Top 40 / Best Indie Beat-Em-Up Games on Nintendo Switch

Streets of Rage 4

Look no further for the top-of-the-line beat-em-up on Switch!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Having played the game already at PAX East this year where I was blown away, this review was a bit of a foregone conc...

Wulverblade

Full of technique, nuance, and some very challenging boss fights Wulverblade has established a new gold standard in w...

Midnight Fight Express

If you’ve ever dreamt of a beat-em-up that would effectively flow and feel like John Wick this gets really close

Dawn of the Monsters

Well damn, who knew that within a two week span I’d play two very different titles on Switch that have the beat-em-up ge...

One Finger Death Punch 2

Ever since the early days of the genre I’ve been a big fan of a good beat-em-up. While most people immediately think of ...

River City Girls

While the beat-em-up genre was absolutely a staple of both the arcades and the early console days more recently titles h...

Ape Out

As someone who loves playing things that are different and a bit daring, Ape Out has easily shot out as one of the games...

The Legend of Tianding

While there have been quite a number of side-scrolling action/brawlers this year, for the most part they’ve bee...

River City Girls 2

The girls are back with some new friends, new moves, and new challenges for beat-em-up fans

Sifu

If you’re a huge fan of beat-em-ups or crazy martial arts action Sifu delivers, but you’ll need to work for it!

The Last Friend

Doing a fantastic job of mixing classic tower defense with satisfying beat-em-up action and plenty of furry friends that...

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

One genre that’s lacking in depth and variety on the Switch has definitely been fighters. Sure, there are both some AAA ...

No More Heroes

There’s something to be said for being authentically original, for me that’s especially the case for when the general pl...

Super Crush KO

Early in the Switch lifespan, when the pickings were sometimes a bit more thin, there were some core Nindie titles that ...

Speed Brawl

Taking the genre to a slightly different destination with its focus on combos and keeping things moving Speed Brawl can ...

Jitsu Squad

After a release day patch, this pretty silly and unique beat-em-up is ready for the next challenger(s)

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!

While the genre struggled in the early days on the Switch, the beat-em-up has proven to be alive and well on the Swit...

Conan Chop Chop

Having always been a fan of beat-em-ups, despite their tendency to get bogged down to some degree with repetition, I’ve ...

Tunche

With its attractively-animated characters and environments, Tunche absolutely doesn’t look like any other beat-em-up on ...

METALLIC CHILD

OK, so to start I’ll admit that just on paper I was already rooting for Metallic Child a bit. An anime-style roguelike b...

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

It’s a tough thing to make a follow-up title to a game that is revered in part because it breaks the mold. On either sid...

Going Under

As an enormous fan of anything roguelike Going Under has been on my radar since I first saw it announced, billing itself...

Akane

If you appreciate great pick-up-and-put-down play sessions that are intense and keep you coming back for more Akane may ...

Omensight: Definitive Edition

You’ll play the game as the Harbinger, summoned to the world of Urralia on the eve of its destruction. Tasked with fully...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

This is another title changing up the classic formula, combining elements of a runner with the mechanics of a brawler. P...

Streets of Red - Devil's Dare Deluxe

What you’ll find as you play is that while you can certainly work through enemies one by one the key to success is getti...

Furi

This was a tough title to find a genre for since it isn't so much of a strict beat-em-up as a tough-as-nails boss rush t...

Shing!

When it comes to beat-em-ups the Switch has really fleshed its line-up out since the early days, which generally make...

Maximus 2

While there’s a fine line between homage and ripping off, the Golden Axe beats in this budget beat-em-up spice things up

Fight'N Rage

After many years where the classic beat-em-up wasn’t getting much representation indie developers have really b...

Blackwind

What can I say, my ears always perk up at the suggestion of a game that in any way features mechs. Whether full-blown si...

Mayhem Brawler

When I originally saw the art for this game I’ll have to admit I was a bit put off by its blatant similarities to the re...

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

While it got off to a little bit of a slow start the Switch has been blessed with a ton of great beat-em-ups to choose f...

Lost Castle

As a huge fan of both beat-em-ups and roguelikes this game is a bit like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup game for me, mixing...

Way of the Passive Fist

While I wouldn’t recommend the game to everyone due to its overall difficulty and what ends up being a fair amount of re...

I Am The Hero

This surprisingly-good side-scrolling brawler has more than a cool look going for it. The core moveset you begin with is...

Mother Russia Bleeds

All in all I’d say that Mother Russia Bleeds is likely a game best left to genre fans due to its level of violence and d...

Full Metal Furies

As a game that you can enjoy with a group of friends (the more the merrier) Full Metal Furies is a unique take on a beat...

Die for Valhalla!

In the game you’ll take control of one of 4 Valkyrie (4 players is cool but the screen gets awfully busy) who have some ...

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