Best Free to Play Beat 'em up Games on Steam
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1. Metal Slug: Awakening
Metal Slug: Awakening continues the classic gameplay loved by fans, with exciting new features like World Adventure, 3-player Team-up, and Roguelike challenges. Join forces with your friends online to take on powerful bosses anytime, anywhere! Metal Slug: Awakening is a shoot 'em up, 2d platformer and arcade game. Released on July 19th 2024 has received 3,514 reviews of which 2,380 were positive and 1,134 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played beat 'em up game, thanks to its 141 peak concurrent players over the last day.
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2. Dungeon Fighter Online
Get ready for the ultimate brawl! Dungeon Fighter Online is a classic beat-em up 2D action game with an epic storyline and RPG elements! Choose from 17 diverse classes, and unravel ancient mysteries as you punch, slash, shoot, or summon your way to victory! Dungeon Fighter Online is a anime, rpg and character customization game. Released on August 09th 2016 has received 5,538 reviews of which 3,397 were positive and 2,141 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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3,397
2,141
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3. Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver.
Enjoy a stylish action combat experience as you explore a chapter storylines from Journey to the West. Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver. is a action, action rpg and beat 'em up game. Released on November 24th 2024 has received 2,522 reviews of which 2,445 were positive and 77 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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2,445
77
2
players
4. Rumble Club
Punch your friends for free! Battle solo or squad up in clumsy chaos across an ever-changing slate of game modes with up to 20 players. Rumble Club is a co-op, multiplayer and battle royale game. Released on April 23rd 2024 has received 702 reviews of which 561 were positive and 141 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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561
141
2
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5. Holo X Break
Fight your way through endless waves of holoX's minions! Gear up with all sorts of equipment and items in this action packed beat-em-up to reach the 5 bosses of hololive's "holoX", and put a stop to their plans! Holo X Break is a action, beat 'em up and pixel graphics game. Released on March 29th 2024 has received 2,646 reviews of which 2,284 were positive and 362 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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2,284
362
1
players
6. Fights in Tight Spaces (Prologue)
Play the first mission of Fights in Tight Spaces for free! A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling fight sequences in action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Full game OUT NOW. Fights in Tight Spaces (Prologue) is a deckbuilding, strategy and turn-based tactics game. Released on December 14th 2020 has received 811 reviews of which 762 were positive and 49 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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7. KIBORG: Arena
Fight for cash and glory in a prison planet’s Coliseum in this free prologue to KIBORG, the fast-paced action rogue-lite with brutal, cybernetic-enhanced combat. KIBORG: Arena is a action roguelike, hack and slash and beat 'em up game. Released on August 13th 2024 has received 410 reviews of which 352 were positive and 58 were negative resulting in a rating of 8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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8. Metamorphos
Take on the role of the temple’s guardian, awakened to cleanse the temple from an evil force corrupting it. Fight and dodge your way through a series of corrupted denizens, wildlife, and guardians to confront Nafaset, the Defiler, and restore the blessed oases. Metamorphos is a hack and slash, souls-like and beat 'em up game. Released on May 08th 2021 has received 466 reviews of which 372 were positive and 94 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played beat 'em up games.
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