Play Robot Wreckage (Beta) Online

Ever played one of those Genesis games that feels like it was designed by someone who drank six cups of coffee and then said, "What if robots... but more?" That’s Robot Wreckage (Beta)—a gloriously messy, screen-shaking mech brawler where half the fun is seeing how much of the level you can reduce to smoking rubble before your own robot gives out.

You start with a chunky mech (pick the one with the shoulder-mounted flamethrower, trust me) and immediately get thrown into a city that’s just begging to be demolished. Lasers leave scorch marks on buildings, missiles send enemy bots flying through billboards, and sometimes your own legs get blown off mid-fight, which is equal parts hilarious and terrifying. The beta jank is real—some attacks feel overpowered, the physics occasionally go haywire, and the music cuts out weirdly—but that just adds to the charm. It’s like playing an unearthed prototype of the best game your friend’s older brother swore existed.

If you’ve got a soft spot for forgotten 16-bit chaos, this one’s a blast with the volume cranked up and zero expectations. Just don’t get too attached to your mech’s limbs.