Jacob Buchalter (he/him) is a full-time Staff Writer based in the US and is an all-around creative media-obsessed individual who truly cares a bit too much about pop culture media, art, and all things ...

Hands-on | Slick combat and atmospheric level design makes Replaced my new most-wanted game of March 2026 ...

Brawlers are the heavy hitters in fighting games, and every title in the genre has at least a few. Here are some that stand out above the rest. Progression systems in beat 'em ups can be an unwelcome ...

The 1.1 patch arrives February 12, adding new challenges, upgraded mounts, and unlockable skins.

In my younger years there were three absolutes in my life – I was an asshole, Nintendo was better than Sega (sorry, but also not sorry) and any nearby, side-scrolling arcade machine that had the ...

Some genres are too sweet and pure for this world. The beat-em-up, aka the brawler, brewed the perfect mix of colorful graphics, hard-hitting feedback, and fast gameplay for arcades in the '80s and ...

At release, Towerborne will feature a variety of different weapons to equip your heroes (called Aces here) with. I had the chance to try out two of those weapons: the Warclub and Dual Daggers. That ...

Cincinnati-based developer Gylee Games has announced Ra Ra BOOM, a cooperative side-scrolling beat ’em up game coming to PC via Steam this fall. Here is an overview of the game, via Gylee Games: Ra Ra ...

Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel, in partnership with Oculus Studios, just announced a new VR beat-em-up at The Game Awards. Furthermore, Path of the Warrior is available right now on Oculus Quest ...

Are you after a new beat ‘em up game? There are a ton of great-looking brawlers that are slated to launch this year. Of course, these games are not necessarily ranked in any particular way. We won’t ...

Chris started gaming in the 8-bit era so writing game reviews seemed like a natural choice of activity to protect his brain from further atrophy during his final year in a psychiatric penitentiary.