Game profile
Gang Beasts
A chaotic party brawler with wobbly rag doll characters, where opponents get shoved off platforms, cranes, or moving trains. The intentionally clumsy physics based controls create uncontrollable, hilarious moments in every round.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Fighting / Party, set in an abstract, non-literal space. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. It is built around short sessions, which makes it easy to pick up for half an hour.
Difficulty stays forgiving, so progress rarely depends on your reflexes. There is no story to speak of, the systems carry everything. You can play it with others cooperatively or go head to head. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- chaotic physics
- rag doll characters
- hilarious moments
This fits you if
- you want to wind down rather than be tested
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you usually have thirty to sixty minutes and want that to be enough
- cutscenes annoy you and you just want to play
- you want zero frustration and no difficulty wall
- you have someone to play with
Look elsewhere if
- you need real difficulty to stay interested
- you play mainly for narrative
- you want a game with a clear ending you can reach
- you play alone, this needs other people
How long is Gang Beasts?
This one has no finish line. It is built to be played for years, in whatever rhythm suits you.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 65 out of 100, which puts it above 2 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 1245 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Fighting averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 16 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 166 collected ratings.
Released in 2017, so it has 9 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2017
- Genres
- Fighting, Party
- Playtime
- Endless game
- Difficulty
- Relaxed, forgiving
- Story weight
- None, pure gameplay
- Play with
- Competitive, Co-op
- Setting
- Abstract
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 65 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang Beasts | 2017 | Endless game | 65 | Mid price |
| Party Animals | 2023 | Endless game | 78 | Mid price |
| Stick Fight: The Game | 2017 | Endless game | 77 | Budget |
| Boomerang Fu | 2020 | Endless game | n/a | Budget |
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