Underplayed Gems

Pummel Paladins (2020)

Pummel Paladins cover
Developer
Xiaocong Yan, Henry Turbedsky
Publisher
Orange Lutheran High School Game Development Club
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.8 of 5, 79 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 51 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A frantic, chaotic local dueler where you and a friend spam parries and pushes in colorful, retro-styled pixel arenas.

competitivelocal multiplayerretrofast-pacedchaoticcolorfulquick matches

What players say

Players almost universally use Pummel Paladins as a Trojan horse to play other games via Remote Play Together, making it a piracy tool or a way to force friends into co-op. Some praise the local multiplayer potential, but many note the need for crossplay and remote play to function at all.

Screenshots

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