Fit check
Is Bat Boy worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of 2D platformers who want baseball-themed combat
- Players who enjoy searching levels for secrets and collectibles
- Retro-style action fans who prefer a story-led adventure
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking role-playing systems rather than platforming, combat, and teammate skills
- Players who prefer quiet exploration over enemy encounters and boss fights
- Players looking for multiplayer action rather than an adventure centered on Bat Boy
Our take on Bat Boy
The sports theme gives the game a distinctive premise, but the store presentation centers on familiar platforming elements: combat, exploration, bosses, secrets, and retro visuals. The teammate concept adds progression, while the page gives less emphasis to how much those acquired abilities change moment-to-moment play.
What is Bat Boy?
Bat Boy is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer about Ryosuke, a high-school athlete fighting Lord Vicious and freeing brainwashed teammates.
Players travel through multiple regions, battle enemies and former allies, and use a baseball bat to attack, deflect, spin, power-hit, traverse environments, and solve puzzles. Each rescued teammate grants Bat Boy another character's skills. The game includes varied levels, bosses, companions, hidden secrets, collectibles, and unlockable music. Its presentation uses 8-bit-inspired visuals and chiptune music. The story leads to a final confrontation with Lord Vicious after Bat Boy travels through regions beyond the mage's dimensional gateway.
How Bat Boy plays
- 01Baseball Combat
- The bat is used to swing, deflect, spin, and power-hit enemies.
- 02Teammate Abilities
- Freeing brainwashed sports heroes lets Bat Boy use their skills.
- 03Bat-Based Traversal
- The bat is also used to move through environments and solve puzzles.
- 04Secrets And Collectibles
- Levels contain hidden secrets, collectibles, and music to unlock.
- 05Regional Adventure
- The journey crosses multiple environments and leads to a final battle with Lord Vicious.
Bat Boy compared to similar games
Bat Boy is a 2D side-scrolling platformer built around bat-based combat, traversal, environmental puzzles, and skills gained from freed teammates. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Jusant focuses on climbing tools, stamina management, alternate paths, and a meditative journey up a tower.
Bat Boy: platforms & release
Is Bat Boy worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of 2D platformers who want baseball-themed combat. Skip it if: players seeking role-playing systems rather than platforming, combat, and teammate skills.
Where can I download Bat Boy?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bat Boy's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bat Boy on?
Windows only.
