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Games like Punch-Out!!

2009USK 6

As underdog Little Mac you beat eccentric boxers by learning their attack patterns and dodging and countering at exactly the right moment. Cel-shaded art and exaggerated characters bring plenty of humor.

  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Lots of humour

In short: Games like Punch-Out!!

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Punch-Out!! special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Viewtiful Joe 2

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2004PEGI 12PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Punch-Out!!: gripping boss fights, melee combat with weapons or fists and plenty of humour.

A fast, comic-book styled beat-'em-up in a superhero movie parody, where slow-motion and zoom powers drive the combat. The sequel adds Silvia as a second playable hero, new special moves and plenty of humor.

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Iron Snout

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast, over-the-top arcade brawler where a piglet uses kung-fu reflexes and improvised weapons to fend off waves of wolves. Short, chaotic rounds full of slapstick humor.

Bleed 2

Boss fights as highlights

A fast-paced arcade action game where heroine Wryn shoots, dodges, reflects bullets and slows time. It centers on a string of boss fights in pixel art style with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

Mr. Shifty

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast top-down brawler where you play a teleporting thief who punches and shifts through short, punchy levels full of enemies. Inspired by 90s Hong Kong action cinema, with brisk pacing and a humorous tone.

Gorn 2

Boss fights as highlights

You swing physics-driven weapons in VR and hack your way through heavenly arenas in absurdly over-the-top gladiator style. The fights against the five sons of the God of the Afterlife are brutal, chaotic and gleefully silly.

One Finger Death Punch 2

Distinctive, stylised art style

A lightning-fast stickman kung-fu brawler played with just two buttons, built around precise timing and reflexes. Fights feel like choreographed martial-arts movies as you chew through waves of enemies.

One Finger Death Punch

Distinctive, stylised art style

A lightning-fast kung-fu brawler played with just two buttons: you click left or right to hit enemies at exactly the right moment. The result is fluid, movie-like fight choreography that feels like a rhythm and reflex test.

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2

Melee combat with weapons or fists

An over-the-top arcade boxing game with flamboyant fighters, easy-to-learn controls and flashy special punches. Great for quick bouts solo or against friends.

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A flashy arcade boxing game with over-the-top fighters like Afro Thunder, where you trade fast punches, dodges and special moves in a 3D ring. Great for casual head-to-head matches with friends.

Gorn

Distinctive, stylised art style

A absurdly violent VR gladiator game built on physics-driven melee combat, where you dismember goofy opponents with a wide range of weapons. Slapstick gore and silliness take priority over depth.

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