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2D Brawler

2D brawlers are action games where you walk through a level, punching, kicking, and slicing enemies, all taking place in a 2D plane, with no depth movement.

The default structure for 2D brawlers is level-based, and the default presentation is side-scrolling.

tag   : #2dbrawler
games : 59

Games

Title
System
Year
Completed only
Review Score


59 games in database, 15 completed (25%). Year range: 1985-2025, median: 1991.
list - box art - screenshots

 Kung Fu                                        Irem                            NES     1985       1 video            10 logs
 Rush'n Attack                                  Konami                          Arcade  1985       1 video             1 logs
 Trojan                                         Capcom                          Arcade  1986       1 video   C         4 logs
 Shinobi                                  *     Sega                            System  1987                           5 logs
 Rastan                                         Taito                           Arcade  1987                           5 logs
 Tiger Road                                                                     Arcade  1987       1 video             1 logs
 China Warrior                                  Hudson Soft                     PCE     1987                           1 logs
 Black Tiger                                    Capcom                          Arcade  1987       1 video             3 logs
 Ninja Gaiden                             **    Tecmo                           NES     1988                           5 logs
 DragonNinja                              *     Data East                       Arcade  1988                 C         4 logs
 Splatterhouse                                  Namco                           Namcos  1988       2 videos            7 logs
 Altered Beast                                  Sega                            System  1988       1 video   C  x 2    4 logs
 Vigilante                                      Irem                            Arcade  1988                           1 logs
 Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yo       Beam Software                   C64     1988                           4 logs
 Shadow Dancer                                  Sega                            Arcade  1989                           4 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                      **    Reflections                     Amiga   1989       3 videos  C        20 logs
 Altered Beast                                  Sega                            GEN     1989                 C         8 logs
 The Revenge of Shinobi                         Sega                            GEN     1989       1 video             5 logs
 Last Battle                                    Sega                            GEN     1989                           1 logs
 Mystic Defender                                Sega                            GEN     1989                           1 logs
 Ivanhoe                                        Ocean France                    Amiga   1990                           1 logs
 Shadow Dancer                                  Sega                            GEN     1990       1 video             7 logs
 Shadow Warriors                                Teque                           C64     1990                           1 logs
 Shadow of the Beast II                         Reflections                     Amiga   1990                           1 logs
 Splatterhouse                                                                  PCE     1990       1 video             4 logs
 Magic Sword                                    Capcom                          CPS     1990       1 video   C         4 logs
 Thunder Fox                                    Taito                           GEN     1990                           2 logs
 Crude Buster                                   Data East                       Arcade  1991                           1 logs
 Two Crude Dudes                                Data East                       GEN     1991       1 video            11 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                            Reflections                     GEN     1991                           5 logs
 Dahna: Megami Tanjō                            Information Global Service      GEN     1991       1 video             2 logs
 International Ninja Rabbits                    Flair Software                  C64     1991                           1 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                            Reflections                     PCECD   1992       2 videos            3 logs
 Splatterhouse 2                                Now Production                  GEN     1992       1 video             2 logs
 Samurai-Ghost                                  Namco                           PCE     1992                           2 logs
 Shadow of the Beast II                                                         GEN     1992                           1 logs
 Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master        Megasoft                        GEN     1993                           1 logs
 Mystic Warriors                                Konami                          Arcade  1993                           4 logs
 Blades of Vengeance                            Beam Software                   GEN     1993       1 video             4 logs
 The Incredible Hulk                            Probe Entertainment             GEN     1994                           1 logs
 Skeleton Warriors                              Neversoft Entertainment         PS      1996                           2 logs
 Viewtiful Joe                            **    Clover Studio                   PS2     2004                 C         1 logs
 Viewtiful Joe 2                          **    Clover Studio                   PS2     2004                 C         1 logs
 Odin Sphere                                    Vanillaware                     PS2     2007                           1 logs
 Splatterhouse 2                                                                360     2010                           1 logs
 Shank                                    *     Klei Entertainment              360     2010                 C  x 2    2 logs
 BloodRayne: Betrayal                           WayForward Technologies         360     2011                           3 logs
 Shank 2                                  *     Klei Entertainment              360     2012                 C         7 logs
 Muramasa Rebirth                               Vanillaware                     VITA    2013                           1 logs
 Guacamelee!                                                                    PS4     2014 Jul   1 video             1 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                            Heavy Spectrum                  PS4     2016                 C         5 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                                                            PS4     2016       1 video   C         1 logs
 The Messenger                                  Sabotage Studio                 NSW     2018                           3 logs
 Hollow Knight                                  Team Cherry                     PS4     2018      23 videos  C        41 logs
 Katana Zero                                    Askiisoft                       NSW     2019                 C         4 logs
 Guacamelee! 2                                                                  XB1     2019       2 videos  C         4 logs
 Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree         Primal Game Studio              PS5     2025                           1 logs
 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound                        The Game Kitchen                PS5     2025                           3 logs
 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance                      Lizardcube                      PS5     2025                           1 logs


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