A.R.M.: Absolutely Reliable Machine

A.R.M.: Absolutely Reliable Machine

Good

Real player with 2.1 hrs in game


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I like ARM. It is a fun game, it wasn’t too easy or too difficult, It was challenging but not frustrating, the controls were easy to learn, music was good, and it’s a good-looking game.

Real player with 0.6 hrs in game

A.R.M.: Absolutely Reliable Machine on Steam

Brawler

Brawler

A classic-style beat em up made by a small team. Impressive! I enjoyed the three heroes and great variety of enemies. They looked realistic; almost like digitized actors. The music was catchy, and stages were fun. The cutscenes with the reporter, hero, and the ending were a nice touch. I felt it could use voices for landing hits, continue, difficulty setting, and maybe free lives, But well done on this indie game.

Real player with 4.4 hrs in game


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Brawler on Steam

Fight’N Rage

Fight’N Rage

Good game overall, takes a lot of things from classics maybe to the point where it starts hurting the game own identity.

Gameplay is a mix of classic beat-em-up with a few mechanics from fighting games, most enemies are archetypes you will recognize if you’ve played SoR1-3 and Final Fight, also features branching levels.

Has a fairly spiky difficulty curve (some level branches in particular are much harder) and has a really high difficulty ceiling (less so than say SoR2 but not by much), lower difficulties accessible enough for most to have some fun (especially easy mode which is almost insultingly easy), difficulty curve turns to a cliff once you start looking past hard mode which means most won’t ever see the last two difficulty levels.

Real player with 159.4 hrs in game


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Being a child of the 80’s and 90’s, there was no shortage of beat em‘ up games. Titles such as Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Double Dragon were all the rage and kept you entertained for hours on end. Sadly, the current gaming landscape is nearly devoid of games such as these. Outside of a few gems that are still years old, beat em’ ups are pretty much dead. Thankfully, Indie developers don’t know this and are still cranking them out. This is where Fight’N Rage comes in!

I only recently heard about Fight’N Rage, and that was only due to me looking at another game – which I won’t mention. Instead, I began to see comments about a little-known game in development. One that had quite the following. My interest piqued, I started to search for the game and found little information. Buried beneath dead websites and Reddit posts, I found the name of the developer and the title – Fight’N Rage. A game that inspired by countless Beat ’em up titles from the past and puts a spin on it. There are references to those games littered everywhere as well.

Real player with 57.8 hrs in game

Fight'N Rage on Steam

Pixel Game Maker Series DRAGON PEAK

Pixel Game Maker Series DRAGON PEAK

【Story】

A world where monsters are rampant.

The overwhelming numbers and power of the monsters threaten the survival of the human race.

Then, he hears a rumor about dragons.

The dragons have found the frontier and have moved in.

Indeed, they have suddenly disappeared.

To save the humans, the journey to find the legendary dragons begins!

【Game Overview】

Multiplayer support for up to 4 players!

This is a “belt-scrolling” x “free exploration” action game.

Pixel Game Maker Series DRAGON PEAK on Steam

Cat’s Cradle

Cat’s Cradle

“Cat’s Cradle” is splendid. The movement is fluid, the levels and bosses are moderately challenging, the soundtrack fits the stylistics, and the visuals are simple, but gorgeous.

Real player with 2.2 hrs in game

Good game thats satisfying to play the dash is pretty op

Real player with 2.1 hrs in game

Cat's Cradle on Steam

Drakkar Crew

Drakkar Crew

ABOUT

Hey rookie, climb aboard! We’re heading for adventure across the North Sea on our reliable Viking ship! Choose from one of the charismatic characters, hire some warriors and engage in bloody battles!

RPG

  • Improve the skills of your hero to get access to additional abilities and quests.

  • Use various types of weapons and armor.

  • Purchase different ships and equip them to your needs.

  • Complete the storyline and additional side-quests.

OPEN WORLD

Your character travels around the large world based on Scandinavian and Slavic mythology.

  • There are various settlements located on the map.

  • Pirate and merchant ships are traveling on the seas.

  • Caves and ruins of ancient civilizations hide treasures.

Interact with the world! You can trade, employ recruits, sell prisoners or simply plunder all and receive valuable resources by force!

CREW MANAGEMENT

The player has to employ a team which helps him fight.

  • All units have their own specialization such as soldiers and others performing support functions on the ship - cooking, treatment, navigation, etc.

  • Each warrior reaches new levels by receiving points from successful battles.

  • Warriors need a salary, food and victorious battles to support their levels of morale!

  • Carefully watch over the crew members! They can be wounded, develop bad habits or catch diseases.

BATTLES

At last, your brave team of cheerful, bearded bandits lands in the coastal village. The nose of the Viking ship sticks into the shore, and warriors led by your character jump out on the land!

  • Dynamic battles in a beat’em’up style with tactical elements.

  • You control the main hero and issue commands to your crew members.

  • Your warriors have their own intelligence - they react appropriately to different situations on the battlefield.

Drakkar Crew on Steam

Seiso Master KEN

Seiso Master KEN

In 299X, the world was engulfed in nuclear flames.

Cleaning technology was required for the reconstruction of the city … and …

The world was in an era where cleaning dominated!

Ota, who attacks the store run by the old man, is one of the “cleaners” belonging to the Yamada group.

KEN challenges Ota to clean and charge for a “clean battle”!

Details

・ Simple 2D action game

・ Number of stages 30+

・ Playable character 7

・ You can skip difficult stages

Seiso Master KEN on Steam

STAY COOL, KOBAYASHI-SAN!: A RIVER CITY RANSOM STORY

STAY COOL, KOBAYASHI-SAN!: A RIVER CITY RANSOM STORY

Some series don’t get the credit they deserve, and for a long time Yoshihisa Kishimoto’s Kunio Kun franchise was one of them. Despite inventing the multi-directional street beat-em-up, the series has stayed relatively unknown, up until 2019, when Wayforward’s River City Girls became a hit and got far more people’s attention. The time was ripe to make more Kunio games, and better yet, ARC managed to re-enlist the aid of series creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto. This game could and should have been great, but for every good decision they made with it, there’s several more that had me wondering, why?!

Real player with 15.3 hrs in game

Stay Cool Kobayashi-san is the latest in the River City Series, the game itself has different gameplay to that of River City Girls and River City Ransom Underground so it might seem a little clanky at first.

The trick is to press the jump button after finishing a combo, and to press the attack button right when being attacked to block an attack. Some people will dislike it because of the lack of leveling and stat enhancements as previous titles but its meant to be a quick game with replayability.

Real player with 10.3 hrs in game

STAY COOL, KOBAYASHI-SAN!: A RIVER CITY RANSOM STORY on Steam

6 Feet Behind

6 Feet Behind

Make monsters clash with each others to win. Cool arcade gameplay with horror aesthetics and 4 distinct campaign (game-modes). But sadly it’s gets old fast.

Real player with 0.6 hrs in game

6 Feet Behind on Steam

Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show

Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show

Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show




Redneck Ed: Astro Master Show takes place in a fantasy universe where aliens abduct people, creatures, and beings to make them fight for their amusement.



A fascinating story concept, which would be a waste if the gameplay wasn’t up to it; luckily it is. The gameplay is simple with a fun level progression system and a ton of goofy funky-looking opponents to beat up.


*– [Real player with 238.1 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198329404521)*





Disclaimer: A copy of this game was provided by the developer.



Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show is an arcade fighting platformer arena game.



The game nails the cartoonish graphics and animations. This is the one thing I can't complain about. The music is good, but sound effects are missing for certain actions leaving you unsatisfied. Sometimes both music and sounds bug out and restart after a few seconds.



There's 15 arena levels to choose from, each having 3 difficulties with 2 challenges per difficulty. The good thing is that each arena feels different enough to offer interesting challenges whether it's waves of enemies, environment or boss battles. The balance is where it goes wrong, some of them feel good, some boring and some feel extremely hard to complete. To progress to new arenas you will need to have played higher difficulties and perform the certain challenges. Besides needing enough stars to unlock new arenas, you will also need to learn the new moves that allow you to complete them at all. Another balance issue is the power creep where the new abilities end up being used and the old ones mostly forgotten.


*– [Real player with 8.3 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198022564688)*






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