Dwarven Brawl Bros

Dwarven Brawl Bros is a local 2D fighting party game for 2 to 6 players, with a retro feel. You play as dwarves in all-vs-all, one-versus-many or team matches, using weapons and stage hazards to take out your opponents. The game has 31 weapons, 38 stages and 26 modes.

Weapon-based brawling

Each weapon has its own strengths and drawbacks, three separate basic attacks and a special attack. After landing enough basic attacks, you unlock its special, which can finish off a target or weaken another opponent. Attacks can strike from behind or knock opponents into hazards such as lava and spikes for extra damage.

Characters are not restricted to particular classes, skills or weapons: any dwarf can use any weapon. Each can carry up to three weapons, and you can replace them during a fight to change your approach.

Modes and matches

The 26 game modes include all-vs-all, respawn deathmatch, team-vs-team with or without respawns, Overthrow (kill the king), Dorf Ball (dwarven football), Zombie survivor, and modes limited to firearms, melee weapons or explosives. Happy Hour focuses on special attacks, while Identity Crisis has you kill the elf. Matches can use all-vs-all, one-vs-many, 2-vs-2 or 3-vs-3 settings.

You can also customize match settings such as hit points, special-attack unlock damage, spawned weapons and session length. Pre-made collections group rotating modes into different play sessions.

Stages and hazards

The 38 stages each have three size variants, destructible structures and hazards such as spikes and lavafalls, as well as physical clutter. Weapon hits, projectiles and explosions can break individual bricks and collapse platform structures.

Local play and presentation

Players can team up or fight one another in local matches. The game supports controllers for both menus and gameplay, and can also be played with a keyboard. Its pixel art combines a retro look with cute, brutal characters; semi-cartoonish gore can be turned off. Chiptune-style sound effects and music accompany an announcer that reports kills and other events in floating text and on a pixel-display scoreboard.