Absolum, developed by Guard Crush Games and Supamonks and published by Dotemu, takes the structure of a roguelike and filters it through the lens of a side-scrolling beat-em-up, creating a loop that ...

While the genre isn't as prolific as it once was, beat-'em-ups still tend to follow in the mold of Final Fight and Streets of Rage: You're a muscle-bound mayor or a martial arts expert or occasionally ...

Absolum, like so many of its roguelike peers, is a game about experimentation. Four heroes set out on a quest to defeat a mad tyrant and save their realm, but they are all but destined to fail on ...

BROK: The Brawl Bar has already earned a 96% rating on Steam, while BROK: The Investigator holds an even higher 98% approval ...

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

Dead as Disco puts you in the shoes of Charlie Disco, a fallen icon with one chance to reclaim the spotlight from the Idols—Charlie’s ex-bandmates and musical legends. Confront the Idols in stylish ...

TL;DR: Epic Games Store is giving away three free games until May 29. Sifu is a challenging martial arts beat-em-up which fans rate as superb not just in terms of the combat engine, but atmosphere and ...

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 ...