- #1 Stick Fight: The Game
97% matchVery Positive93% of 124,855 reviews2017
Dev: Landfall WestPub: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 35.7%, Multiplayer 27%, Funny 18.4%, Co-op 8%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the quintessential physics-based stickman brawler that perfectly mirrors the chaotic, slapstick combat of the seed game.
- #2 SpiderHeck
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,223 reviews2022
Dev: NeverjamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Spiders with laser swords! Duel to the death against your friends or choose to team up and hold back swarms of savage enemies. Swing, stab and shoot with style, effortlessly performing movie-worthy parkour.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 44.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Funny 12.5%, Co-op 12.2%, Combat 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features intense, physics-based combat with stickman-like spiders and laser swords, emphasizing high-speed movement and chaos.
- #3 Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,141 reviews2021
Dev: Doborog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is a robot voxel slice-em-up where any part of your body can be sliced off. With your mind downloaded into a robot gladiator, you must survive the sinister trials of the arena.
Why similar: Roguelike 24.1%, Co-op 22.1%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Funny 15%, Action 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantastic roguelike brawler featuring stickman-style robots and satisfying, limb-severing combat mechanics.
- #4 Paint the Town Red
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,956 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 33.8%, Roguelike 16.6%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Co-op 11%, Funny 10%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person brawler that shares the same chaotic, over-the-top violent energy and physics-based interaction with the environment.
- #5 ROUNDS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 42,939 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 47%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced, physics-based 2D fighting with roguelike deckbuilding elements that evolve the combat as you play.
- #6 Bopl Battle
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,459 reviews2023
Dev: Johan GrönvallPub: Zapray Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 43.9%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Co-op 13.8%, Funny 11.1%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, physics-based party brawler where players use unique, evolving abilities to survive in a shrinking arena.
- #7 Gang Beasts
94% matchVery Positive85% of 64,849 reviews2017
Dev: Boneloaf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.9%, Multiplayer 22.6%, Funny 21.6%, Co-op 15.2%, Colorful 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for physics-based, ragdoll-style multiplayer brawling where the environment is as dangerous as your opponents.
- #8 Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 42,157 reviews2023
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 54.7%, Spectacle fighter 26.7% ★, Action 7.4%, Minimalist 5.3%, 2D 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic, stickman-based fighting game that focuses on frame-by-frame decision making and spectacle.
- #9 Superfighters Deluxe
91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.6%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Action 11.5%, Funny 10.8%, Co-op 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic 2D brawler that emphasizes environmental interaction and fast-paced, unpredictable combat encounters.
- #10 MADNESS: Project Nexus
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,115 reviews2021
Dev: GIBBING TREE, LLC
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 41.1%, Co-op 13.6%, Funny 11.6%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, Combat 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, arena-based brawler that features the iconic stickman aesthetic and deep, satisfying combat mechanics.
- #11 Havocado: Ragdoll Fighter
91% matchVery Positive83% of 607 reviews2019
Dev: Webble Games
Windows · Mac
Havocado is ragdoll physics based fighting, with guns, crazy vehicles, weird creatures and more, where mistakes have real consequences. Will you beat the other fighters and become the next champion?
Why similar: Multiplayer 40.4%, Funny 30.4%, Action 21.4%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based fighting game that leans heavily into the absurdity of ragdoll movement and improvised weaponry.
- #12 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 149,906 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Funny 55%, Action 16.5%, Colorful 13.6%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox game that focuses on the humor and unpredictability of ragdoll combat on a massive scale.
- #13 Drunken Wrestlers 2
89% matchVery Positive87% of 18,584 reviews2019
Dev: Oleg SkuttePub: WAYONE GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Drunken Wrestlers 2 is a funny physics-based multiplayer fighting game. Features include character customization and a powerful mod editor integrated with Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Multiplayer 44.4%, Funny 30%, Action 15.7%, Colorful 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based fighting game that focuses on the hilarity of unstable, ragdoll-like movement during combat.
- #14 Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat
88% matchVery Positive88% of 5,455 reviews2015
Dev: Spasman Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle other 2D stickfigures online while jumping around like a lunatic and getting blown up into smithereens. With over 70 weapons, Boring Man is the most chaotic and hilarious 2D online shooter on the internet.
Why similar: Co-op 21.8%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Funny 15%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D stickman shooter that focuses on fast-paced, chaotic multiplayer combat with a distinct, minimalist aesthetic.
- #15 Rubber Bandits
87% matchVery Positive84% of 7,089 reviews2021
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Rubber Bandits is a criminally fun multiplayer party game for up to 4 players. With 8 action-packed game modes, players steal, brawl, and dash to the finish line with the most loot to win!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 40.3%, Co-op 19.9%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Funny 14.1%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based multiplayer brawler where players fight to steal loot, emphasizing chaotic movement and environmental hazards.
- #16 Party Animals
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 77,235 reviews2023
Dev: Recreate GamesPub: Source Technology
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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?
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.6%, Funny 26.9%, Co-op 25.4%, Action 9.6%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based party brawler that captures the same hilarious, clumsy combat feel as the best ragdoll games.
- #17 Duck Game
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,980 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Multiplayer 37.3%, Funny 22.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Action 11.1%, Platformer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: While featuring ducks instead of stickmen, the chaotic, physics-driven multiplayer combat and humor are a perfect match.
- #18 One Finger Death Punch 2
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,487 reviews2019
Dev: Silver Dollar Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 54.6%, 2D Fighter 24.4%, Action 14%, Indie 3.7%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, minimalist brawler that distills combat down to its most satisfying, rhythmic elements.
- #19 Streets of Rogue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,818 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.3%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Co-op 22.4%, Funny 10.2%, Action 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelike that allows for immense player freedom and chaotic brawling, similar to the emergent nature of the seed game.
- #20 Roof Rage
84% matchVery Positive88% of 692 reviews2019
Dev: Early Melon
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Roof Rage is a Martial Arts Platform Fighter featuring epic rooftop battles. Play with up to 8 players locally or 1vs1 online.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 36.9%, Beat 'em up 21.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Spectacle fighter 11.2% ★, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D platform fighter that emphasizes movement and environmental interaction during combat.
- #21 Clodhoppers
83% matchVery Positive97% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Claymatic Games
Windows · Mac
Clodhoppers is an online and local single/multiplayer brawler designed around quick games and big laughs. All the artwork is created using clay models and stop motion animation to give a unique aesthetic.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.3%, 2D Fighter 28.1%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Funny 9%, Platformer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, physics-based arena brawler that focuses on simple, punchy combat and chaotic multiplayer matches.
- #22 Boomerang Fu
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,908 reviews2020
Dev: Cranky Watermelon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
Why similar: Co-op 55.4%, Funny 29.8%, Action 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, physics-lite party game where players use boomerangs to slice through opponents in chaotic, short rounds.
- #23 Nidhogg 2
82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,296 reviews2017
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 36.3%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Action 14.9%, Funny 12.9%, Platformer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D tug-of-war fighting game that emphasizes quick reflexes and constant, high-stakes movement.
- #24 Voidigo
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Roguelike 46.6%, Funny 24.7%, Action 10.9%, Colorful 9.5%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features chaotic, fast-paced combat and a unique, vibrant visual style.
- #25 Toribash
81% matchVery Positive88% of 16,807 reviews2014
Dev: Nabi StudiosPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
Why similar: Multiplayer 45.3%, Funny 20.6%, Action 18%, Co-op 10.2%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, turn-based physics fighting game where you control every joint of your character to execute complex moves.
- #26 Chicken Fight
80% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Light Bulb Engine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chickens, baseball bats and rockets, need more? Fight other player chickens in a fast-paced platformer fighter where you use the environment to defeat your enemies. Pick up fishing rods, jetpacks, net guns, and even other chickens. Also defeat an evil duck in story mode or create maps in the editor.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.4%, 2D Fighter 28%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Funny 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D beat-em-up that leans into humor and chaotic, physics-influenced combat encounters.
- #27 Broforce
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Co-op 31.4%, Multiplayer 19.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Action 14.5%, Funny 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, side-scrolling action game that features extreme destruction and chaotic, physics-influenced combat.
- #28 Knight Squad 2
79% matchVery Positive93% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Chainsawesome Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Knight Squad 2 is a chaotic arcade multiplayer game for up to 8 players. Pick an eccentric knight and fight for glory with wacky weaponry. Triumph over your friends in a ridiculous amount of game modes, both offline and online.
Why similar: Multiplayer 55.1%, Co-op 23.1%, Action 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, chaotic party game that features a variety of weapons and modes, focusing on fast-paced, arcade-style action.
- #29 Overruled!
82% matchMixed50% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: Dlala StudiosPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Overruled is a multiplayer brawler like no other - players change the rules and objectives as they play, directly influencing the dynamics of the game. No two games are ever the same!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.5%, 2D Fighter 21.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 10.2%, Funny 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer brawler where the rules change constantly, creating the same kind of unpredictable chaos found in the seed game.
- #30 A Few Quick Matches
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,633 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Bidou
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 60.1%, Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 8%, Action 7.5%, Combat 5.5%
- #31 Guts and Glory
78% matchVery Positive80% of 2,781 reviews2018
Dev: HakJakPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A game about father and son riding their bicycle through obstacle courses of death, and other fun family experiences. Created by HakJak
Why similar: Funny 44.8%, Action 32.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based game focused on surviving deadly obstacle courses, sharing the dark humor and ragdoll physics of the seed game.
- #32 Ravenfield
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,757 reviews2017
Dev: SteelRaven7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 62.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Why similar: Funny 42.9%, Action 39.4%, Singleplayer 10.2%, Indie 7.5%
- #33 Dead as Disco
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,156 reviews2026
Dev: Brain Jar Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Martial arts meets music video in Dead as Disco, a neon-drenched Beat ‘Em Up where every punch, kick, and combo syncs to the music. Join Charlie Disco on a quest to confront the villainous Idols and reunite the band.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 44.6%, Spectacle fighter 31.7% ★, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Action 7.3%, Colorful 5%
- #34 Knock'Em Out
74% matchVery Positive88% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: BBear StudioPub: Comuesp
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Fight with your whole body. If you lose an arm, it's just a scratch. If you lose the other, it's a flesh wound. If you lose your legs, headbutt them. LET'S FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 42.9%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Funny 15.3%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Action 8.2%
- #35 Head 2 Head
76% matchVery Positive82% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: ArcForged
Windows
Head 2 Head is a one of a kind fighting game experience. You fight through a gauntlet of enemies, using ALL HEAD JUTSU to prove that you are the best. Collect Skulls and Roguelike stat buffs each time you defeat an enemy to get further along the road to becoming the HEAD MASTER.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 59.2%, Action 16.8%, Funny 9.9%, Combat 6.5%, Colorful 5.1%
- #36 SuperSmash: Physics Battle
75% matchVery Positive93% of 956 reviews2019
Dev: XINGXIAN NET
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SuperSmash is a physics base multiplayer fighting game.Character is fully driven by physics engine,and there are lots of different weapons and maps.It will provide you totally different battle experience.
Why similar: Multiplayer 34.7%, Action 28%, Funny 27.8%, Indie 9.5%
- #37 Duels of Fortune
73% matchVery Positive94% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Cosmic Hat Games
Windows
A crazy, explosive fighting game with an expressive combo system and a diverse character roster! Play as superhumans, skeletons, aliens, and even stick figures! Battle dangerous foes, take part in lots of exciting singleplayer modes, throw your opponents into the sun, and so much more!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 66.1%, Action 13%, Combat 8.9%, Platformer 6.8%, Indie 3.3%
- #38 Nubs! Arena
74% matchMixed64% of 981 reviews2025
Dev: RangatangPub: Glowfish Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
As a true chaotic Nub warrior, your skills will be put to the ultimate test in a trap-filled arena. Arm yourself with a Can-o-Beanz, Burny-Hogz-Stick, or a Fish as you battle your way to the top in short fast-paced multiplayer brawls.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 32.3%, Beat 'em up 28.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Funny 9.1%, Combat 7.5%
- #39 Oblin Party
72% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Tellus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Control your hands and destroy friendships in this physics-based couch/online fighting game. Use your elastic arms to swing, slingshot, and parkour around the highly dynamic maps. Wield powerful weapons or use your bare fists to bonk your opponents!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 48.3%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Co-op 13.2%, Funny 11.7%, Action 8.9%
- #40 Landfall Archives
71% matchVery Positive95% of 3,582 reviews2023
Dev: landfall
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Why similar: Colorful 38.8%, Action 28.4%, Indie 19.6%, Singleplayer 13.2%
- #41 Brimstone Brawlers - Early Access
73% matchVery Positive91% of 178 reviews2020
Dev: Ategig
Windows
A gothic arena brawler combining hazard-filled stages with MOBA-style abilities. Battle as unique misfits in a cursed city teetering on the edge of ruin.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 50.7%, Multiplayer 22.4%, Funny 16.7%, Action 10.2%
- #42 Fraymakers
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,507 reviews2023
Dev: Team Fray
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create and play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 37.8%, Beat 'em up 25.5%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Co-op 11.8%, Action 6%
- #43 People Playground
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 311,986 reviews2019
Dev: mestiezPub: Studio Minus
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 54.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Why similar: Funny 42.9%, 2D 19.2%, Action 15.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Singleplayer 7.9%
- #44 SWORDY
75% matchMixed65% of 105 reviews2016
Dev: Frogshark
Windows
Swordy is a local party brawler with chaotic physics-based action. Master the weapons of war, using momentum and timing to fight for your life in a world built on the bones of a ruined empire.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 54.4%, Funny 19.8%, Action 15.3%, Indie 5%, Colorful 4.5%
- #45 Mega Knockdown
71% matchVery Positive99% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: dhamster
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fighting game where the action only moves when you do. Plan your next move, then strike, evade and punish! Knock 'em down and press the advantage! Fight colorful hand-drawn characters, and challenge your friends to an epic battle of wits!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 46.4%, Spectacle fighter 21.7% ★, Multiplayer 14.8%, Funny 7.7%, Action 5%
- #46 Gladio Mori
69% matchVery Positive81% of 989 reviews2024
Dev: Plebeian StudioPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Gladio Mori is a physics-driven multiplayer gladiator combat game featuring dismemberment, organ-specific damage, and a fully customizable move editor. Craft your own fighting style or use community created movesets to fight your way to glory.
Why similar: Multiplayer 46.3%, Combat 28.3%, Action 20.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #47 Half Sword
69% matchMixed67% of 23,994 reviews2026
Dev: Half Sword GamesPub: Game Seer Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
Why similar: Combat 43.7%, Hack and Slash 28.6%, Action 22.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #48 Spiritfall
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,914 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 41.4%, Roguelike 17.6%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 9%
- #49 Galactic Thunderdome
68% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Pansimula
Windows · Linux
Galactic Thunderdome is a 2D sci-fi platform brawler with a focus on physics-based mayhem. Best your friends with a vast array of weapons and gadgets in a world rich with emergent gameplay, explosive antics, and bloody remains.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 51.7%, Funny 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Action 9.3%
- #50 Tournament of Beans
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Dog Dog Studios
Windows
Tournament of Beans is a unique PvP game where you can alter the map to your advantage.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 49.4%, Action 13.4%, Funny 12.9%, Combat 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #51 Counterpick Labs
68% matchVery Positive89% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: UrbanMotmot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Counterpick Labs is a free platform fighter where you mix and match gear to build your perfect loadout. Featuring a single player story mode, a roguelike PvP mode where you earn powerful upgrades as you fight, and a classic no-frills PvP mode.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 52.4%, Multiplayer 15%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Action 7%, Combat 6.5%
- #52 Fighties
71% matchVery Positive84% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Pillow Pig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fighties is a fast paced 2D platform fighter. Choose from a wide selection of Fighties each with their own unique play style. Beat down your opponents to become the strongest Fightie of them all.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 39.8%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Co-op 14.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Action 8.2%
- #53 Mad Streets
69% matchVery Positive84% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Craftshop Arts Inc.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Mad Streets is a hilarious multiplayer party game with an emphasis on brutal yet comical fist fighting throughout a multitude of modes, local and online, where players battle it out in wild physics driven chaos to determine who is the baddest player in town!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 38.8%, Co-op 18.4%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Funny 13.8%, Action 7.7%
- #54 Beat Me!
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Beat Me! is a physics-based multiplayer game for up to 6 players. Play with comical fantasy characters in a wide variety of fun and surprising environments. Challenge your friends locally or beat others over the internet!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 47%, Co-op 16%, Funny 11.8%, Multiplayer 11%, Action 7%
- #55 Sifu
66% matchVery Positive92% of 26,757 reviews2023
Dev: Sloclap
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 70.2%, Action 13.9%, Roguelike 7.1%, Hack and Slash 4.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #56 Suit for Hire
64% matchVery Positive93% of 3,117 reviews2025
Dev: Godmode Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 75.1%, Action 22.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #57 SULFUR
65% matchVery Positive87% of 8,658 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Roguelike 85.5%, 2D 14.5%
- #58 Wanba Warriors
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,722 reviews2020
Dev: Wanba Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Have you got what it takes to be a Wanba Warrior? Step into the absurd world of calligraphy combat and prepare to lay the smackdown upon all who dare to oppose you, dishing out damage with your chosen ink brush of brutality! highly recommend playing with controllers.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 41.5%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Funny 16.6%, Combat 9.1%, Action 7.8%
- #59 Rumble Club
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 702 reviews2024
Dev: Lightfox Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Punch your friends for free! Battle solo or squad up in clumsy chaos across an ever-changing slate of game modes with up to 20 players.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 41%, Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Funny 10.5%, Action 5.9%