Punch Club (2016)

Developer: Lazy Bear Games
Publisher: tinyBuild
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 15,686 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A pixelated boxing tycoon with time management and branching storylines, balancing training, investigation, and humor.

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What players say

Players are split on Punch Club: many love the 90s pop culture references and addictive loop, but nearly as many are driven away by the punishing stat decay, constant grinding, and forced walking. Long-time players warn that the game is abandoned by its developer with gamebreaking bugs left unfixed.

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