Mega Knockdown

Really Fun fighting game that can teach you the basics without being too overwhelming with so much speed. It's a great way to learn how decision making in fighting games work.

It has some quirks and kinks to iron out (like the music) to truly become a really great game, but the formula is there. I think they could do great things to make this a fun casual fighter. PS. nerf the chip on the firepaul

I grew up with OG Mortal Kombat, Double Dragon, Street Fighter.. but it's been a while since I enjoyed a fighting game. What made the difference for me is that Mega Knockdown is turn-based, slowing the pace but introducing an interesting tactical challenge. It's RPS-based but more complex with 3 dimensions & timing. For more niche curation, follow me at: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27440015-CSH-Picone/

Very fun game for any fighting game fan for any skill level. If you're a casual fighting game fan, this is a fantastic game to goof off with, if you're a beginning player, this game will teach you a lot of core concepts, and even if you're a good player, it'll highlight aspects of fighting game decision making you didn't even know you were making on a subconscious level. What I really love about the game are the characters. Move set properties are largely shared between characters to make it simple to carry over knowledge between them and understand the opponents options without committing lots of options to memory, but with 2-3 move set changes, each character feels extremely unique so you never get bored. That's not even touching on how fun all the designs are. I've also very much enjoyed watching all the updates roll out with art being properly added to the game. It really helps to make the turn based combat read well and you can tell so much love went into each sprite. Highly recommend this game!

I saw the dev talk about their game on Reddit, and I was intrigued - it sounded like a fighting game I could play with my friends who feel like they don't have the reaction time to play normal fighting games. And, having completed the tutorial, and then story mode with one character, I'm having a blast. There's a classic set of options with block, strike, jumping attack, special moves, and throws. It all comes together really well, and I look forward to having fun with others, reading each others likely options and choosing something to beat them... with them having the read on me, so they actually beat my option.

Al ponerme a jugar, pensé que estaba jugando un tutorial, porque aparecían las hitboxes de los personajes y el juego era pausado. Pero no. Era así el juego. Se juega como un juego de peleas normal, pero por turnos (o algo así) Es desesperante querer hacer todo rápido como en cualquier juego de peleas, pero que el personaje no responda porque 1ero debés pulsar y después ejecuta la acción. MALA IDEA DE JUEGO. A nadie que juegue fighting creo que le guste.

As someone who doesn't like fighting games in general, I think this is the perfect solution for a fighting game that could be enjoyed by virtually anyone. I've loved seeing this games progress over the years and I really hope it gets the recognition it deserves. The gameplay is immensely satisfying and the story and characters have such a unique charm to them that I haven't seen in many places before. Also it has many references to Nick Beard: The Fedora of Destiny so it's immediately peak in my eyes

This game should be the tutorial for 'what is a fighting game'? It is an absolutely wonderful tool to show people what makes a fighting game fun by removing the most common reasons people are nervous about trying a fighting game (Quick reactions, complicated controls, learning curve). It has an easy mode where you know that the computer plans to jump and heavy attack you, so you can figure out what beats a jump heavy attack. You can learn everything from what a throw tech is all the way to Oki in a simple to understand way. I know I annoy my friends when I start talking about if you're plus/minus and when they should push a button. You know what's not annoying? A gigantic clock icon with dashes that tell you how screwed you or your opponent are and naturally let you know when to push your advantage or hunker down and block. It isn't perfect (adding timing of actions or 'half beats' if your opponent does a gigantic commit move and you choose to do nothing, like 'Your only move is Hustle') but honestly this is the single best game I can think of to show to your friends that don't like fighting games, that they are super super fun. Unexpected things I enjoyed: There's a fun roguelike mode, difficulty levels include how much information you get about your opponents actions, replay playback.