Mayhem Brawler
Side-scrolling arcade brawler with supernatural enemies and branching story paths
Hero Concept · Released Aug 19, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 899
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- peak 24h 2
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Mar 28, 2025
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Mayhem Brawler?
In an urban-fantasy city, you play as superpowered officers whose routine patrol leads to a wider threat. Fight through side-scrolling levels using combos and special abilities, making choices that change your route and ending. Local co-op supports up to four players.
For you if...
- +you like arcade brawlers with comic-book visuals
- +you want local co-op and different story routes
- +you enjoy trying characters with different moves
Not for you if...
- −you want a lengthy story in one playthrough
- −you prefer exploration over repeated side-scrolling fights
What players say
89% of 899 reviews are positive
Players praise the comic-book art, playable characters, and branching routes that encourage repeat play. Some find the campaign short and the combat stiff or limited.
Screenshots and trailer
Mayhem Brawler system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon HD 6670
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- Intel i5+
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 960 / Radeon HD 5750 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
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, Turkish.
Tags
- Action
- Beat 'em up
- Side Scroller
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Arcade
- 2D
- Action-Adventure
- Comic Book
- Co-op
- Choices Matter
- Multiple Endings
- Retro
- Local Multiplayer
- Local Co-Op
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Mar 28, 2025 · Mayhem Brawler v2.3.1 Update Notes
- May 23, 2023 · Mayhem Brawler v2.2.37 Witchcraft Update Notes
- Dec 5, 2022 · Mayhem Brawler 2.1.9 Patch Notes
- Feb 17, 2022 · Mayhem Brawler v2.1.5 Wolfpack Update Notes
- Nov 23, 2021 · Mayhem Brawler 2.0 Air Supremacy Update Notes
1 DLC available.