- #1 Dash And Slash
97% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: spoonyPub: Monitor Break
Windows · Linux
Slash and Dash through your enemies in this pixel-art, hack and slash, controlled with a single button! Cut through the city, break into its heart and descend to its depths.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.5%, Beat 'em up 22.2%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, Combat 6.4%, Futuristic 5.8%
- #2 Iaijutsu
96% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Isaac Taylor
Windows
In this retro action game, the player controls a mysterious ronin, navigating the rooftops and alleys of a rainy city as they are hunted by a team of elite assassins.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.6%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Cyberpunk 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Arcade 9.4%
- #3 Furi Demake - The Chain
96% matchVery Positive90% of 438 reviews2023
Dev: SylphPub: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Fight your way free in this 8-bit-inspired version of Furi's first boss fight against The Chain. Frantic action, nervous controls, a blend of shoot and sword fight reimagined in 90s style. Only 1 boss fight! A gift to Furi’s fans.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 18.3%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Retro 7%
- #4 Bladefall
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Ghoul Games
Windows
BladeFall is a fast-paced hack-and-slash game featuring fluid melee combat, 2.5D movement, and challenging battles against varied enemies and powerful bosses. Master timing and skill-based attacks as you fight through an evolving system built to test your abilities.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.3%, Beat 'em up 20.4%, Hack and Slash 19.7%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #5 Awakening
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BehnderPub: NiceTry
Windows
Put an end to the chaos in this 2D action platformer! Engage in hand-to-hand combat against the gangs of Everseam, earn upgrades, and take down bosses vying for control of the city
Why similar: Beat 'em up 24.2%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Side Scroller 15%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Arcade 8.3%
- #6 Scrap Riders
94% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Games For TuttiPub: Microids
Windows
Adventure game meets Point-N-Click and Beat 'Em Up ! You are Rast, a member of the outlaw biker gang called the Scrap Riders. Fight your way through the wastelands and large corporate-controlled metropolises.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 35.7%, Cyberpunk 32.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action-Adventure 3.7%, Adventure 3.3%
- #7 BlazingAngel Mistletear
93% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: mille-feuillePub: DLsite
Windows
Become a transforming heroine and use various attacks and sweet combos to defeat enemies and monsters, and save your younger sister in this side-scrolling action game!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.4%, Cyberpunk 18%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #8 Umbrella Girl
92% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: JunHo KimPub: MiriMiri
Windows
Umbrella Girl is a 2D belt-scroll action adventure game. You can enjoy various actions through the character's type transformation, and become the main character to free citizens from acid rain.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 33.2%, Hack and Slash 20.3%, Cyberpunk 20.2%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 6.4%
- #9 PANDORA
91% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Hamzah KashmiriPub: SixGuys
Windows
Pandora is a third-person action-adventure hack n slash game that combines teleportation and combat abilities. Take on the role of Phase, a cyber-enhanced super-soldier detained by their creator, Sai-Corp. Escape the orbital testing facility and earn the freedom they stole from you long ago.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.3%, Beat 'em up 18.9%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Futuristic 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #10 UNSHAKEN
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catgene Games
Windows
Take on the role of a former detective turned top contract killer. Complete missions destroying everyone who gets in your way in a challenging adventure!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 18.6%, Cyberpunk 18.5%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Futuristic 7.3%
- #11 王国的坚盾
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magic.D
Windows
这是一款横版卷轴清版闯关的即时动作游戏,你将扮演一名王国的普通士兵,从维护治安到保护王国要员最后守护国家,成为王国最坚强的盾牌。
Why similar: Beat 'em up 37.3%, Side Scroller 19%, Arcade 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #12 Neonscape
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Kaitec GamesPub: Orbis Productions
Windows
Embrace Onyx, the master of the Black Lotus, in intense first-person hack n' slash combat. Maneuver compact battlegrounds, unleash spatial manipulation, and showcase unmatched agility. How long can you survive the relentless waves? Brace for an adrenaline-pumping test of mettle!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.1%, Cyberpunk 25.1%, Beat 'em up 20.1%, Futuristic 10.4%, Action 6.7%
- #13 Vheda
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Picdoor
Windows
Dive into the story of Vheda, a 2D hack 'n' slash where Vheda, born from the Light, must restore peace in Cilizam with the help of Smor, her loyal companion. Face dark enemies and uncover secrets on an epic journey.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Beat 'em up 15.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Combat 9.1%
- #14 STAR WARS™: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles™
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Take back the Theed Royal Palace in this fast and furious lightsaber action game. You will have the power of the Force and your trusty lightsaber to help you ward off legions of battle droids, destroyer droids, assassins, and other creatures from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.5%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Arcade 9.1%
- #15 Neon Krieger Yamato
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LIONPLEX LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the arcade era! Select from 8 unique characters and brawl your way to victory - solo or with a friend! A genre mashup of Japanese 90s gaming, it mixes stylish combos, sidescrolling action, and twitch combat puzzles, set in a pixel art cyberpunk world harkening to the days of 16 bit.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.1%, Beat 'em up 23.9%, Hack and Slash 16%, Side Scroller 15%, Retro 8.1%
- #16 Bashtronaut
86% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OrionGames Inc
Windows
Suit up, Bashtronaut, there’s been another invasion! Grab the nearest blunted weapon you can find and clock into this hack-and-bash adventure where you play as a seemingly ordinary exterminator in an extraordinary setting.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 20.2%, Cyberpunk 19.6%, Hack and Slash 18.7%, Futuristic 8.3%, Retro 7.8%
- #17 FightBit
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
FightBit is a side-scrolling beat-em-up with pseudo 8-bit graphics and rudimentary gameplay influenced by contemporary melee focused combat games. Defeat the Dragon Queen and her army!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 32.9%, Side Scroller 21%, Cyberpunk 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Retro 6.8%
- #18 Roof Genocide
85% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Tamashii
Windows
Could you dare to slash through your way in a space era with our mighty warrior Zila! Ease your mind with our nostalgic athmosphere while fighting against dreadful robots.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.7%, Beat 'em up 20.4%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Retro 8.3%
- #19 Shadows of the Blade
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VariusSoft
Windows
A classic sci-fi pixel art adventure platformer about a young swordsman trying to save his village from invaders.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Hack and Slash 9.7%, Futuristic 8.4%
- #20 SANABI
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #21 Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show
84% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Rustic FantasticPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Crisp combat mechanics, challenging arenas, hilarious storyline, and totally addictive and painfully familiar spot-on gameplay. Experience the thrills of fighting your way through the most bizarre villains in the Galaxy and defend the honor of Earth in the space arena!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.2%, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Arcade 8.3%
- #22 Kings Do Not Fall
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HYPERDEVBOX JAPAN
Windows
When the kingdom needs a legend, you don’t fall... you rise. In a land torn apart, an entire army has fallen. Embark on a classic beat ’em up, just like we loved to play in the 90s.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 36.2%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Retro 9.3%
- #23 Rise of the Funkys
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Ideal Games
Windows
A side scrolling beat 'em up game where you control 4 characters with unique combat mechanics. Make your way through 6 stages of this crime-ridden world, where random events happen to spice up the combat experience.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #24 Night Slashers: Remake
81% matchMixed64% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Storm Trident S.A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.5%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Arcade 8.1%
- #25 Roar of Revenge
81% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: SEEP
Windows
A game that puts together Rastan's action with adventure elements inspired by Faxanadu. An old school tribute for every lover of 8-bit classics!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Hack and Slash 17.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Arcade 10.1%
- #26 Atrion Project
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedSteelVision
Windows
A hybrid with no memories. A planet out to kill you. A demanding sci-fi action game with fast-paced combat and die & retry mechanics. Fight. Die. Learn. Retry. Your body is a weapon. Your past, a mystery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.1%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Side Scroller 17%, Futuristic 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #27 Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,102 reviews2025
Dev: Ethereal Fish StudioPub: Indie Herb Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 21.3%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Side Scroller 16%, Hack and Slash 14.3%, Futuristic 8.8%
- #28 Cybro
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunwake Games
Windows
Government gig becomes personal. Return to a corrupt city on a contract to recover stolen software, only to uncover a conspiracy. Fight back with guns, stealth, hacking, and raw action as betrayal hits close and escape becomes the only way out.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.4%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Futuristic 10.9%, Drama 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #29 Pitchfork Kingdom
79% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Adam BetzPub: OddBall Interactive
Windows
Pitchfork Kingdom is a 2D hack-and-slash where each level is full of exciting combat, obstacles, and adventure.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.3%, Hack and Slash 24.1%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Combat 4.9%, Action-Adventure 4.8%
- #30 Dream Knight
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Starword Games
Windows
Welcome to "Dream Knight", this is a highly playable ACT+Rougelike game. You will play 4 heroes with different playstyles, experience bloody battles, and grow stronger in countless reincarnations. 6 major levels/massive skill branches/huge weapon system, enjoy the fantasy world!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.8%, Beat 'em up 17.3%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #31 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
78% matchMixed63% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Test your limits in this hardcore, cyber-samurai game set in post-apocalyptic Japan. Parry your foes’ blows with your weapon of choice and use implants to attack the weaknesses of unstoppable bosses from Japanese folklore!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.2%, Beat 'em up 18.4%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Side Scroller 14%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #32 When Honor Dies
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevLiakos
Windows
In this hack and slash, action-packed single-player adventure, honor has failed you you. Your ideals have crumbled. Will you give up or take back what was stolen from you? Answer the call of the Dark Spirit and take your revenge. Do not let hatred consume you. That is what happens When Honor Dies.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.8%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Violent 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #33 Combat Kings
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Super God
Windows
Classic beat'em up meets modern fighting game! Combat rogue robots that are taking over the city. Upgrade your characters with new skills as you fight your way through different levels.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 39.5%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Futuristic 14.3%, Action 7.6%, Combat 6.5%
- #34 Blight's Grasp
75% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Chrono ClashPub: SAU Game Lab
Windows · Linux
Explore a foreign planet on a journey to find your lost sister and a cure for this corrupted world. Fight through waves of enemies using a combination of this world's elements. Will you be able to piece together a solution or will it already be too late?
Why similar: Beat 'em up 25.6%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Combat 9.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #35 Koitsugi: Legend of the Water Guardian
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blindkat Studios
Windows
Play as Kaida, a koi who is reluctantly thrown in to save, not just her pond, but the entire river from a poison that turns the habitants into raged filled monsters. In this story driven action-adventure you will slug it out with some of these river dwellers, friend and foe, to save your home!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.3%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #36 Jash Retro
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ChokdeeGame (Sébastien)Pub: ChokdeeGame
Windows
Inspired by classic retro games such as Double dragon/Target renegade, Ikari warriors/Commando, Contra, Golden axe. Follow the story and explore all the games for fun moments!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 36.3%, Hack and Slash 23.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Retro 8%
- #37 Project ZipZap
74% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Studio 4.8
Windows
Hack and Dash through waves of enemies in Project ZipZap, an isometric, fast-paced, movement game. Chain together dash abilities to blitz through levels and race your way up the global leaderboards. Hone your skills and achieve mastery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.7%, Hack and Slash 23.8%, Futuristic 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Combat 7.9%
- #38 Bare Knuckle Sandwich
73% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Raised By Screens
Windows
Bare Knuckle Sandwich is a 2D fighting game with side-scrolling storytelling and a character-driven narrative. BKS tells the story of a young, directionless guy, Gunner, who joins an underground bare-knuckle boxing ring.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.5%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Drama 10.6%, Story Rich 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #39 Memories of planet
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CTWJ Game Studio
Windows
A 2.5D scrolling Beat them up game. The combination of classical hardcore and modern pop, free combination of various skill programs and props plug-ins. Support Online Multyplayer, experience the innovative mode of "cooperation and competition".
Why similar: Beat 'em up 36.4%, Hack and Slash 19%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Arcade 10.5%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #40 Psycho Dream 「サイコドリーム」
72% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
A dangerous trend has emerged among young people: they are evading reality by taking permanent refuge in a new entertainment medium known as DMovies! Rescue young Sayaka from the DMovie she’s trapped in!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.9%, Beat 'em up 22.2%, Retro 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 5.4%
- #41 Project Evolve
73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: John "Active" Pelayo
Windows
Take control of Azula in this action-packed beat-em-up adventure game, where you will recover your abilities as you progress through the simulation. Use close combat attacks and powerful electrical strikes to defeat your enemies and reach the end!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 33.3%, Side Scroller 27.5%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Futuristic 6.2%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #42 MAZEMAN
73% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
MAZEMAN is an arcade game that will challenge you big time thanks to its frantic pace. Enter the maze and look for the key while avoiding all kinds of dreadful monsters. Lots of unlockables, monsters, levels, power-ups, await you in this beautiful, stream of pixel art mazes filled with arcade vibes!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 23.1%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Retro 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #43 The Last Night
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Odd Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
The soul of a cinematic platformer with the heart of a sci-fi thriller, The Last Night is set in a post-cyberpunk world with a deep, vibrant vision of the future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 56.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #44 Ruff City
71% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Jason Marrero
Windows · Mac
Grab a friend and dog pile on foes in the action packed 2D adventure!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 31%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #45 Titanium Hound
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Red Spot Sylphina
Windows
Titanium Hound is retro-looking video game in cyberpunk genre, where you are going to pilot huge and agile exoskeleton to crush hordes of crazed security drones and abominations to uncover conspiracy carefully crafted by one of global corporations.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.7%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #46 Beat 'Em Up Collection (QUByte Classics)
69% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
A collection of seven retro beat 'em ups with enhanced features like rewind, cheats, screen filters, and more!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 43.3%, Arcade 12.4%, Side Scroller 11%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #47 Monolith
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: 202-N Studios
Windows
A sci-fi Virtual Reality game focused on high-intensity combat. Experience mythical weapons such as Thor's hammer Mjolnir, Zeus's shield Aegis, and more as you defend against enemies in this action-packed exciting game!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.1%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Futuristic 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #48 the form
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Neptune
Windows
Lost in sterile calm. A gallery repeating without end. Each work observes you as much as you observe it, holding the key to escape.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.3%, Beat 'em up 27.8%, Futuristic 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Combat 6.1%
- #49 Song of Iron
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 489 reviews2021
Dev: Resting Relic
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.9%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Beat 'em up 17.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Violent 8.2%
- #50 Muscles Over Magic
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyoto Crank
Windows
Muscles Over Magic is a 2D action-platformer, beat-em-up with a love story. As the only non-magic user in the Kingdom, earn your chance to marry the Princess by leaving no other suitor left standing. Which will prevail in the end? Muscles or Magic?
Why similar: Beat 'em up 27.8%, Side Scroller 24.1%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #51 Bushiden
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Arc Studios
Windows
Your sister has vanished and rumors swirl that Gaoh has been resurrected with an evil army at his command. Explore for cybernetic upgrades until you are powerful enough to defeat the diabolic Gaoh and his cybergenetic army once and for all in this futuristic, action platformer!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 25%, Cyberpunk 20.7%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #52 Phantom Ascension
69% matchMostly Negative39% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Geniteam Solutions
Windows
Dive into the intense "Phantom Ascension," a single-player action game set in a dystopian 20XX. With unchecked corporate power, crumbling governments, and rampant lawlessness, the Blacklight Gang, a coalition of criminals and mercenaries, seizes control, plunging the world into chaos.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.3%, Cyberpunk 19.2%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Futuristic 8.6%
- #53 Finding Mom
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wagner Gaming
Windows
Finding Mom is a Singleplayer Bullet-Hell following a boy who is trying to find his captured mom. Experience the story, and enjoy the atmosphere that is created through handmade pixel art, music, and gameplay.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 24.3%, Cyberpunk 19.6%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Arcade 8.3%, Futuristic 8.1%
- #54 Aidan Junior
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chap.C Games
Windows · Linux
A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore balance in a world shaped by ancient power.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 36.5%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Story Rich 10%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Arcade 7.9%
- #55 Little Monster
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OnedrrPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
Little Monster is a hand painted side scroller beat ‘em up where you play as Stormy, a monster under the bed who protects us from our nightmares. Protect the dream! Explore the realms! Rescue your friends!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 38.1%, Side Scroller 29.9%, Hack and Slash 9.1%, Combat 5.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #56 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe™: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Take control of He-Man, Man-At-Arms, and Teela in a fast-paced, magic-brawler that blends the crunch of arcade classics with the high-fantasy action of the animated series.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 32.6%, Hack and Slash 18.6%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #57 Rushing Beat Of Rage
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Joystick Studio
Windows
《Rushing Beat Of Rage》 is a hardcore action fighting game. Players who like classic arcade games should not miss it. The hearty floating combo and the quickly block are the favorites of operation enthusiasts.Start to show your operation!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 32%, Cyberpunk 27.5%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Futuristic 5.6%
- #58 Dawn of the Monsters
67% matchVery Positive88% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: 13AM GamesPub: WayForward
Windows
The cataclysmic battle between giant monsters has begun in this manga-inspired, side-scrolling, kaiju beat-'em-up!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 23.9%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Arcade 6.6%
- #59 Panda Punch
67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Ninja Rabbit StudiosPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
Panda Punch is a puzzle platformer game in which you have to control a red panda and save the world from evil alien robots.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.4%, Side Scroller 24%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Hack and Slash 7%
- #60 CYTE
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Next Patch Studio
Windows
Blaze your path as CYTE, a being created to guard the flow of time, as you dash and slam your way through a mysterious enemy’s mechanical army in this first person 3d action game. Fight through a unique science fiction world in the perfect blend of intense combat and lightning-fast movement.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.6%, Hack and Slash 20.4%, Beat 'em up 18.3%, Futuristic 12.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%