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274 games like Knuckle Bash · 1987 – 2021

  • Why 93Form.76World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionSide view

    The plot begins when narcotics agents Paul and Bobby are committed to putting an end to the drug syndicate known as "MID". MID's secret hideout is located on Riot Island, an island full of uninhabited ruins with people moved inside of it wh

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 91Form.61World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    Pipe Dream Interactive · Game Boy Advance

    ActionBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerBased on - tv show

    Welcome to BattleBots, the sport of remote-controlled robotic combat. Based on the popular television series, you build your own customized, radio-controlled robots that employ an array of destructive weaponry such as hammers, saws and spik

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 91Form.77World.25Curated.89Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired · Also in Ninja games

    Core Design · PlayStation

    ActionBeat 'em upFightingNinjaBrawler

    Ninja is a fast-paced, arcade style action-adventure. The game features highly detailed environments, a wide range of special effects and huge end-of-level bosses. Assuming the role of the young ninja Kurosawa, you must guide him through a

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 87Form.68World.25Curated.79Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    Westone Bit Entertainment · TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii

    ActionBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide view

    Riot Zone is a side-scrolling fighting game that follows two heroes as they fight to take down an evil organization. The crime syndicate Dragon Zone has kidnapped Hawk's girlfriend and it's up to him and his partner detective, Tony, to get

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 85Form.45World.25Curated.88Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    Ocean Software · SNES, Windows

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionBased on - movie

    The Shadow was once a vicious criminal captured by a mystic and taught the powers of the mind. He became the nemesis of evil. Now, donning his sweeping cape and disguise, The Shadow takes on his most dangerous foe yet; the last descendant

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  • Why 83Form.46World.25Curated.81Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    East Technology Corp. · Amstrad CPC, Android, Arcade +6

    Beat 'em upFightingActionSide view

    The final game in the original trilogy. Billy and Jimmy Lee are returning from martial arts training when their paths cross a fortune teller. She tells them of a great evil in Egypt, their strongest adversary yet, and how the Rosetta Stone

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 76Form.38World.25Curated.70Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    Dimps · Xbox

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionMotorcycle

    Based on the 3D coin-on arcade title of the same name, SpikeOut: Battle Street offers a quick single-player mode that's about two to four hours long and each time it's beaten, a new character, with slightly different special attacks, opens

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  • Why 54Form.52World.37Curated.22Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Also in Ninja games

    PS3, Xbox 360

    Beat 'em upFightingNinjaActionSpiritual successor

    Anarchy Reigns is an online multiplayer brawler, from the makers of Bayonetta and Vanquish, PlatinumGames. Set in the post-apocalyptic future, this is an over-the-top close combat fighting game, set in a massively open and fantastical worl

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 53Form.54World.25Curated.22Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Tomsoft · PlayStation Portable

    FightingBeat 'em upAction

    Ikkitousen: Eloquent Fist is a fighter that includes ample amount of fan service, over 4000 animated cut scenes and is fully voice supported. The combat mode features an action system which allows players to control their characters with ea

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 53Form.53World.25Curated.22Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Boomzap Entertainment · Wii

    Beat 'em upFightingActionComedySide view

    In this game players will fight through creature-filled areas like a murky swamp, an underwater city, and a haunted village to ultimately face-off against the scallywag Rudebelly and retrieve their stolen treasure. It's serious business in

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 50Form.53World.00Curated.22Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Arcade, Sega Saturn, Sega Titan Video

    Beat 'em upFightingSide view

    Many years have passed since the last war with Death Adder. But, as memories of those dark times begin to fade, another war is beginning. Out of the mists of time, a magical axe is discovered. The legend of the axe is well known throughout

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  • Why 50Form.38World.25Curated.27Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Toka · Dreamcast, GameCube

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionMultiple protagonists

    Pick the warrior, thief, or wizard, and fight through five huge levels, each with its own boss. Your main weapons are your fists, but you can pull out weapons for quick kills. You only get so many shots with your weapon before it breaks, th

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  • Why 48Form.29World.47Curated.25Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Cavia · PS2, Xbox

    ActionBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerOrganized crime

    Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance is a 3rd person action RPG/Beat 'em up video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was developed by Cavia and published by Capcom, and released on August 23, 2005. In it, the player takes the role of any of 5

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 48Form.69World.40Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    PlayStation Portable

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerAnime

    It follows the efforts of a Japanese "bancho" (delinquent) and his efforts to become Japan's top bancho by beating up all the other regional banchos during a field trip.The game takes place on a school field trip to the fictional city of Ky

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 47Form.71World.25Curated.00Lists.78Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Givro · Sega 32X

    FightingNinjaActionScience fictionSide view

    What kind of un-be-leev-ably ugly monster is this? Chunks of armor fly off as you pound its body. This beefed-up, maxed-out monstrosity has jetted across the cosmos to beat your brains out! But is it the alien? Or is it YOU?

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.30World.25Curated.29Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Taito · Arcade, SNES

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionHigh score

    The player dons real boxing gloves and punches a padded target as on-screen opponents react.

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  • Why 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.78Beat 'em up · Fighting · Also in Ninja games

    Capcom · PS2, Wii

    Beat 'em upFightingNinjaActionThird person

    Sengoku Basara is a Hack and Slash video game published by Capcom released on July 21st, 2005 for the PlayStation 2.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 45Form.46World.00Curated.19Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Ubisoft Québec · Nintendo DS

    FightingBeat 'em upSimulationBird view / Isometric

    Battle of Giants: Dragons is a DS game that gives young gamers to the chance to play with the most impressive creatures they had always dreamed of: Dragons. Feel the adrenaline rush of creating, controlling, customizing and battling with yo

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 45Form.66World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Arcade, PS3

    FightingNinjaActionAnime

    A 2D fighting game developed by FK Digital. It was released in the arcades in Japan in 2011 and on the PlayStation Network (PS3) in North America in September 2013.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.44World.25Curated.15Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    DJ Boy

    1989

    Kaneko · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionSide-scrolling

    DJ Boy, also known as DJ Kid, was designed as a standard side-scrolling beat'em up game partially based on the hip-hop culture of the U.S. cities. What made the game unique at the time was the fact that many of the characters rode around on

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  • Why 45Form.52World.25Curated.10Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Blitz Arcade · PS3, Xbox 360

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionMartial arts

    Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao will feature basic beat 'em up and hand-to-hand action elements with a basic interface and easy to learn, pick-up-and-play controls. Invincible Tiger features a number of different modes for single- a

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 45Form.56World.25Curated.08Lists.65Beat 'em up · Fighting · Also in Ninja games

    BlueSky Software · Atari 7800

    Beat 'em upFightingNinjaBrawlerAction

    Ninja Golf is an Atari 7800 video game which combines scrolling beat 'em up with golf simulation gameplay. Released in 1990, it later gained some renown for its outlandish subject matter and unique blend of gameplay styles. The player star

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  • Why 45Form.68World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Also in Ninja games

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +5

    Beat 'em upFightingNinjaActionArcade

    Sengoku is a side scrolling action game where the player takes the role of a super warrior who must battle against ghosts from the past bent on taking over the present.

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  • Why 45Form.74World.00Curated.00Lists1.00Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Windows

    FightingNinja

    Silver Knights is a homemade 3D mech action/fighting Dojin soft game created by Haruo Teshima. The game is popular in Japan and Hong Kong, and has a small following in the United States. The development of this game was temporarily stopped

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  • Why 45Form.68World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Data East · Arcade

    Beat 'em upNinjaActionArcadeSide view

    Trio The Punch is a beat 'em up game where the player chooses a character from three playable characters, and fights numerous enemies across a side-scrolling game screen. Most of the levels are played scrolling to the right, but some loop a

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.47World.84Curated.00Lists.78Fighting · Ninja · Described alike · Also in Ninja games

    Produce! · Nintendo 64

    FightingNinjaActionMartial artsController pak

    Virtual gamers challenge you in a hot battle! Train your own robot! Cool heroes battle it out using combo attacks in 3D space. Exciting battles against CPU gamers with personality. Train your robot and have it fight in the auto-battle. Give

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 44Form.29World.04Curated.29Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Genki · Xbox

    Beat 'em upFightingTime limitVersus screenSide view

    As a fight promoter for a troop of Kabuki warriors trying to travel from Edo to Kyoto, your actor/samurai must possess both strength and style. Along the way you will have to fight other Kabuki troops, garner the crowds favor to receive tip

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  • Why 44Form.65World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    SNK · Android, Arcade, Game Boy +7

    FightingNinjaActionSide view

    "A brand new title from SNK! A new Samurai Shodown is on the horizon! Since its birth in 1993, the Samurai Shodown series has been known as the premier weapon based versus fighting games, and was essential in cultivating the weapon based f

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.66World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Sunsoft · SNES

    Beat 'em upNinjaBrawlerActionAction-adventure

    The young ninja Sasuke and his monk friend Chin-nan embark on a quest to rescue a daughter of a local lord by fighting his way through hordes of masked bandits led by a mysterious warlord.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 44Form.66World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Tecmo · Arcade, Switch

    Beat 'em upBrawlerActionFantasySide view

    The protagonist Tecmo Knight has the assistance of "Smokeman" and "Tiger". Pressing the "change" button allows Tecmo Knight to switch between the two. Smokeman uses powerful punches and kicks against enemies while Tecmo Knight rides him. Wh

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  • Why 44Form.53World.00Curated.13Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Also in Ninja games

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upFightingNinjaBrawlerMartial arts

    Taito's answer to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game starring color-coded puppet ninja kids. Fight your way through the forces of a cult determined to resurrect The Satan!

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 44Form.62World.37Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ActionBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerMartial arts

    This arcade conversion is a beat 'em up in which you (as Lee Wong) must rescue the village children from the evil Ryo Ken Oh. Many levels are horizontally scrolling, although with high ledges to jump onto and follow for a slightly different

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.63World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Culture Brain · NES, Wii U

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionPlatformer

    In a mysterious region of China, Ryuhi, was born and raised in high mountain tops. There he received instruction from his wise teacher, Juan. At a young age he became a master of Kempo. One day, his teacher Juan was attacked and robbed of t

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  • Why 43Form.69World.00Curated.00Lists.78Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Game Boy Advance, PlayStation

    FightingNinjaAdventure

    Samurai Deeper Kyo (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1999 to May 2006, with its chapters coll

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 43Form.41World.37Curated.13Lists.78Beat 'em up · Fighting · Also in Ninja games

    Midway Studios – Los Angeles · PlayStation

    Beat 'em upFightingNinjaBrawlerAction

    Master the art of Wu-Tang Battle in up to four-player martial arts brawls. Master the attacks and weapons of each of nine Wu-Tang. Collect 30 chambers and eliminate your opponent in over 50 masterful cinematic fatality sequences. Featurin

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  • Why 42Form.60World.22Curated.00Lists.78Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Sega AM2 · Arcade

    FightingNinjaMartial arts

    The game takes place in a fictional city located in central Canada known as "Destiny City," a midsized American metropolis. Once every few years, strong fighters gather here and hold a violent, secret no-holds-barred fighting spree. This ye

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  • Why 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.78Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Arika · Arcade

    FightingNinjaActionMartial artsSide view

    The gameplay system is similar to that of the Street Fighter EX series (also developed by Arika), such as canceling supers into other supers, and universal guard-break attack

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  • Why 42Form.39World.25Curated.13Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    IK+

    1987

    System 3 · Amiga, Amiga CD32, Amstrad CPC +8

    Beat 'em upFightingActionMartial artsSide view

    Call it a sequel... And you'll land up flat on your back. They called International Karate "the greatest Karate beat' em up yet" (Commodore User). And who are we to argue? But Archer Maclean has come up with a stunner: A third fighter. An

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.78Fighting · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Namco · Arcade, Switch, Wii

    FightingNinjaActionMartial artsSide view

    Up to four players must choose control for six different characters from: the United States, the game's home country of Japan, Greece, China, Norway, and Brazil in what is described as "America's hottest new game show" on the flyer; they al

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 42Form.59World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Sega Genesis

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionShared screen

    A kabuki warrior steps into a time portal to go back to the Shogun dynasty to defeat the evil lord Kabuki. The game is basically a side-scrolling beat-em up game, with the player controlling the kabuki warrior. The player can deliver kicks

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.60World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Jaleco · Arcade, Switch

    ActionBeat 'em upNinjaPlatformerSide view

    Ninja Kazan is a platformer/hack and slash arcade game by Jaleco in 1988.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 42Form.59World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Sega Genesis

    NinjaActionPlatformerScience fiction

    The evil god Ashura has unleashed hordes of monsters and demons onto Earth, hoping to take control of the planet as well as the hearts of men. The powerful god Hyprion has recruited four of Earth's most powerful warriors and assembled them

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  • Why 42Form.57World.33Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upFightingAction

    Tough Turf is a 1989 2D beat 'em up arcade game. According to Kurt Katala of Hardcore Gaming 101: "Considering there was very little variation amongst the Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles clones that popped up in the early 90s,

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  • Why 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Mechanical Head Studios · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    Beat 'em upNinjaActionAdventureArcade

    Dash, slice, and leap through masterfully designed levels filled with sharply honed ninja platforming action. Authentic 8-bit presentation with hand-crafted sprites, a detailed pixel aesthetic, and perfect controls. Modern touches like flui

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  • Why 41Form.55World.33Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upBrawlerActionCrimeSide view

    A four-player beat-em-up. Save the city from the Evil Gang who are hell-bent on blowing up large sections of the city. D. D. Crew is a 2D arcade beat'em up, similar to Final Fight. Each player (up to four depending arcade cabinet) controls

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  • Why 41Form.53World.37Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerActionArcade

    Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay featur

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.58World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Beat 'em up · Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    The 3DO Company · 3DO, PS2

    ActionBeat 'em upNinjaBrawlerMartial arts

    Hiro was orphaned shortly after being born; his parents the king and queen killed by the evil Element Master Akunin. Now fully grown, Hiro sets out to best the four element trials and become an Element Master himself, while Akunin waits for

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  • Why 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    MS-DOS

    NinjaActionPlatformer

    As a ninja with a mission to "redeem Naipusan, the once peaceful land that was destroyed by the northern armies", you have to defeat the evil Shogun of Death. Shadow Knights is a platform game where you try to complete several levels, such

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