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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · 18d

Check out Immortal, a 2D stylish action roguelike combining speedy platforming, intense combat, and a little bromance all in one package.

The kickstarter has reached it's goal but the fun doesn't stop there.

Support them now and join in on the action!

🔗 www.kickstarter.com/projects/wea...

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Sep 10

The final chapter of We Could Be Heroes is almost here, but before you face it, there's a little side mission awaiting you. 👊🏿

#BeatEmUp #WeCouldBeHeroes @cebcode.bsky.social

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Daily Beat Em Ups @beatemup.bsky.social · Aug 21

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
Architects: Bitmap Bureau, Limited Run Games

Single player gameplay (He-Man)

#BeatEmUp #HeMan #Pixelart

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Aug 20

Screenshots:

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Aug 20

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction announced for 2026!

Article: brawlersavenue.com/2025/08/19/a...

#BeatEmUp #HacknSlash #HeMan

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Aug 12

Fallen City Brawl is out today! Available on Steam and GOG, coming soon to console!

eastasiasoft.com/games/Fallen...

#BeatEmUp #FallenCityBrawl

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ra Ra Boom is out now! Available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Epic!

linktr.ee/gyleegames

#BeatEmUp #RunnGun #RaRaBoom

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Aug 12

Evil Marian and Super Anubis are now available for Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons.
Unlock them and give them a try!

steamcommunity.com/app/1967260

#BeatEmUp #DoubleDragonGaiden

Steam Community :: Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons - DISCORD

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Aug 6

Evil Marian and Super Anubis DLC is coming to Double Dragon Gaiden August 12th!

brawlersavenue.com/2025/08/05/d...

#BeatEmUp #DoubleDragon

Evil Marian and Super Anubis DLC is coming to Double Dragon Gaiden!

Double Dragon Gaiden is back again with another update: another pair of characters has been revealed! Evil Marian and Super Anubis will be the next two dlc characters, making this the halfway point…

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 23

Duke Sancho drags Syndic8 through the asphalt. Check out our 1CC run of Final Vendetta arcade, Hard mode!

Video: youtu.be/dkVh4yttz0c

#BeatEmUp #FinalVendetta #NeoGeo

Final Vendetta - Arcade Mode 1CC Hard (Duke Sancho)

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 21

Dice brawls through the mid-levels of Paprium!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi0...

#BeatEmUp #Paprium

Paprium (Gens/Emu) - Arcade Mode | Very Hard 1CC (Dice-Mid-Levels)

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 18

We FINALLY captured Aldaan, Check it out!

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PV...

#BeatEmUp #WendigoBlue

Wendigo Blue - Rookie Mode Playthrough (Gilroy v Aldaan) | Arcade Edit

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 18

Check out another co-op run of Absolum's demo.
This time, we were joined by Face from MajorPlayerZ!

Video: youtu.be/XSb-ohbjUMM?...

#BeatEmUp #Absolum

Absolum - Steam Demo Co-Op Playthrough (Cider | Galandra)

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 16

We're joined by MadxZero in this 3-player run of #WendigoBlue, Check it out!

Video: youtu.be/jRwxbTmYbYs?...

#BeatEmUp #WendigoBlue

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EFkyo @efkyo.bsky.social · Jun 10

Commission of D-Tag from the awesome looking #DeadlyMetropolis for @dintheabary.bsky.social . This is the last one for my week off from game dev. I had a lot of fun with these, so I may leave sprite commissions open on a limited monthly basis. It would take the place of Fanart Fridays.

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 15

Today we're joined by FuzzYetDeadly in a co-op run of Absolum!

Video: youtu.be/3K_6tszoSXM

#BeatEmUp #Absolum

Absolum - Steam Demo Co-Op Playthrough (Karl | Galandra)

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 15

meet Wendigo Blue's new brawler Yuichi, The Nephlim with insane grapple chains who shreds through his enemies with his prized guitar: Metatron!

Video: youtu.be/mq3yZeI0Xm0

#BeatEmUp #WendigoBlue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 12

QUBytes to release a full Beat Em Up collection July 17th!

brawlersavenue.com/2025/07/12/q...

#BeatEmUp #GourmetWarriors #IronCommando #WaterMargin #Legend

QuByte releases new Beat Em Up collection

Happy July, folks! This month is really bringing the heat in numerous ways, and we’re back to give you the scoop on what’s happening this month, starting with QuBytes’ new upcomin…

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Daily Beat Em Ups @beatemup.bsky.social · Jul 12

River City Ransom Underground
Architects: Conatus Creative

Video: WES character trailer

#BeatEmUp #RiverCityRansom

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 11

We tried something new with this next #WendigoBlue run.

The video is trimmed to get straight to the action. What do ya think?

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpcY...

#BeatEmUp

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 10

From Rivals to Brawl Brothers, check out our co-op mania mode run of Streets of Rage 2: New Era v3!

Video: youtu.be/y9ckRU_T_8I

#BeatEmUp #StreetsofRage #BareKnuckle #Sega

Streets of Rage 2 New Era v3 (beta) - Mania (Axel | Shiva)

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise DLC releases August 6th exclusively for Steam!

Create your own character and play with other custom characters or the new character: Paint Jr!

Trailer: youtu.be/AcOwe4-0Ry8?...

#BeatEmUp #CastleCrashers

Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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Pixels and Polygons @pixelsandpolygons.net · Jul 10

Beat 'Em Up Vol 1 coming quick! I'll be getting in physical copies soon and shipping out in August. You can pre-order a copy now (hardcover or softcover) right here:

pixelsandpolygons.net/products/32-...

PRE-ORDER - Beat 'Em Up: The Unofficial History of the Genre Volume 1

PRE-ORDER (this item will ship in mid-August after Kickstarter rewards have been delivered) Beat 'Em Up is a 260 page book, the first in a series, that chronicles the genre's history by Darren Hupke. ...

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Daily Beat Em Ups @beatemup.bsky.social · Jul 10

Ra Ra Boom
Architects: Gylee Games
@gyleegames.bsky.social l

Release Date: 08/12/2025

#BeatEmUp #RaRaBoom

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Brawlers Avenue @brawlersavenue.bsky.social · Jul 10

Ra Ra Boom Releases August 12th, to Steam, Epic, Playstation and Xbox!

Trailer: youtu.be/Z7OEwl3m1sQ

#BeatEmUp #RaRaBoom

Ra Ra Boom - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Brawlers Avenue

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