List of beat 'em ups

Beat 'em ups are video games which pit a fighter or group of fighters against many underpowered enemies and bosses. Gameplay usually spans many levels, with most levels ending in an enemy boss. If multiple players are involved, players generally fight cooperatively.

It is often useful to characterise gameplay as either 2D (largely characterised by the player walking only to the left or right) or 3D (characterised by full movement in the implied horizontal plane, sometimes also with a button for jump). Graphics can likewise be categorised as 2D (with sprites, sometimes with an isometric or parallax effect) or 3D (polygons), or hybrid (e.g. sprite characters in front of polygon backgrounds, or vice versa).

Games with beat 'em up sections

 * The Adventures of Bayou Billy - Konami
 * Asterix & Obelix XXL - Étranges Libellules
 * Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum - Étranges Libellules
 * Bebe's Kids - Radical Entertainment
 * Bully - Rockstar Vancouver
 * Bully: Scholarship Edition - Rockstar New England
 * Crash of the Titans - Radical Entertainment
 * Crash: Mind over Mutant - Radical Entertainment
 * Darkman - Ocean
 * Guilty Gear Isuka - Sammy
 * Guilty Gear Judgment - Sammy
 * Legend of Success Joe - Wave
 * Lego video games - TT Games
 * Mortal Kombat: Armageddon - Midway
 * Ninja Golf - Atari
 * S.P.Y. the Special Project Y - Konami
 * Shenmue - Sega
 * Street Fighter EX3
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee - HAL Laboratory / Nintendo
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Sora / Nintendo
 * Tekken 3 - Namco
 * Tekken 4 - Namco
 * Tekken 5 - Namco
 * Tekken 6 - Namco Bandai
 * King Kong (2005 video game) - Ubisoft

2D

 * The Astyanax - Aicom
 * The Legend of Kage (1985) - Taito
 * Captain Silver (1987) - Data East
 * Rastan (1987) - Taito
 * Tiger Road (1987) - Capcom
 * Shinobi series (1987 debut) - Sega
 * Ninja Gaiden (Shadow Warriors) series (1988 debut) - Tecmo
 * Golden Axe series (1989 debut) - Sega
 * Strider series (1989) - Capcom
 * Danan: The Jungle Fighter (1990) - Sega
 * First Samurai (1991) - Vivid Image
 * Saint Sword (1991) - Taito

3D

 * 300: March to Glory - Collision Studios
 * Afro Samurai - Namco Bandai Games
 * Akuji the Heartless - Crystal Dynamics
 * Astral Chain - PlatinumGames
 * Asura's Wrath - CyberConnect2
 * Attack on Titan - Koei Tecmo
 * Attack on Titan 2
 * Bayonetta series - PlatinumGames
 * Bayonetta
 * Bayonetta 2
 * Beowulf: The Game - Ubisoft
 * Blades of Time - Gaijin Entertainment
 * Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War - Omega Force
 * Blood Will Tell - Sega Wow/Red Entertainment
 * BloodRayne series - Terminal Reality
 * BloodRayne (video game)
 * BloodRayne 2
 * BloodRayne: Betrayal - WayForward
 * Bujingai - Taito/Red Entertainment
 * Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - Konami
 * Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Konami
 * Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Konami
 * Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
 * Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
 * Chaos Legion - Capcom Production Studio 6
 * Conan - Nihilistic Software
 * Dante's Inferno - Visceral Games
 * Darksiders series - Vigil Games
 * Darksiders (video game)
 * Darksiders II
 * Darksiders III
 * Deadpool - High Moon Studios
 * Devil Kings/Sengoku Basara series - Capcom
 * Devil Kings/Sengoku Basara
 * Sengoku Basara 2
 * Devil May Cry series - Capcom
 * Devil May Cry
 * Devil May Cry 2
 * Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
 * Devil May Cry 4
 * Devil May Cry 5
 * DmC: Devil May Cry - Ninja Theory
 * Dragon Valor - Namco
 * Drakengard series - Cavia
 * Drakengard
 * Drakengard 2
 * Drakengard 3 - Access Games
 * Nier
 * Nier: Automata - PlatinumGames
 * Dungeon Magic - Taito
 * Dynasty Warriors series - Koei/Omega Force
 * Dynasty Warriors 2
 * Dynasty Warriors 3
 * Dynasty Warriors 4
 * Dynasty Warriors 5
 * Dynasty Warriors 6
 * Dynasty Warriors 7
 * Dynasty Warriors 8
 * Dynasty Warriors 9
 * El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Ignition Tokyo
 * Fire Emblem Warriors series - Omega Force/Team Ninja/Nintendo/Koei Tecmo
 * Fire Emblem Warriors
 * Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
 * Gauntlet series - Atari Games
 * Gauntlet
 * Gauntlet II
 * Gauntlet (NES) - Tengen
 * Gauntlet: The Third Encounter
 * Gauntlet III: The Final Quest - Tengen
 * Gauntlet Legends
 * Gauntlet Dark Legacy - Midway Games West
 * Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows - Midway Games
 * Genji series - Game Republic
 * Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
 * Genji: Days of the Blade
 * Ghost Rider - Climax Group
 * Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance - Acclaim Studios Manchester
 * God of War series - Santa Monica Studio
 * God of War
 * God of War II
 * God of War III
 * God of War: Ascension
 * God of War (2018)
 * God of War Ragnarök
 * God of War: Chains of Olympus - Ready at Dawn
 * God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Ready at Dawn
 * God of War: Betrayal - Javaground/SOE Los Angeles
 * Golden Axe: Beast Rider - Secret Level
 * Heavenly Sword - Ninja Theory
 * Hulk - Radical Entertainment
 * Hyrule Warriors series - Omega Force/Team Ninja/Nintendo/Koei Tecmo
 * Hyrule Warriors
 * Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
 * Killer Is Dead - Grasshopper Manufacture
 * Legacy of Kain: Defiance - Crystal Dynamics/Nixxes Software BV
 * The Legend of Korra - PlatinumGames
 * Lollipop Chainsaw - Grasshopper Manufacture
 * The Lord of the Rings series
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Stormfront Studios/Hypnos Entertainment
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - EA Redwood Shores
 * Lucifer Ring - Toshiba EMI
 * Mazan: Flash of the Blade - Namco
 * MediEvil series
 * MediEvil
 * MediEvil 2
 * MediEvil: Resurrection
 * MediEvil (2019)
 * Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - PlatinumGames
 * Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Monolith Productions
 * Middle-earth: Shadow of War
 * Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Vanillaware
 * Nano Breaker - Konami
 * Ninja Blade - FromSoftware
 * Ninja Gaiden: Second Series - Team Ninja
 * Ninja Gaiden
 * Ninja Gaiden Black
 * Ninja Gaiden Sigma
 * Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
 * Ninja Gaiden II
 * Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
 * Ninja Gaiden 3
 * Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
 * Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
 * Ninja Spirit - Irem
 * No More Heroes series - Grasshopper Manufacture
 * No More Heroes
 * No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
 * Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
 * No More Heroes III
 * The OneChanbara series - Tamsoft
 * Onimusha series - Capcom
 * Onimusha: Warlords
 * Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
 * Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
 * Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
 * Otogi series - FromSoftware
 * Otogi: Myth of Demons
 * Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
 * Persona 5 Strikers - Omega Force/P-Studio/Atlus
 * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time series - Ubisoft
 * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
 * Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
 * Prince of Persia: Revelations (PSP)
 * Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
 * Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (PSP)
 * Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
 * Prince of Persia - Ubisoft
 * Ragnarok Battle Offline - French Bread
 * Red Steel 2 - Ubisoft
 * Rune - Human Head Studios
 * Rune: Halls of Valhalla
 * Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne - Banpresto
 * Rygar: The Legendary Adventure - Tecmo
 * Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked - Grasshopper Manufacture
 * Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo - Beam Software / Firebird
 * Samurai Warriors series - Koei, Omega Force
 * Samurai Warriors
 * Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends
 * Samurai Warriors: State of War
 * Samurai Warriors 2
 * Samurai Warriors 2: Empires
 * Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends
 * Samurai Warriors 3
 * Savage - Probe Software
 * Senran Kagura series - Marvelous/Tamsoft
 * Senran Kagura Burst
 * Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal
 * Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson
 * Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
 * Senran Kagura Estival Versus
 * Seven Samurai 20XX - Dimps
 * Severance: Blade of Darkness - Rebel Act Studios
 * Shadow Force: Henshin Ninja - Technos
 * Shinobi series - Sega
 * Shinobi (Arcade)
 * The Revenge of Shinobi
 * Shadow Dancer
 * The Cyber Shinobi
 * Shinobi (Sega Game Gear)
 * Shinobi II: The Silent Fury
 * Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
 * Shinobi Legions
 * Shinobi
 * Nightshade
 * Skull & Crossbones - Atari Games
 * The werehog gameplay of Sonic Unleashed - Sega
 * Soulcalibur Legends - Bandai Namco Entertainment
 * Spartan: Total Warrior - The Creative Assembly
 * Splatterhouse (2010) - Bandai Namco Entertainment
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed series - LucasArts
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Respawn
 * Sudeki - Climax Group
 * Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage - Yuke's
 * Sword of Sodan - Innerprise
 * Targhan - Silmarils
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan - PlatinumGames
 * The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge - Capcom
 * Transformers: Devastation - PlatinumGames
 * Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll - Omega Force
 * Van Helsing - Saffire
 * Viking: Battle for Asgard - The Creative Assembly
 * Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III - Taito
 * Warriors Orochi series - Koei, Omega Force
 * Warriors Orochi
 * Warriors Orochi 2
 * Warriors Orochi Z
 * The Wonderful 101 - PlatinumGames
 * Wulverblade - Darkwind Media
 * X-Blades - Gaijin Entertainment
 * X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Raven Software
 * Xena: Warrior Princess - Vivendi
 * Yakuza Ishin
 * Yakuza Kenzan
 * Yumi: Samurai Warrior - LTBDesigns