Sengoku

Sengoku is a side-scrolling beat 'em up where you fight evil spirits from Japan's past that have invaded the modern world. You punch and slash through waves of supernatural enemies across multiple stages set in ancient Japanese locations. The core hook: you can possess defeated enemies to temporarily use their forms and abilities, switching between your base warrior and possessed states mid-fight. Each possessed form has distinct attacks—some favor range, others raw power. Levels mix feudal architecture with ghostly corruption. Combat demands timing more than button-mashing, with patterns to learn for tougher spirit bosses. It's arcade-style, meaning short stages, continues, and a focus on score. Fans of old-school brawlers with a supernatural twist will find the possession mechanic adds welcome variety to the genre's usual formula.