
?
?
’02
After his father is kidnapped, his monastery desecrated, and the mystical Golden Relic stolen, Bruce must investigate the Black Lotus crime organization.
XONE
Brutal Rage

1:00
?
’20
Brutal Rage is a scrolling beat'em up developed by 2BAD GAMES. The game follows the story of cops who cross the city to beat down all enemies in their way.
ARC
Brute Force


0:40
Casual
’91
Brute Force is an early western-developed arcade-exclusive beat 'em up from Leland with a classic urban setting. It plays like a watered-down Double Dragon with far fewer attacks, enemies, and bosses. However, it does have plenty of weapons and even guns. It's mainly notable for its extensive use of voice-overs, not to mention its goofy rap intro.

?
?
’25
Buccaneers Shipshape is a classic pirate-themed beat'em up built with the OpenBOR engine, re-imagining a forgotten 1990s arcade game. Players slip into the role of one of four fearless pirates and hack-and-slash their way through waves of enemy hordes, offshore and on a dangerous island. The game is fast, replayable, and humorous, with polished controls and a beautiful visual design.
ARC
Bucky O'Hare



0:45
Casual
’92
Bucky O'Hare is a licensed brawler from Konami featuring fully animated and voiced cutscenes. It emphasizes projectile attacks more than any other brawler, to the point of almost being a run 'n' gun shooter. It's also notable for having persistent weapon upgrades that are only lost on death.

2:00
?
’17
Players interpret Bud and Terence in stages inspired by their most famous movies, from the American West to Miami. The game adds platform elements and mini-games to the brawling.

3:00
?
’23
The 2023 sequel to the 2017 beat'em up, also developed by Trinity Team.
5:00
?
’03
Buffy and the gang set out to stop Ethan Rayne and the First Evil from creating a dimensional bleed that will consume humanity forever.
ARC
Burning Fight

0:30
Hard
’91
Burning Fight is the quintessential Final Fight rip-off. Even its title and logo are obvious plagiarisms. It mixes up the formula with a kick button, optional bonus stages, and not much else.
PC
Busters
?
Broken
’98
Busters is a third-person 3D brawler about an Interpol agent rescuing his kidnapped son. Combining attacks and movement can produce special moves. The main challenge comes from the unresponsive controls and rigid camera, which make turning and positioning extremely awkward. The colorful 3D graphics are decent for a mid-1990s Western-style game, though the locations are repetitive.


0:50
Medium
’93
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is a Final Fight-style brawler by Capcom. It's licensed off of an obscure comic book series and TV show about a group of dinosaur protectors 400 years in the future who drive around in Cadillacs. It features a handful of special techniques and a ton of weapons, including guns.



0:50
Hard
’91
Captain America and the Avengers is a Marvel-licensed brawler developed by Data East. Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Vision are playable characters and other Avengers join the battle in the form of special attacks. Its action is defined by unique character abilities, shooter stages, and projectile attacks.

0:50
Hard
’92
Captain America and the Avengers is a faithful port of the arcade game by Data East. It stars Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Vision. Its somewhat unique combat puts a strong emphasis on projectiles.

0:45
Medium
’93
Captain America and the Avengers is a faithful port of the arcade game by Data East. It stars Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Vision. Its somewhat unique combat puts a strong emphasis on projectiles.
3:30
?
’11
Set in France in 1944, Captain America must infiltrate a castle used by HYDRA scientist Arnim Zola for research that threatens to change the course of World War II.
3:20
?
’11
Set in France in 1944, Captain America must infiltrate a castle used by HYDRA scientist Arnim Zola for research that threatens to change the course of World War II.
ARC
Captain Commando



0:50
Hard
’91
Captain Commando is a futuristic Final Fight alternative from Capcom that features ridiculous playable characters and bizarre enemies. It plays a lot like its predecessor but adds dashing, guns, vehicles, and four-player gameplay to the formula.
SNES
Captain Commando

1:00
Medium
’95
Captain Commando is a port of Capcom's arcade brawler with slightly scaled back features such as missing weapons, vehicles, and fewer onscreen enemies. It plays a lot like Final Fight and has the same bizarre sense of humor but takes it up a notch with a "very cool " blade-wielding mummy-alien and a baby that controls a mech.
PS3
Castle Crashers



2:30
Casual
’10
Castle Crashers is a four-player cartoony medieval weapons-based brawler available on PSN and Xbox Live. It was developed by members of Newgrounds.com, and it has the distinct visual style and dirty humor that site is known for. Its combat is very simple, although it features a unique magic system with a refilling mana bar. It also places a strong emphasis on RPG elements like gaining experience to level up stats, buying items, and finding new weapons. It has a whopping 31 characters.
SNES
CB Chara Wars

2:00
Easy
’92
CB Chara Wars: Ushiwareta Gag is a cutesy two player beat 'em up from Banpresto. Like River City Ransom, it features super-deformed characters, dialogue, and an open world you can explore and fight in at your leisure. However, it lacks RPG elements and its gameplay is extremely simplified.



5:00
Hard
’13
It is a punk rock apocalypse, where the embattled garage punk band Charlie Murder fights a demonic army raised by their former bandmate from the rival death metal band Gore Quarry.
PS2
Charlie's Angels
2:00
?
’03
Charlie's Angels is a 2003 action game for the PlayStation 2, based on the movies of the same name.
ARC
Chinese Hero

0:30
Medium
’84
Chinese Hero is an archaic martial arts-themed arcade beat 'em up from Taiyo System Co., Ltd. It's a single-screen game (i.e. no scrolling) where you have to beat all enemies in a stage to proceed. You have a punch, a jumping somersault attack, and a stock-based flying kick lets you cover long distances quickly. This game would later become the Super Chinese (aka Kung Fu Heroes) series on the Famicom.
PC
Chipmonk!

1:00
Hard
’19
The gluttonous gray squirrel has stolen all the land's food stores, threatening everyone with starvation. Players pick from three chipmunk fighters and go an adventure to reclaim the food.
SNES
Cliffhanger
0:45
Hard
’93
Cliffhanger is a Western-developed single player brawler based on the Sylvester Stallone movie of the same name. In addition to standard Final Fight-style brawler sections, it also wall-climbing and autoscrolling platforming stages for variety.