Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Beat 'em Up Games of All Time
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#1 Tekken 3 (1997) (#205)
Namco | ARC, PS | Beat 'em Up / Fighting | ~2h | 25 lists
#2 Double Dragon (1987) (#268)
Technos Japan | ARC, NES, SMS | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 20 lists
#3 Yakuza 0 (2015) (#276)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, Sega Games | WIN, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~32h | 27 lists
#4 Streets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckle II (1992) (#338)
Ancient, H.I.C., MNM Software, Shout! Designworks | GEN | Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 14 lists
#5 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#426)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 11 lists
#6 Final Fight (1989) (#487)
Capcom | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 12 lists
#7 God Hand (2006) (#545)
Clover Studio | PS2 | Beat 'em Up | ~13h | 5 lists
#8 Guardian Heroes (1996) (#571)
Treasure | SAT | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 6 lists
#9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) (#655)
Konami | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 10 lists
#10 Castle Crashers (2008) (#710)
The Behemoth | X360 | Beat 'em Up | ~7h | 6 lists
#11 Golden Axe (1989) (#775)
Team Shinobi | ARC, SMS, GEN | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 7 lists
#12 Absolum (2025) (#790)
DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~8h | 9 lists
#13 Streets of Rage (1991) (#878)
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | GEN | Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 4 lists
#14 River City Ransom / Street Gangs (1989) (#915)
Technos Japan | NES | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 5 lists
#15 Tekken 5 (2004) (#944)
Namco | ARC, PS2 | Beat 'em Up / Fighting | ~2h | 5 lists
#1
#205
Tekken 3
1997
#2
#268
Double Dragon
1987
#3
#276
Yakuza 0
2015
#4
#338
#5
#426
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#6
#487
Final Fight
1989
#7
#545
God Hand
2006
#8
#571
Guardian Heroes
1996
#9
#655
#10
#710
Castle Crashers
2008
#11
#775
Golden Axe
1989
#12
#790
Absolum
2025
#13
#878
Streets of Rage
1991
#14
#915
#15
#944
Tekken 5
2004
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