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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Local Co-Op, 2D.

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Jump back in time and free your inner caveman. Smash heads in this local cooperative platformer game. Play solo or team up with up to 4 players. Inspired by games like New Super Mario, Joe & Mac, Metal Slug and Trine.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 81 reviews
Released: 2017-09-22
Developer: JanduSoft
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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    Speed Brawl is a co-op platform beat 'em up about moving fast and hitting hard! Maintain your momentum, build your combos, and unleash powerful special moves. Find your own fighting style, and assemble the finest team of brawlers ever seen. Then do it all again faster... faster... FASTER!!!

    Why similar: Beat 'em up 31.5%, Local Co-Op 23%, Co-op 15.6%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

  53. #53 Bamerang: Warm-Up Duel
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2020
    Dev: Lululu Entertainment
    Windows

    Warm up your boomerang throwing skills in the free duel mode of Bämeräng, the fast paced boomerang fighting game. Fight for the favor of the goddess in an outlandish, colorful world in this local multiplayer game.

    Why similar: 4 Player Local 39.5%, 2D Fighter 29.3%, Arcade 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Retro 4.9%

  54. #54 Jamsouls
    72% matchMixed53% of 59 reviews2014
    Dev: Chromatic Dream
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.

    Why similar: Action 59.7%, Indie 40.3%

  55. #55 Terror of Hemasaurus
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 996 reviews2022
    Dev: Loren Lemcke
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 30.4%, Beat 'em up 20.3%, 4 Player Local 17.9%, Side Scroller 8%, Co-op 7.3%

  56. #56 Megabyte Punch
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,123 reviews2013
    Dev: Team Reptile
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Megabyte Punch is a fighting/beat ‘em up game in which you build your own fighter! As you travel through different environments, you battle other creatures to get their parts. Parts have their own powers and bonuses, like gun arms for a shoot ability or powerful hips for a devastating pelvic thrust attack.

    Why similar: Beat 'em up 24.9%, 4 Player Local 19.1%, 2D Fighter 13.4%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Platformer 9.6%

  57. #57 Guacamelee! 2
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,294 reviews2018
    Dev: Drinkbox Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!

    Why similar: Beat 'em up 24.2%, 4 Player Local 20.5%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.9%

  58. #58 Tonight We Riot
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 562 reviews2020
    Dev: Pixel Pushers Union 512Pub: Means Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    A revolutionary crowd-based retro brawler

    Why similar: Beat 'em up 45.9%, Action 15.8%, Co-op 13.3%, Indie 11%, Retro 5.8%

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