18 Best Beat ‘Em Up Games You Need To Play
Beat ‘em up games are a dying breed as we know them traditionally, more suited for those arcade machines where you would spend all your money as a child. But one thing is for sure–looking back at those famous titles of our youth, the nostalgia is real, which is why these simplistic games will always have a place in our hearts. That got us thinking about which games would rank on a list of the best beat ‘em up games of all time? Surprisingly, we were able to narrow it down to a few winners.
Platform: PC XSX|SRelease Date: January 25, 2023
Steam | Xbox
If you haven’t heard about Hi-Fi Rush by now, you’re seriously living under a rock. This was the game from Tango Gameworks that shadow-dropped earlier in the year and amazed everyone with its vibrant world, clever combat, and unique setting.
The game puts you as Chai, a guy who goes in for an experiment and accidentally has his heart replaced with a music player! Oops.
Now, alongside some fellow misfits, you’ll need to take on the corporation that wronged you and defeat them while mashing buttons to the beat!
Yep, it’s a rhythm action title, and you’ll want to be right on cue so you can deliver the most damage.
Publisher: Focus Entertainment / Focus Home InteractiveDeveloper: Flying Wild HogPlatform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox One, XSX|SRelease Date: November 22, 2022
Are you ready for some vampire action? No, not that kind of action. The action as in you’re the person that’ll put down a vampire threat!
In Evil West, a vampiric threat has arisen, and the United States is now in danger of being consumed by the dark threat! You are the last of your kind, a cowboy of sorts that was trained to kill the fanged beasts. Use your vast arsenal of weapons to take out
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