Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic (2015)

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic cover

Developer: MAGES. Inc.
Publisher: Rocket Panda Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 3,040 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A fast, arcade-style beat 'em up with cute anime characters and pixel graphics, meant for chaotic local co-op brawling.

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What players say

Players find the beat 'em up simple to pick up but split on depth: some say button mashing wins, others note an early difficulty spike until abilities are maxed. The game has a bug where all abilities unlock at stage one, and keyboard controls cannot be remapped.

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