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Punch Club cover art

Punch Club

Lazy Bear Games · tinyBuild · 2016-01-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 18, 2017 (Nintendo 3DS), May 24, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 31, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jan 08, 2016 (Mac), Jan 08, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 13, 2016 (iOS)

Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.

41
playing now
80%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (93 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 14h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

41 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Your father was brutally murdered before your eyes. Now you must train hard, eat chicken and punch dudes in the face to earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who ended your father's life.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 481 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~60/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 394k–945k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,756 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.76-82%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.76-82%
Humble Store$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 103 of 141 observed days · $0.77 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26026020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

133282026-08-06 21:00 — 94 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 81 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 78 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 83 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 99 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 69 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 133 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 104 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 43 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 95 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 99 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 104 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 104 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 64 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 64 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 36 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 45 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 35 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 42 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 59 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 39 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 63 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.412016-01-072026-08-302016-01-07 — best price $7.992016-06-16 — best price $6.662017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-11-02 — best price $9.992018-08-02 — best price $9.992019-04-23 — best price $9.992019-12-27 — best price $4.992020-06-13 — best price $8.292020-08-10 — best price $9.992020-10-12 — best price $9.992020-11-27 — best price $2.492021-01-25 — best price $9.992021-03-20 — best price $9.992021-05-11 — best price $8.992021-07-10 — best price $8.992021-09-22 — best price $8.382021-11-26 — best price $3.292022-04-05 — best price $7.982022-06-23 — best price $1.552022-09-15 — best price $2.492023-01-06 — best price $7.342023-03-25 — best price $7.342023-06-15 — best price $2.492023-08-28 — best price $2.492023-11-17 — best price $2.122024-02-05 — best price $2.132024-04-02 — best price $8.692024-06-01 — best price $9.492024-08-14 — best price $8.692024-11-04 — best price $9.992025-01-18 — best price $7.882025-03-13 — best price $1.522025-05-27 — best price $7.342025-08-24 — best price $1.952025-11-14 — best price $1.992026-02-24 — best price $7.342026-05-08 — best price $7.892026-07-31 — best price $7.892026-08-30 — best price $1.76
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
88.9%
earned "First fight"
31.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Czech…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)32,0444%47
PS4 (PlayStation)2,3846%21
Xbox One (Xbox)2,3214%47
Switch (Nintendo)400%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGFunnyArcadeBoxingSportsFighting2D FighterManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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