Games like Castle Crashers®
20 games, the closest and most played first.
What to consider
Summarized by AICastle Crashers fans want 2D brawling with friends on the same screen or online. Big Helmet Heroes and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile are the nearest beat-em-ups, MADNESS: Project Nexus turns up the violence, RV There Yet? swaps swords for a road trip, and BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure that demands talking.
1. The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Best for brawler fans who want a bloody, combo-driven 2D revenge story.
15 votes
A combo-fueled 2D action platformer with a blood-soaked revenge story, where you play as either Yuki or the Dishwasher and hunt down the corrupted leaders of society. It is bloodier and faster than Castle Crashers' princess-saving, and the co-op tag is listed.
Standout features
- Combo-fueled action
- Revenge quest
- Two playable heroes
Online co-op and a funny tone carry across from Castle Crashers, while the setting jumps to a back-country road trip in an RV. Keep your group supplied with items like burgers and antidotes while looking for Route 65. Physics adds to the mess.
Standout features
- RV back-country trip
- Survival supplies
- Funny physics chaos
Two players team up as adorable knights to rescue the princess across fantastical realms, which will sound familiar from Castle Crashers. Here the beat-em-up is a cinematic 3D one with movie-quality animations, a side-scroller with local co-op, so a friend can sit beside you.
Standout features
- Adorable knights
- Two-player co-op
- Cinematic 3D animations
Two players only, and talking is mandatory: the puzzle adventure requires you to communicate, and in different places you need your own voice chat. Pixel 2D art is the shared look with Castle Crashers, but psychological horror and a question about whether you see the world the same way take it somewhere stranger.
Standout features
- Exclusively two-player
- Communication required
- Reality-questioning puzzles
5. MADNESS: Project Nexus
Best for brawler fans who want arcade violence with customizable guns.
66 votes
A third-person run and gun and beat-em-up mix, with over 16 hours of arcade-style action and a lot of blood. Gun customization and funny moments come with it, and the hacking and slashing from Castle Crashers carries over with firearms added.
Standout features
- Run and gun brawling
- Gun customization
- Over 16 hours of action
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