies, kittens and other fuzzy creatures in PARTY ANIMALS! Paw it out with your friends remotely, or huddle together for chaotic fun on the same screen. Interact with the world under our realistic physics engine. Did I mention PUPPIES?

• physics
• party
• brawler
• local
• multiplayer
• team
• fight
• cute
• funny
• cooperative
• submarine
• online
• casual
• pvp
• football

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Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.

• brawler
• fight
• isometric
• combat
• skill
• crime

Good match + 14 Bad match - 35

Xbox One Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a unique and inscrutable narrative-brawler that explores the lives of high school seniors contemplating their future after graduation. You play as Ringo and take part in 2D brawler-style combat, buy food and books to replenish your health and stamina, attend classes, study, work part-time jobs and train at the gym.

• Unique experience full of freedom
• Cool pixelated graphical style
• Atmospheric soundtrack
• Discover routines in the town
• Follow them and learn different actions you can take

• No tutorials or hints provided
• No world map or quest markers given
• Combat could feel more responsive

• beat-em-up
• brawler
• 1980s
• martial
• arts
• rpg
• open-world
• pixel
• scroller
• atmospheric
• drama
• sandbox
• anime
• brawler-type
• 2d

Good match + 9 Bad match - 3

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Android IOS iPhone

Get ready for an all-new adventure with River City Girls 2! Team up with friends for local or online co-op and pound punks with new abilities including guard-crush attacks and lift-off combos. Level up to earn new moves, buy items, and recruit defeated foes and hired heavies to help you along the way. With enhanced combat, bigger areas to explore, surprise cameos, and an epic soundtrack, you'll be brawling until your enemies yell "BARF!"

• Side quests include mini-games for diversity
• Multiplayer options available for local and online play
• Destructible background objects for added fun
• Offers solid beat 'em up mechanics with light RPG mechanics
• Unique enemy recruitment system that allows players to personalize their play style

• Unbalanced boss battles
• Lack of enemy variety
• Technical issues with FPS and multiplayer

• beat-em-up
• cooperative
• anime
• brawler
• pixel
• fight
• boss
• rpg
• local
• em-up
• collectathon
• boss-fight
• comic
• action
• arts

Good match + 14 Bad match - 6

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Claim your place as king among Titans! GigaBash is a multiplayer arena brawler with gigantic film-inspired kaiju, larger than life heroes, earth-shattering special attacks and fully destructible environments.

• brawler
• fight
• party
• nostalgia
• couch
• local
• superhero
• minigame
• free-for-all
• multiplayer
• destruction
• 4-player
• four-player
• online
• arena

Good match + 6 Bad match - 23

PC Windows Android vita Playstation 4

A short visual novel, CURSES is a game about a girl with troubles and dark feelings. Help her cope with them with the aid of a cynical cat and sprinkle of magic.

• emotional
• brawler
• choices
• magic
• lgbtq
• cats
• conversation
• wave
• 1990s
• point-and-click
• dark
• comedy
• boss
• beat-em-up
• story

Good match + 7 Bad match - 12

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