Genre hybrids are everywhere these days—whether a turn-based soulslike or a city-building deckbuilder—but I'm still regularly ...

The most discussed video game of the year included plenty of sequels — among them Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and ...

The beat ’em up genre isn’t slowing down in 2026. Here’s a look at the biggest and most interesting brawlers; from indie ...

Grab your pom poms and gear up for Ra Ra BOOM, a four-player co-op action that blends classic beat-'em-up gameplay with ranged combat in a lane-based 2D side-scroller. The planet has been taken from ...

This side-scrolling metagame features Xin Zhao fighting alongside Yunara. Riot Games is introducing a brand-new side-scrolling metagame to League of Legends (LoL), just in time for the launch of their ...

Side-scrolling beat ’em up action game RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers will launch for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version, publishers City ...

Conatus Creative has announced that side-scrolling beat-'em-up River City Ransom: Underground will soon be delisted from ...

Side-scrolling beat ’em up game Terrifier: The ARTcade Game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam on November 21, publisher Selecta Play and developer Relevo announced.

The core problem of the beat-'em-up genre in 2025 is content. They're games designed to be beatable in two or three hours.

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

At Summer Games Fest this week, publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute games, creators of the critically acclaimed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, have revealed two new playable ...