King of Ping Pong: MEGAMIX (2024)

Developer: Suspicious Jam
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 26 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Fast-paced table tennis duels with unique boss abilities, demanding quick reactions and pattern learning in a retro-styled arcade tournament.

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What players say

Players describe it as Punch-Out with ping-pong: simple controls, escalating boss gimmicks, and a banger soundtrack. It is notoriously hard, a few hit Takaoka as a wall, and one player found changing the ball color fixed their eyesight issue. Music and retro style get near-universal praise, but some dislike that enemies play by different rules and wish for a quick restart.

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