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Is Pull Stay worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Beat ’em up fans who want defensive trap placement alongside close combat.
- Players who enjoy gathering resources by breaking into neighboring homes.
- Players interested in a game whose story draws on the creator’s experience as a hikikomori.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a purely combat-focused brawler may find that defending the house and setting traps are central to play.
- Players seeking a story centered on broad exploration may find the described structure focused on defending a home and countering incoming enemies.
- Players who prefer to avoid resource gathering may not enjoy collecting resources from neighbors’ houses.
Our take on Pull Stay
The premise frames the attackers as people concerned about Susumu, but the described play turns those encounters into a defense challenge that ends when they reach him. The listing also connects the setup to the creator’s own experience as a shut-in, making that personal context part of the game’s framing.
What is Pull Stay?
Pull Stay combines beat ’em up combat with tower defense.
As a guardian robot, protect Susumu, a shut-in, from enemies trying to reach his home. Fight with your fists and learn new moves by smacking different enemy types, or place traps to stop attackers. The gadgets include a baked-fish missile, a toothpaste turret, and a watermelon bazooka; 15 types can be unlocked. Break into neighbors’ houses to collect resources for traps or new rooms. Susumu can make power-up items, and the game also includes bosses whose tactics must be countered. If an enemy reaches Susumu, the game ends. The story draws on the creator’s own experience as a hikikomori.
How Pull Stay plays
- 01Enemy-specific moves
- Smacking different enemy types can teach the robot new moves.
- 02Unlockable gadgets
- The 15 trap types include a baked-fish missile, a toothpaste turret, and a watermelon bazooka.
- 03Resource gathering
- Breaking into nearby homes provides resources for traps or new rooms.
- 04Susumu-made items
- Susumu can make items that power up the guardian robot.
- 05Boss encounters
- Some attackers are bosses whose tactics must be countered.
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Pull Stay: platforms & release
Is Pull Stay worth it?
It is worth it if: beat ’em up fans who want defensive trap placement alongside close combat. Skip it if: players looking for a purely combat-focused brawler may find that defending the house and setting traps are central to play.
Where can I download Pull Stay?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pull Stay's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pull Stay on?
Windows only.
