Beat 'em up gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Beat 'em up, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 2,517 games in the catalog, 1,492 with a sales estimate.
Games
2,517
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$2.0B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$3.1K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
23.0%
343 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- DRAGON BALL FighterZ 9.6%
- TEKKEN 7 4.3%
- Castle Crashers® 3.9%
- Batmanâ„¢: Arkham Knight 3.6%
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 3.5%
- Other (1487 games) 75.1%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Beat 'em up games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DRAGON BALL FighterZ Arc System Works | 2018-01-26 | 76,818 | 44,234 | 2,091,641 | $188,116,962 |
| 2 |  TEKKEN 7 BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. | 2017-06-01 | 95,501 | 18,766 | 2,101,022 | $83,900,812 |
| 3 |  Castle Crashers® The Behemoth | 2012-09-26 | 140,765 | 15,960 | 5,074,790 | $75,614,371 |
| 4 |  Batmanâ„¢: Arkham Knight Rocksteady Studios | 2015-06-23 | 159,990 | 25,623 | 3,519,780 | $70,360,402 |
| 5 |  Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software | 2022-11-18 | 56,612 | 12,641 | 1,358,688 | $67,920,813 |
| 6 |  METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE PlatinumGames | 2014-01-09 | 89,026 | 11,964 | 2,136,624 | $64,077,354 |
| 7 |  Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software | 2025-01-30 | 47,524 | 28,117 | 1,045,528 | $62,721,225 |
| 8 |  Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth RGG Studio | 2024-01-25 | 24,039 | 46,029 | 690,435 | $48,323,546 |
| 9 |  NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. | 2016-02-04 | 90,765 | 8,372 | 2,178,360 | $43,538,155 |
| 10 |  Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition Rocksteady Studios | 2010-03-26 | 87,616 | 6,739 | 2,102,784 | $42,034,652 |
| 11 |  Rivals of Aether Aether Studios | 2017-03-28 | 38,192 | 2,828 | 1,320,217 | $39,593,308 |
| 12 |  Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition United Front Games, Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2014-10-08 | 79,701 | 4,000 | 1,912,824 | $38,237,352 |
| 13 |  Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition Rocksteady Studios | 2012-09-07 | 78,288 | 6,822 | 1,878,912 | $37,559,451 |
| 14 |  Yakuza 0 Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | 2018-08-01 | 77,765 | 8,907 | 1,866,360 | $37,293,266 |
| 15 |  DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE DIMPS | 2015-02-26 | 22,271 | 22,782 | 489,962 | $31,798,534 |
| 16 |  SOULCALIBUR VI BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc., Dimps Corporation | 2018-10-18 | 14,373 | 14,486 | 518,370 | $31,050,363 |
| 17 |  Devil May Cry HD Collection CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2018-03-13 | 25,740 | 7,558 | 980,571 | $29,407,324 |
| 18 |  Batmanâ„¢: Arkham Origins WB Games Montreal, Splash Damage | 2013-10-24 | 65,516 | 24,938 | 1,441,352 | $28,812,626 |
| 19 |  DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. | 2020-01-16 | 58,356 | 25,715 | 1,400,544 | $27,996,875 |
| 20 |  Sifu Sloclap | 2023-03-28 | 28,840 | 3,136 | 692,160 | $27,658,714 |
| 21 |  Injusticeâ„¢ 2 NetherRealm Studios, QLOC | 2017-11-30 | 24,560 | 2,093 | 540,320 | $27,010,597 |
| 22 |  DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 QLOC, Dimps Corporation | 2016-10-27 | 59,653 | 12,930 | 1,312,366 | $26,194,825 |
| 23 |  Dead as Disco Brain Jar Games, Inc. | 2026-05-05 | 14,046 | 8,343 | 1,037,243 | $25,920,703 |
| 24 |  Hi-Fi RUSH Tango Gameworks | 2023-01-25 | 35,957 | 5,438 | 862,968 | $25,880,410 |
| 25 |  Paint the Town Red South East Games | 2021-07-29 | 32,556 | 1,365 | 1,199,432 | $23,976,646 |
Releases per year
Is Beat 'em up trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
7
2010
1
2011
9
2012
20
2013
29
2014
34
2015
48
2016
55
2017
70
2018
72
2019
124
2020
153
2021
160
2022
155
2023
219
2024
271
2025
222
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Beat 'em up games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  STRANGER THAN HEAVEN RGG Studio | 64 |
| 2 |  SPINE - This is Gun Fu Nekki | 130 |
| 3 |  GANG OF DRAGON Nagoshi Studio Inc. | 163 |
| 4 |  Acts of Blood Eksil Team | 219 |
| 5 |  Begone Beast Tandemi | 237 |
| 6 |  Tenjutsu Deepnight Games | 305 |
| 7 |  MIGHTREYA Wazen | 322 |
| 8 |  Chained Beasts Featherweight Games | 342 |
| 9 |  Muramasa: Revenant Blades Vanillaware | 376 |
| 10 |  Dungeon Lurker 13AM Games | 405 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Beat 'em up games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $25,920,703 |
| 2 |  | $15,409,702 |
| 3 |  | $8,815,100 |
| 4 |  | $7,435,461 |
| 5 |  | $6,434,225 |
| 6 |  | $4,678,128 |
| 7 |  | $2,882,423 |
| 8 |  | $2,632,547 |
| 9 |  | $2,260,046 |
| 10 |  | $1,212,765 |