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Is Pulling No Punches worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Beat’em up fans who want local multiplayer for up to four players
- Small groups seeking cooperative arcade-style combat
- Players interested in satirical pandemic fiction and hand-animated visuals
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long-form role-playing progression system rather than arcade-style beat’em up action
- Solo players looking for a game centered on exploration, puzzles, or ranged combat
- Groups without local multiplayer access
Our take on Pulling No Punches
The premise receives strong emphasis through its pandemic satire, but the described play centers on conventional beat’em up combat. The listing gives less attention to how the four characters differ in practice, what unlockables contain, and how the local co-op structure shapes the campaign.
What is Pulling No Punches?
Pulling No Punches is a satirical 2D beat’em up with classic arcade influences and frame-by-frame animation.
It presents a fictional pandemic in a city where fanatics deny the disease exists. Players control four ordinary citizens equipped with gloves and masks as they confront these enemies using punches, kicks, grabs, and headbutts. The game supports local co-op for up to four players. Each of the four characters has distinct moves and unlockable content. Combat focuses on close-range attacks and using available actions against opponents, while the setting combines pandemic-related fiction with a tone of social satire.
How Pulling No Punches plays
- 01Four-player local co-op
- The game supports cooperative play for up to four people on one local setup.
- 02Distinct playable characters
- Four characters offer their own moves and unlockable content.
- 03Close-range combat
- Attacks include punches, kicks, grabs, and headbutts.
- 04Frame-by-frame animation
- The visuals use handmade artwork animated frame by frame.
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Pulling No Punches: platforms & release
Is Pulling No Punches worth it?
It is worth it if: beat’em up fans who want local multiplayer for up to four players. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form role-playing progression system rather than arcade-style beat’em up action.
Where can I download Pulling No Punches?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pulling No Punches's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pulling No Punches on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
