Deep, rewarding boxing combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Under the hood there’s a properly deep boxing simulation. Stamina, heart rate, cuts and injuries all matter.”
Steam review · 79.6 h played ↗
Bruisers 2D Boxing
Worth buying? What 122 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 122 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%FunOldGames, Halfbrick Studios2026Sports · RPG · Arcade
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A deep, challenging 2D boxing sim with an RPG career layer and fun fights. Skip it if you dislike repetitive menu management, button-mash training or steep early difficulty.
Great for
Boxing fans who like challenge, career management and learning timing, counters and strategy
Main risk
Tedious daily meal/training loop and opponents with far higher stats early on
What players love
Difficulty is fair once you learn it
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the game seems impossible for a few minutes then i learned to dodge and counter and it got a whole lot easier.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Rich career mode with many systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You can stay clean or risk it all by taking PEDs, lol. If you get caught, you can be banned from professional boxing and forced to turn to bare-knuckle boxing instead.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Best boxing game in years
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This puts Undisputed to shame.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Charming retro pixel art and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 positive reviews
“The retro art style fits the game perfectly and gives it a ton of character.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Fun local multiplayer and runs well
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“performance is great and this is a great title for any system including the steam deck.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Opponents have far higher stats early on
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“it throws you into a match against a fighter who has double your stats.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Tedious daily menu, meal and training loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“you have to repeat every damn day of the week, training, navigating menus, buying and eating food (which is a good 10-20 "clicks" each time)”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Grindy button-mashing training minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“auto-training gives like less than %40 or worse compared to what you can do manually.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Clinch spam and AI/stamina feel unfair
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“In the fights, the opponents spam clinch and beat the ♥♥♥♥ out you before you can push them away.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Heavy AI-generated art
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The AI usage is far more than what the tag seems to suggest.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Expensive food and medical costs
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“I have to pay quite expensive health bills, which drains my winnings for the fight, and food is quite expensive too.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorDual-core 2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible, 1 GB VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorQuad-core 2.5 GHz or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible, 2 GB VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorDual-core 2.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible, 1 GB VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
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