The Best Beat-em-up Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next added at rank #37.
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Jitsu Squad (2022)

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

Jitsu Squad is a four-player co-op fighting game inspired by the Marvel vs Capcom series. The players take on the role of four heroes on a mission to thwart an evil sorcerer’s ambitions and retrieve a powerful demon's soul stone. With beautiful hand-drawn visuals and an over-the-top chop socky soundtrack, this game will have you feeling like you're playing in one of your favorite Saturday morning cartoons.


What we like:
  • Varied characters
  • Super transformations and screen filling super attacks
  • Visually stunning graphics
  • Entertaining soundtrack
  • Variety of enemies and bosses
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty distinguishing between characters in multiplayer mode
  • Limited number of puzzles
  • Not difficult even at the end

  • ninja
  • beat-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scroller
  • cooperative
  • hack-and-slash
  • fight
  • character
  • swordplay
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • superhero
  • old-school
  • retro
  • linear

12

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons (2023)

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

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.

Buy

  • cooperative
  • boss
  • rogue-like
  • beat-em-up
  • brawler
  • local
  • martial
  • combo
  • retro
  • arcade
  • fight
  • side-scrolling
  • online
  • classic
  • action

13

Slave Zero X (2024)

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

Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.

Buy

  • spectacle
  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • mech
  • hack-and-slash
  • dystopian
  • 2.5d
  • ninja
  • post-apocalyptic
  • platform
  • historical
  • dark
  • alternate
  • futuristic
  • horror

14

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

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 Xbox One

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!

Buy

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

15

Alien Hominid Invasion (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Xbox One PC Windows

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.

Buy

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

16

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

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows j

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

17

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

18

Night Slashers: Remake (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch j

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

19

Shing! (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

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

Buy

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

20

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!

Buy

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

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