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The Takeover is a side-scrolling beat'em up inspired by 90's classics such as Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Battle solo or alongside a friend in local co-op while listening to awesome tunes from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Ronald and industry legend Yuzo Koshiro!

The TakeOver is a beat 'em up, action and indie game developed and published by Pelikan13.
Released on November 09th 2019 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,071 reviews of which 903 were positive and 168 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The TakeOver into these genres:

Beat 'em up Action Indie Casual Violent Arcade Side Scroller 1990's Local Co-Op Retro Gore Fighting Classic Co-op Campaign Adventure

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10
  • Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core or equivalent
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent
  • Storage: 4000 MB available space

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March 2026
The TakeOver is a beat 'em up that I had high hopes for, but it ended up being just too repetitive. Even for a fan of this genre, the enemies take far too long to defeat, which makes fighting the same enemies over and over feel like a chore rather than a challenge. The music is a major highlight and the parts that reminded me of RoadBlasters and After Burner were fun distractions from the beat em up action. The game reminded me a lot of the old Atomiswave game Demolish Fist, which was a great game that had it's faults. Some of the backgrounds, like the arcade, look superb, but others are just bland. It is an okay game, but the negative elements really spoilt the experience. I recommend a playthrough, but hopefully they improve things in the sequel.
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March 2026
Solid beat em up that gets old after a few hours. Nice graphics and generally fun fighting mechanics. I wish there were a few more basic moves. It feels like you repeat the same moves throughout the whole game. It is good on discount, but I wouldn't reccommed paying full price. Enemy variety is good and they look cool, but they often feel like they just stand around. There are some robots on the later levels and the robots are a lot more active making the normal enemies seem even more passive by comparison. Bosses often only have 2 moves that they just spam so they aren't that fun to fight. Last boss is just more of the same. For me, it made the game end on a low spot. It would have been a better game if there were less enemies with more aggressiveness and more attack variety.
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Nov. 2025
Got this game on sale, it was the first beat 'em up i've finished, and damn it was a good first experience. I really like these games that have a simple plot with a good ending.
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Oct. 2025
It is a good beat 'em up with good graphics, mediocre comics art, and a good soundtrack. However, in the middle of the 6th stage, the enemies become very spammy, and you are getting pinned down by them. Had to set the game to easy difficulty to complete it. Apart from the last part of the game, I'd say it's OK overall, but unbalanced at times.
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Oct. 2025
Pros 1. You can do long combos which is fun. 2. The soundtrack ranges from middle of the road to great. 3. The game offers some nice unlockables such as an extra character and the ability to switch characters in game like a team. 4. The graphics reminds me of Killer Instinct which is nice and a pretty bold move when every beat em up is either pixel art or hand drawn. 5. The campaign has some cool mini game levels that breaks from beating people up. Cons 1. The game is way too long to complete. Unless the game has open world or rpg elements, traditional beat em ups should not take close to 2 hours to finish. 2. Enemies can be fairly tanky. So unless your doing long optimal combos they stick around and can swarm you up pretty fast which can boggle the game and pace. 3. The cutscenes are are in comic form which is a big deviation from the prerender art. 4. A lot of explosives goes off in the later stages which is really annoying. Too many hazards that interrupt flow. 5. The default controls have very awkward button map placing. Lucky you can change it. This game is a love it, hate it kind of game. Do I still recommend it? Yes, in regards to the addicting long combos you can do, but the game has clear faults in it's pacing which makes it frustrating at times. Pick it up when it's on a good sale and you won't regret it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The TakeOver is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The TakeOver is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

The TakeOver received 903 positive votes out of a total of 1,071 achieving a rating of 8.01.
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The TakeOver was developed and published by Pelikan13.

The TakeOver is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The TakeOver is not playable on MacOS.

The TakeOver is not playable on Linux.

The TakeOver offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

The TakeOver includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

The TakeOver does not currently offer any DLC.

The TakeOver does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The TakeOver supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The TakeOver is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The TakeOver
19.99€ Buy Now
Rating
8.0
903
168
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
7
Developer
Pelikan13
Publisher
Pelikan13
Release 09 Nov 2019
Platforms
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