Pixel-neon rhythm roguelite. Six punches. 27 machines. One shot per round.

What you do

Notes fall — QWEASD top/bottom. A note hits the line, you press the right key, a punch lands. Dead center? PERFECT, full damage. Hold the combo, crack the score target, move to the next round. Miss the target — run's over, start again.

Between every round: shop. Buy gloves, pick punch-cards, collect artifacts, refresh the lineup. Every third round, a boss waits with his own nasty twist.

Features

• 6 punches, 6 machines, 9 bosses — left cross, uppercut, right cross, left hook, right hook, overhand. Each of the 6 regular machines weakens one of your punches. Each of the 9 bosses has its own signature mechanic: faster notes, trap notes, blackouts, smaller perfect windows.

• One shot per round — miss the score target, lose the run. Combos crank up your damage; three misses in a row and the combo's gone.

• Build your boxer — Punch-cards give flat damage bonuses to specific punch directions. Artifacts flip the game on its head — from "money doubles" to "perfect-window half-size, but with crit-chance".

• Shop after every round — gloves, cards, refreshes. Money's tight, the lineup rotates, every choice matters.

• Cosmetics & Wardrobe — collect tokens, unlock outfits & skins, style your boxer.

• Endless Mode — beat run 27? Nice. Now see how far you can push it before the machine wipes you out.

• Pixel-neon look with coach attitude — hand-made pixel art, sound on the beat of every punch, a coach who won't pick you up.

Controls

Keyboard: QWE on top, ASD on bottom — Q↖ W↑ E↗ / A← S↓ D→

Gamepad: Y/X/B on top, LB/A/RB on bottom

Who is this for?

If you got hooked on Crypt of the NecroDancer, still have Punch-Out!! in your head, and love roguelite runs where no attempt looks like the last one — welcome to the ring.

About urdentstudios

The Punchbag Machine is a solo development by urdentstudios.