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2012PEGI 18PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified82 % positive9.99 €

A fast, brutal 2D brawler with a comic-book look, where Shank carves through enemy hordes with knives, chainsaws and guns. Fluid combos and a striking hand-drawn style are the focus.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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Gorn 2

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2025PlayStation86 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Shank 2: melee combat with weapons or fists, gripping boss fights and action-packed real-time combat.

You swing physics-driven weapons in VR and hack your way through heavenly arenas in absurdly over-the-top gladiator style. The fights against the five sons of the God of the Afterlife are brutal, chaotic and gleefully silly.

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Mad Streets

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Mad Streets is a physics-driven beat-'em-up built for couch multiplayer, where you and friends settle scores in chaotic street brawls with a wide cast of characters. Its charm lies in unpredictable physics and spontaneous party fun.

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2

Distinctive, stylised art style

As a custom Time Patroller you jump into iconic Dragon Ball battles to set history right, building your fighter with moves, gear and mentors. Fast, flashy arena brawls pair with an online hub city and co-op missions.

Gorn

Distinctive, stylised art style

A absurdly violent VR gladiator game built on physics-driven melee combat, where you dismember goofy opponents with a wide range of weapons. Slapstick gore and silliness take priority over depth.

Stick Fight: The Game

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A chaotic physics-based brawler where stick figures fight each other locally or online in short rounds with guns and fists. The fun comes from wobbly controls, wild arenas and slapstick moments with friends.

Air Buster

Boss fights as highlights

A classic arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up in the vein of R-Type and Gradius, blasting through sci-fi stages with power-ups. Its standout feature is simultaneous two-player play.

Drums Rock

Distinctive, stylised art style

Drums Rock is a VR rhythm game where you smash waves of demons with drums, hitting every beat of the rock soundtrack. Its campaign moves through varied levels and worlds, letting you feel like a rock hero.

Gungrave G.O.R.E

Distinctive, stylised art style

A flashy third-person shooter where you mow down hordes as the resurrected Grave with dual pistols and a coffin weapon. It focuses on over-the-top combos and revenge in a stylized comic look.

Road Redemption

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A brutal motorcycle combat racer in the spirit of Road Rash: you fight and shoot your way along procedurally generated routes, collecting loot and upgrading rider, bike and weapons. Death sends you back to the start, and co-op is supported.

OTXO

Distinctive, stylised art style

A brutal top-down roguelite shooter where you slow time to blast and brawl through a mansion full of enemies. Fast runs, precise aiming and a stylish, dark look define it.

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