The Best Beat-em-up Games for Playstation 5 - Page 2

Update : Beat \'Em Up Collection QUByte Classics added at rank #23.
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River City Girls Zero (2022)

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River City Girls Zero is a spin-off of the Kunio-kun franchise where you play as Misako and Kyoko, fighting their way to rescue Kunio and Riki. Featuring great visuals, superb character designs, and a fantastic soundtrack, River City Girls Zero offers local co-op support with extras like manga-style animated self-aware cutscenes, an opening video, new music and more.


What we like:
  • Great visuals
  • Superb character designs
  • Fantastic soundtrack
  • Local co-op support
  • Extras like manga-style animated cutscenes
  • New music
What could be improved:
  • No difficulty modes
  • No online play
  • Limited display options for aspect ratios

  • beat-em-up
  • cooperative
  • anime
  • motorbike
  • action-translated
  • crime
  • spin-kicking
  • brawler
  • pixel
  • music
  • local
  • retro
  • fight
  • linear
  • combat

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Alien Hominid Invasion (2023)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch

Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.


  • cooperative
  • nonlinear
  • beat-em-up
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • rogue-like
  • aliens
  • procedural
  • pve
  • run
  • multiplayer
  • online
  • cartoony
  • gun
  • non-linear

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons - Sacred Reunion (2024)

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The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic beat 'em up franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 9 additional characters, each with their own special moves and unique playstyles.


  • local
  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • cooperative
  • scroller
  • martial
  • 1990s
  • rogue-like
  • pixel
  • retro
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • action
  • multiplayer
  • old-school

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G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra (2024)

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Yo Joe! Cobra returns once again with its most fiendish plot yet and it's up to G.I. Joe to defeat them once more! Pick one of the real American heroes, gear up, and get straight into the fight in this retro side-scrolling beat 'em up - and make Cobra RETREAT yet again!


  • side-scrolling
  • beat-em-up
  • 1980s
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • arts
  • martial
  • boss
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • arcade
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • cartoony
  • combo

15

Night Slashers: Remake (2024)

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Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors.


  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • remake
  • horror
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • zombies
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • pulse-pounding
  • post-apocalyptic
  • supernatural
  • comic
  • belt-scrolling

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Astor: Blade Of The Monolith (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s

Rip through hordes of enemies with fury and style in this fast-paced action RPG. Play as Astor, a young warrior determined to unveil the secrets behind his creators’ unforeseen demise. Wield an arsenal of runic weapons to hunt down the evil haunting the planet Gliese and save it from impending doom.


  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • combat
  • exploration
  • discovery
  • 3d
  • action
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • fantasy

17

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate (2025)

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"Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!


  • cooperative
  • local
  • fight
  • beat-em-up
  • online
  • anime
  • scroller
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • family-friendly
  • pvp
  • cross-platform
  • melee-fight
  • character

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PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe (2023)

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Clean up the streets of Junktown as a team of robot garbage collectors. Trash your opponents with up to 4 players or go it alone in this beat ‘em up that’s also a clean ‘em up!


  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • collectathon
  • local
  • multiplayer
  • truck
  • cooperative
  • robots
  • stylized
  • futuristic
  • fight
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • squad
  • casual

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Shing! (2020)

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Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!


  • beat-em-up
  • demons
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • fight
  • rogue-like
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2.5d
  • spectacle
  • scroller
  • character
  • side-scrolling
  • colourful
  • arcade

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (2024)

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Join the Turtle brothers straight from the sewers and slide into this new adventure of shell-shocking proportions!


  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • 3d
  • martial
  • comic
  • cartoony
  • cooperative
  • book
  • ninja
  • fight
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • controller-support

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