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Games like Mutation Nation

1992

You brawl through a forgotten slum overrun by genetically mutated creatures, with a friend joining in for two-player beat 'em up action. Fists and four special attacks make this early-nineties arcade brawler most fun when shared.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Fast pace
  • Sci-fi setting

In short: Games like Mutation Nation

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mutation Nation special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Burning Fight

87 %Match

1991Nintendo Switch

Brings what grabs you about Mutation Nation: melee combat with weapons or fists, playing together in co-op and a fast pace.

You fight through rough Japanese streets as detectives Duke or Billy, and it shines most when you team up with a friend. It delivers the direct, gritty brawling of a classic arcade beat 'em up.

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Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 90s side-scrolling beat 'em up where you play as either Spider-Man or Venom, fighting the Life Foundation's forces. The story loosely follows a Venom comic miniseries.

King of the Monsters

Sci-fi setting

An arcade fighter inspired by giant-monster movies, where huge creatures brawl through cities and win by pinning rivals for a three count. Two players can team up cooperatively.

Fighting Force

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 90s 3D beat 'em up where you pick one of four brawlers and fight through crowds of thugs, grabbing bottles, chairs and guns along the way. The hunt for crime boss Dr. Zeng leads through urban and sci-fi stages, with co-op support.

Double Dragon

Playing together in co-op

The arcade classic that helped define the beat 'em up genre: punch, kick and grapple your way through waves of street gang thugs, ideally with a friend in co-op, to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend.

Godzilla: Save the Earth

Sci-fi setting

A monster brawler where you fight as Godzilla and other kaiju from the films in destructible city arenas, best enjoyed in local multiplayer.

War of the Monsters

Sci-fi setting

A tongue-in-cheek monster brawler inspired by B-movies, where giant creatures fight in destructible cities and use cars, rubble and tanks as weapons. It shines most in multiplayer.

Shing!

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A colorful beat-'em-up where the right analog stick controls your blade as you carve through demons as a ninja. Up to four players can team up locally and freely mix combos.

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