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 2,402
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 3; peak 24h 4
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 5 years ago; Oct 2, 2020

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 2,402 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Battletoads system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 61
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 10+

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.