Junkpunk: Arena (2021)

Developer: Eggs w/ Legs
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating: 3.2 of 5, 33 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 15 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Building cobbled-together robots from junk and pitting them against each other in a gritty, anarcho-capitalist hellscape feels scrappy and frantic.

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What players say

Players say it is a fun free bot-battler with friends, but without a friend to invite there is no online matchmaking to find others. The controls and vehicle physics feel clumsy to some, and the tutorial can hardlock if you mis-input.

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