Battletoads
Side-scrolling brawler with cartoon humor and varied arcade challenges
Dlala Studios · Published by Xbox Game Studios, Rare Ltd · Released Aug 20, 2020
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 2,244
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 3, 2025
What is Battletoads?
Battletoads is a side-scrolling beat 'em up about Rash, Zitz and Pimple's return for a brawl across the universe. You fight through stages that mix combat with platforming and other arcade-style challenges, alone or in drop-in, drop-out local co-op for up to three players.
For you if...
- +you want local co-op with drop-in, drop-out play
- +you enjoy brawling mixed with platforming and shooting
- +you like goofy cartoon humor and hand-animated visuals
Not for you if...
- −you want a brawler without minigame detours
- −you prefer restrained humor over frequent cartoon jokes
What players say
68% of 2,244 reviews are positive
Players praise the animation, playing together, and variety between stages. Complaints focus on jokes that fall flat and minigames that take time away from brawling; some players also find fights hard to read.
How many players finish Battletoads?
12% of Steam players have unlocked «Season Two When?», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Battletoads system requirements
Minimum: GTX 650, 8 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Battletoads?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Pentium G620
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 650 or AMD R7 250x
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- AMD Phenom II x4 965
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 650Ti or AMD R7 260
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Battletoads have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Battletoads run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 61
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 10+
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Does Battletoads use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Adventure
- Co-op
- Fighting
- Beat 'em up
- Hand-drawn
- Cartoon
- 2D Platformer
- Side Scroller
- Multiplayer
- Cartoony
- Combat
- Local Multiplayer
- Retro
- 2D Fighter
- Arcade
Recent updates
- Oct 2, 2020 · Battletoads release lands today!
