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211 games like The Combatribes · 1985 – 2025
CP.Brain · Arcade, Switch, PS4
Players One and Two start with the two selectable protagonists, Rick and Allen. Each private detective uses different fighting styles, attempt to solve cases by beating up each criminal they encounter. Lots of special items can be found by
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Timed SNK exclusive
SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +3
Duke and Billy, two popular and renowned New York City Police detectives, are hot on the trail of a dangerous Japanese crime syndicate. Their investigation has led them to the mean streets of Japan where they meet a police officer and marti
60 rating6 lists1 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Gary Biasillo · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
Target: Renegade is a scrolling beat'em up (or flip-screen on certain versions) computer game released on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum systems in the late 1980s by Ocean Software on their "Imagine" label, as well as a Ninte
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Timed NEC exclusive
Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +12
On the baddest streets of the city they know your name. You are lean and mean... the karate master they call the Vigilante! Your turf was left alone. Your friends and neighbors lived in peace. Until the Rogue gang got too big for their brit
55 rating11 listsOften paired
SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +2
The Slum... an area of town completely forgotten. No one could imagine the cruelness suffered by innocent people who were transformed into horrible mutant creatures by genetic experiments. They hovered everywhere and completely took control
61 rating4 lists0.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed SNK exclusive
Noise Factory · Arcade, Linux, Neo Geo +5
The game takes a greater departure from its predecessors in both story and presentation. The heroes are now members of a ninja clan who have to dispatch an evil emperor before he is released. Players can choose which character they want for
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Nintendo exclusive
Factor 5 · SNES, Wii
The lost colony of Alterra is a completely man-made lifeworld abandoned long ago in a nearby galaxy. Alterra is actually five colonies in one. Each self-contained habitat has been separately bio-engineered by a powerful ecosystem generation
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Nintendo exclusive
Hudson Soft · Nintendo 64, Wii
Bomberman's latest adventure takes him across the galaxy! Princess Millian has been kidnapped by the evil Garaden Empire and it's up to Bomberman to save the day. Travel through worlds of ice, fire and water. Use new abilities and get help
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Nintendo console exclusive
Ocean Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6
The game's plot is loosely based on the film of the same name. In this side-scrolling platformer, the player controls Darkman, a superhero who can jump, kick and punch, as well as swing from a rope during action sequences between levels. In
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Sega console exclusive
Banpresto · Arcade, Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
My Hero (Seishun Scandal in Japan) is a Sega video game released via arcade in 1985 and was later ported to the Sega Master System in 1986. The gameplay takes the form of a simple side-scrolling beat 'em up fighting game, which was seen as
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Konami · Arcade
It is the 1990s. In the beginning, World War III has at last expired. The people are left to pick up the pieces and rebuild their civilizations. However, vicious gangs that prey on these defenseless citizens are obstructing the reconstructi
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Sega console exclusive
Sega Wow · Arcade, Dreamcast
A beat 'em up video game published by Sega and initially released in arcades on Sega Model 2 hardware. It is the sequel to the 1996 game, Dynamite Deka which was released outside Japan as Die Hard Arcade. The game was ported to the Dreamcas
61 rating3 lists1 h main story
Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Genesis
The player begins the game by choosing from one of four different forest rangers, each with a different amount of health, attack strength, and jumping height. The game's controls consists of an eight-way joystick for moving the character an
70 rating2 lists0.5 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, SNES
The player dons real boxing gloves and punches a padded target as on-screen opponents react.
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Sega AM2 · Arcade
Arabian Fight is a scrolling beat 'em up video game released in arcades by Sega in 1992 (the displayed copyright year is 1991). Running on the Sega System 32 arcade system, the game displays pseudo-3D sprite-scaling graphics and supports co
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Imagine Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
Renegade 3: The Final Chapter is a scrolling beat'em up computer game released on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum systems in the late 1980s by Ocean Software under their "Imagine" label. The game is a sequel to Target: Re
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PlayStation exclusive
Syn Sophia · PlayStation Portable
The handheld debut of the Yakuza/Ryuu ga Gotoku series, Kurohyou follows the rise of series newcomer Ukyô Tatsuya, a young man who quickly finds himself wrapped up in the world of Japanese organized crime.
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Nintendo exclusive
Rare Ltd. · Game Boy, NES, SNES
Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team is the fourth game in the Battletoads series. It is a crossover with the Double Dragon series of beat 'em up games developed by Technos Japan. It was released for the NES, with ports for the S
81 rating3 lists
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +9
The five missions in the game are each three or four stages long. Several hostages are being held in each stage; Joe must rescue all of them before he is allowed to finish the stage. The last stage in each mission has no hostages, but inste
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Nintendo exclusive
SNES
"X-Kaliber 2097" consists of two modes. The first modes gameplay consists of side-scrolling action. The player can jump and swing a sword at enemies. The player can also deflect projectiles with the sword. The game also features one on one
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Game Boy, NES, Sega Genesis
It's Clean Up Time! Only a complete and helpless nerd like Melvin Junko could be such a klutz that he would run into a vat of Grossolium 90, a terribly toxic waste by-product of the Island City Chemical Plant. Now the wimpy nerd Melvin has
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Capcom · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +2
In the year 2281, the war spanning half a century over territory between the United World Forces and the Raian Kingdom had at last come to an end. But this peace was not to last. A year after a truce was signed between the two forces, form
74 rating3 lists
Nintendo exclusive
Capcom · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
The Mad Gear Gang has spread crime and violence throughout the streets of Metro City. Only one man has enough guts to take the streets back from them, Mayor Mike Haggar. Now the Mad Gear Gang has kidnapped his daughter Jessica to bring him
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Toka · Dreamcast, GameCube
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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Cavia · PS2, Xbox
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
35 rating3 lists
Xbox console exclusive
Mitchell Corporation · Arcade, Xbox Series
It is the late 21st century, and the world has come under the control of a single federal government. One day a new threat known as Abdullah the Slaver appears, causing widespread terror and panic. The fear in men's hearts incites the aband
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Konami · Arcade, Switch, PS4
Crime Fighters is a side-scrolling beat-em-up released by Konami for the arcades in 1989. take control of a squad of undercover police officers and rescue a group of kidnapped damsels from a crime boss and his army of punks!
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Mitchell Corporation · Arcade
It is the late 21st century, and the world has come under the control of a single federal government. One day a new threat known as Abdullah the Slaver appears, causing widespread terror and panic. The fear in men's hearts incites the aband
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Yuke's · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Double Dragon Revive faithfully reproduces the thrill of old school side-scrolling action games, with updated controls and difficulty settings for the modern era, and utilizing Arc System Works’ fighting game development experience. Jimmy L
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PlayStation exclusive
Yuke's · PS2
Josh Calloway is an employee of Wisdom Incorporated, well known for its work in gene therapy, genome-based drugs, cloning technology and genetic modification of food. He is subjected to tests day after day, hoping to use his increased abili
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Now Production · NES, TurboGrafx-16
Jackie and his sister, Josephine, are tough on tyrants. As China's supreme kung fu champs, they guard their country against the Prince of Sorcerers, who lurks just beyond the Great Wall. It comes as no surprise when this fiend and his ghoul
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Nintendo exclusive
Bionic Games · Wii
Spyborgs sees players controlling a member of a team of cyborg secret agents, each with their own unique abilities, through several levels populated by enemies. The game is designed to be played co-operatively with two players, though the A
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Nintendo exclusive
Irem · SNES, Wii
In this SNES sequel to the arcade R-Type shooters, you are the R-9, Earth's most advanced form of defense against the evil BYDO Empire. There are seven stages you must go through, picking up power-up items to defeat the stage bosses which h
68 rating5 listsDescribed alike
Sega console exclusive
Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis
Two Crude Dudes is a 1991 beat 'em up arcade game produced by Data East. The game was later ported to the Sega Genesis in 1992. Outside Japan, the port was released under the name Two Crude Dudes. In Japan, the game was titled: Crude Buster
51 rating2 lists
Arcade
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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Xbox console exclusive
Windows, Xbox 360, macOS
Warriors ... come out to play-ayyy! Relive the unforgettable cult classic movie and experience The Warriors: Street Brawl in a 3-D side-scrolling fight fest. Brawl it out old school style using your fists and a variety of weapons. Battle th
35 rating2 lists
Nintendo exclusive
Game Boy Color
The Batman returns on Game Boy Color with BATMAN: Total Chaos in Gotham City. Based on the popular animated BATMAN series, this single-player action game allows you to don the cowl of one of two Bat-heroes: Batman or Batgirl. Some of the Da
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Nintendo exclusivePipe Dream Interactive · Game Boy Advance
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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Ocean Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
The Game """""""" This is where the law stops ... and you start Advance through three playfields. CITY SCENE (night-time), RURAL AREA (day-time) and FACTORY. Use platforms and levels to locate and protect Ingrid from her attackers n each s
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PlayStation exclusive
Spike · PS2
The game is set in Tokyo in the year 2049 and revolves around three characters whose home has been destroyed. As seen on the game's front cover, this trio seems human; however, they are actually bio-engineered weapons developed by a company
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Timed Sega exclusive
Core Design · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +6
The world's most renowned biogenetic scientist has been kidnapped and brainwashed into creating an army of bloodthirsty mutant warriors. Suddenly the fate of all mankind rests in the hands of his youngest son... and a top-secret mutating e
64 rating6 lists
PlayStation exclusive
PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable
Crime Crackers is a a first-person action shooting game. The player controls the Pink Dolphin team as they explore each area, defeating enemies and collecting useful items. Combat is real-time, but the player must switch into attack mode in
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Gremlin Interactive · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
"Death Wish 3" is a video game adaptation of the 1985 film, featuring Charles Bronson's iconic vigilante character, Paul Kersey. Set in a crime-ridden New York City, players take on the role of Kersey, assisting police in combating violent
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SNK console exclusive
Arcade, Neo Geo
Murdered by criminals, Detective Yokoda's body is retrieved by Professor Tani and taken to his laboratory. There, Tani performs an experiment that has failed seven times; Yokoda is the latest subject to have his life force transferred into
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Timed NEC exclusive
Westone Bit Entertainment · TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii
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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NMK · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +9
Tenseiryuu: Saint Dragon is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released as a coin-op by Jaleco in 1989. It was converted to several home computer platforms by Storm Entertainment in 1990.
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Timed Sega exclusive
Android, Arcade, Game Gear +7
Streets of Rage is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega in 1991 for Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the first installment of the Bare Knuckle/Streets of Rage series which was followed by Streets of Rage 2 and St
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Timed Nintendo exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows
The Takeover is a side-scrolling beat'em up inspired by 90's classics such as Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Battle solo or alongside a friend in local co-op while listening to awesome tunes from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Rona
70 rating5 lists2.5 h main story