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Punch Club

Lazy Bear Games · tinyBuild · 2016-01-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

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.

Punch Club is an Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (80% of 15793 reviews).

55
playing now
80%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (93 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (8.2k downloads)
3.90★
PlayStation Store rating (1,126 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 14h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

55 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Punch Club is a sporting management simulation developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild. In the game, the player manages an upcoming boxer in training and preparation for a series of boxing matches at a local club, while searching for clues of who killed their father. The game was developed as a humorous take on action films of the 1980s and 1990s. The game was released in January 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android, following a Twitch Plays Pokémon-style event on Twitch. A Nintendo 3DS port of the game was announced in a September 2016 Nintendo Direct for release in January 2017 after some delays. Ports for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were released on March 31, 2017. A Nintendo Switch version was released on May 24, 2018. A sequel, titled Punch Club 2: Fast Forward, was released on July 20, 2023.

Trailer

Punch Club trailer thumbnail

Punch Club Official Game Trailer

≈577,581 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 55 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 2% of 50,697 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 395k–948k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,793 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
GameBillet$2.00-80%
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 134 of 172 observed days · $1.00 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

170222026-09-16 04:00 — 72 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 105 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 120 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 83 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 75 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 107 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 52 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 49 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 80 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 84 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 38 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 51 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 51 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 50 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 110 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 73 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 35 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 74 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 80 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 42 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 54 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 53 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 35 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 55 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k2Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2016 — avg 98 · peak 238Aug 2016 — avg 127 · peak 505Dec 2016 — avg 107 · peak 243Apr 2017 — avg 89 · peak 256Aug 2017 — avg 65 · peak 126Dec 2017 — avg 72 · peak 145Apr 2018 — avg 53 · peak 115Aug 2018 — avg 74 · peak 201Dec 2018 — avg 55 · peak 126Apr 2019 — avg 42 · peak 94Aug 2019 — avg 55 · peak 157Dec 2019 — avg 52 · peak 123Apr 2020 — avg 52 · peak 197Aug 2020 — avg 61 · peak 189Dec 2020 — avg 65 · peak 236Apr 2021 — avg 91 · peak 280Aug 2021 — avg 57 · peak 172Dec 2021 — avg 50 · peak 118Apr 2022 — avg 43 · peak 85Aug 2022 — avg 87 · peak 257Dec 2022 — avg 76 · peak 173Apr 2023 — avg 86 · peak 261Aug 2023 — avg 240 · peak 780Dec 2023 — avg 99 · peak 229Apr 2024 — avg 106 · peak 377Aug 2024 — avg 79 · peak 171Dec 2024 — avg 94 · peak 185Apr 2025 — avg 69 · peak 188Aug 2025 — avg 63 · peak 137Dec 2025 — avg 61 · peak 140Apr 2026 — avg 49 · peak 147Aug 2026 — avg 56 · peak 131
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.412016-01-072026-10-152016-01-07 — best price $7.992016-07-05 — best price $9.992017-07-10 — best price $9.992018-05-11 — best price $4.892019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-12-27 — best price $4.992020-06-24 — best price $8.282020-09-08 — best price $9.992020-11-09 — best price $9.992021-01-10 — best price $8.992021-03-20 — best price $9.992021-05-28 — best price $4.992021-07-27 — best price $7.342021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-02-05 — best price $8.382022-06-23 — best price $1.552022-10-08 — best price $8.782023-01-31 — best price $9.992023-05-11 — best price $9.992023-08-07 — best price $2.492023-11-17 — best price $2.122024-02-14 — best price $2.492024-04-20 — best price $1.512024-07-19 — best price $7.892024-10-17 — best price $8.192025-01-18 — best price $7.882025-03-28 — best price $9.992025-07-11 — best price $7.892025-10-14 — best price $1.992026-01-30 — best price $9.992026-05-08 — best price $7.892026-08-09 — best price $1.992026-09-17 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

51142026-06-03 — 36 pageviews2026-06-07 — 38 pageviews2026-06-11 — 28 pageviews2026-06-15 — 34 pageviews2026-06-19 — 28 pageviews2026-06-23 — 23 pageviews2026-06-27 — 25 pageviews2026-07-01 — 19 pageviews2026-07-05 — 34 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-13 — 27 pageviews2026-07-17 — 29 pageviews2026-07-21 — 20 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-29 — 26 pageviews2026-08-02 — 20 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-10 — 32 pageviews2026-08-14 — 21 pageviews2026-08-18 — 15 pageviews2026-08-22 — 42 pageviews2026-08-26 — 17 pageviews2026-08-30 — 33 pageviews2026-09-03 — 15 pageviews2026-09-07 — 18 pageviews2026-09-11 — 14 pageviews2026-09-15 — 47 pageviews2026-09-19 — 38 pageviews2026-09-23 — 51 pageviews2026-09-27 — 38 pageviews2026-10-01 — 25 pageviews2026-10-05 — 24 pageviews2026-10-09 — 26 pageviews2026-10-12 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-01-08 (Steam store data)

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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