Treachery in Beatdown City

A street brawler mixing real-time action with menu-driven combo planning

NuChallenger, HurakanWorks · Published by NuChallenger · Released Mar 30, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 75
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Apr 16, 2024
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 3 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Treachery in Beatdown City?

A single-player, side-scrolling tactical brawler set in a city after ninja terrorists kidnap the president. You switch among three fighters with different martial arts backgrounds, chaining strikes and grapples and using status effects and buffs during street fights.

For you if...

+you prefer planning attack combinations over rapid button presses
+you like retro pixel art and dark humor

Not for you if...

−you want nonstop brawling without selecting attacks from menus

What players say

76% of 75 reviews are positive

Players praise the combat's tactical depth and unusual approach to street brawling. Recurring complaints concern repetitive encounters and enemy counters that interrupt attack sequences while still consuming resources.

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Treachery in Beatdown City system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 3 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent
Graphics: 512MB GPU, DirectX 9, Shader Model 2.0 (XNA 4.0 Reach Profile)
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 354 MB available space
Notes: Xinput devices supported

Does Treachery in Beatdown City have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Treachery in Beatdown City 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

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Treachery in Beatdown City 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam