In fighting video games, the challenge focus in fights where the player controls the moves of the characters to win matches or beat enemies. The two main types of fighting games are competitive one-on-one (like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat) and Beat ’em up, scrolling fighting games where players face off against many opponents. We have both styles here!
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Running Battle is a 1991 Master System single-player and side-scrolling brawler in which the player controls a lone cop seeking revenge against the criminal organization responsible for the death of his partner in a decadent city.
Real Street Fighter 3D is a side-scrolling beat 'em up with fluid animations and intense combat where you'll navigate an urban landscape while battling waves of foes, including the law enforcement determined to stop you.
The Super Spy (1990) is a game that blends beat 'em up, FPS, RPG and a setting that seems lifted straight from 80s the action movies. It follows a secret agent who infiltrates in a heavily guarded facility to dismantle a terrorist operation and save hostages.
Dan the Man is a platformer that combines a cracking funny story with smooth beat 'em up combat, visuals inspired by Wonder Boy and Mega Man, upgradeable fighting skills, and an arsenal of weapons that would make even the greatest heroes jealous.
Zippy Ninja is an action-packed fighting game where you, armed with a variety of weapons and powerful spells, must defend your dojo from endless waves of enemy ninjas. Each wave increases in intensity, and agility and precision are the key to survival.
Cyborg Justice is a Mega Drive/Genesis 1993 side-scrolling beat 'em up were you customize and control a sentient cyborg to fight hordes of other cybernetic beings in a mysterious planet that is controlled by a huge brain. Play it here online!
The Cyber Shinobi is a platformer with beat 'em up elements that throws you into a world where ninja justice meets high-tech warfare. Play online this action-packed futuristic sequel, released in 1991 for Sega Master System, to the arcade classic Shinobi.
Begotten Son is a short retro platform game where a knight traverses dark landscapes inspired by the silent cinema era Antonin Artaud's theatre of gestures, expressionist films like Begotten, and works such as Vermis I. It was released on 2024.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rescue-Palooza is a beat 'em up based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, especially the beloved cartoon from the late 80s, its toy line and the Nintendo games. This fighting fangame was released on 2019.
Hokuto no Ken is a 1986 Master System side-scrolling beat 'em up set in the post-apocalyptic world of Fist of the North Star which follows Kenshiro’s journey as he battles through waves of enemies to rescue his beloved Yuria. It's also the original version of the SMS classic Black Belt.
Zombie Redemption is a high-octane action, survival, fighting and shooting game that happens when humanity faces extinction as most of the population transforms into ravenous abominable monsters. You are now, naturally, mankind's last hope.
Christmas Sector is an indie soulslike fighting game with a Christmas theme where your goal is to fight monsters in an underground area while trying to figure out why the presents are disappearing. It was released on 2019.
Come Fight Me is a funny and casual game where you'll take control of a powerful character in the center of the ring, facing waves of wrestlers charging from four directions. Your reflexes will be tested as deliver well-timed punches and knock out the opponents!
Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe! (Hokuto no Ken - Seizetsu Jūban Shōbu), is a game in which eleven men fight to the death to take control of the post-apocalyptic lands of Hokuto no Ken. It was developed in 1989.
Stickman Warrior Way is a fighting and platform game inspired by Minecraft and with stick graphics where you'll face epic battles, complex semi-metroidvania labyrinths with multiple paths and treacherous enemies!
Lost Heroes is a cool fantasy-themed platform-puzzler where unique heroe sget into the dungeon and face the necromancer that turned the entire village into the undead.