Demon Sluga is an awesome Metal Slug fan game that combines beat ’em up with the traditional side scrolling game style you’re used to in classics like Contra and Metal Slug (duh)!

The game was created with OpenBOR and exchanges the traditional tanks, guns, and weapons for fighting combos, special attacks, and counters. You basically take out all the projectiles in Metal Slug and replace them with hand-to-hand fist combat! You can choose from multiple playable characters who each play uniquely with their own specials, attacks, and combos that almost feels like Street Fighter.

The only issue is that the enemies you face can be armed with guns and projectiles. This means you’ll have to counter them or go up close to them but risk getting shot. You’ll have to master the controls in order to play the game. It’s a fast-paced action sidescroller with plenty of violence and adrenaline-pumping action!

Try out Demon Sluga if you like nonstop action. There are even branching paths on each level!

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River T.

I play the newest to the crappiest indie games and filter them for the rest of the crew.

In other words, I’m a bottom-feeder. Why do I volunteer for this trash?

Indie devs: the last honest game creators.

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BEAT THE ART BREAKER is like if Streets of Rage were in 3D.

You run around and beat people up. LIterally. That’s the goal.

It’s a very stylistic pixel art 3D game where you run around a huge urban city and beat people up for cash. It feels like all those arcade cabinets you grew up with if they took place in a 3D world. It’s actually pretty trippy to play because there aren’t many games like this that have the arcade feel to them.

There’s no real storyline or mission, but then again, it’s a work in progress so that could be added later on. In this early access version, you just play as a  guy going around and punching people. As you punch them, you get cash. They’ll attack you back and retailers as well, but you have a dodge maneuver to outplay them.

If you get hit, you take damage and you’re only allowed 5 hits before it’s game over. But most of the enemies are easy to take down. These baddies range from fantasy creatures to just plain ugly. You can kind of “combo” them if you hit the buttons fast enough. They’re also not that aggressive and you’ll be able to take them down pretty easily whereas others are a little more difficult.

If you want to be technical, it’s not 3D exactly, but rather 2.9D as stated by the developer. The same dev, owch, made another game called LONG LIVE THE AXE which has a similar action-packed gameplay style.

With the cash you get by killing them, you can use it to upgrade your stuff or possibly purchase new gear. The current build doesn’t allow you to buy anything yet so it’s still up in the air. However, you can find a few power-ups throughout the city such as running shoes that make you move faster. You can also collect some soundtracks to listen to while you rail on baddies to pixel glory bits.

The game has a nice concept and I’m looking forward to seeing another build. The artwork is very appealing and a whole storyline could be made from this foundation. It’d make an awesome GTA-style game or just a new perspective on the classic beat ‘em up genre. BEAT THE ART BREAKER is something special. As of now, the game is very limited, but that’s obvious as it’s stated by dev on the game page.

It sports nice controls, an urban city with tons of mobs, and a gorgeous pixel scheme.

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Roy G

Weird indie game specialist. Adventure, retro, and simulators are my fav. Xbox One and PC gamer on the side.

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Rawal Rumble is a beat ’em up game where you need to take on the streets in retro sidescrolling style!

If you’re a fan of legends like Double Dragon and Final Fight back in the 90s cabinets, you’ll like Rawal Rumble.

You take on the city with either single player or with a friend in local co-op mode, just like the classics. You have an assortment of combat moves (arcade style), tons of weapons to wreck some carnage, and lots of baddies to beat up! It’s a hit and smash and bash classic throwback!

The game has a deep sense of humor all over the place. You need to take down the cyber-police who kidnapped your girlfriend and stop the chaos. You play as a Catalan soldier who’s been retired and now sells food on the side of the street. But that doesn’t mean you lost your badassery.

Rawal is an urban city where the government has tried to take over the people by using some crazy experiments. The cyber-police reigns Rawal and scours the streets with heavy traffic to watch the citizens. It’s up to you to stop them.

The game plays just like the favorites you grew up with. You move to the right and just take out all the swarms of enemies that show up. Use attacks, weapons, and special equips to take them down. It’s a lot more fun if you have a friend to join you locally (no online play), but even with single player it’s still a blast to play.

There’s even a bunch of combos you can do by pressing a succession of keys. That’s pretty awesome. You can find the whole list on the game page linked below and check it out. These moves are flashy and look awesome when you pull them off. And they’re powerful too.

It’s still in early access, so it only has a single full level and also a survival mode where you try to get the best score possible. You play in a huge subway and you need to take down the baddies using your martial arts and weapons you find along the way. Then you face the boss of the subway which is trigger-happy with throwing bombs at your face.

Rawal Rumble isn’t a difficult game and you’ll probably beat it on your second attempt. But it’s still very fun to play and recognize the humor in it. There are a lot of weapons and baddies to take down, and a lot of jokes scattered throughout the game. There are even some tribute items to the classics.

If you like these 90s beat ’em ups with nonstop action, give Rawal Rumble a dance. You’ll have a good time with retro artwork, sound, and classic button-mashing action. Try it out.

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