# Punch Club

> Strategy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024951378](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024951378)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1024951378`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tinyBuild LLC
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.38
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-05
- **First published:** 2016-01-13
- **Size:** 355 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/punch-club/id1024951378)
- **Website:** [http://tinybuild.com/punchclub](http://tinybuild.com/punchclub)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.tinybuild.com/privacy-policy](http://www.tinybuild.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

"A fun, addictive, and challenging fighting simulation RPG" 9/10 - AppAdvice

"Must be experienced by gamers far and wide" 9/10 - HardcoreGamer

"A rich and rewarding fight sim that gives you plenty to do, and makes sure you have fun while you're doing it" 9/10 - PocketGamer

"Punch Club is pretty awesome" 9/10 - TouchArcade

About Punch Club:

Your father was brutally murdered before your eyes. Now you must train hard, eat chicken and punch dudes in the face to earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who ended your father's life.

Punch Club is a boxing tycoon management game with multiple branching story lines. Your goal is clear, but how you get there depends on whether you want to legitimately climb the rankings, or take the more ridiculous, shady route.

Along the way you'll want to focus your talents. Will you take the Way of the Tiger, the Way of the Turtle, or the Way of the [other one?]? Your strength, accuracy and agility all depends on whichever Way enlightens your path. Do you have stripes, or flippers?

And every decision will matter, especially in your social life. You'll be juggling friendships, love life, work, recreational time, relationships, and possible stardom, all alongside your gym time and fighting aligators. It's not all just pumping iron, you know.

- Boxing management sim with RPG and tycoon elements
- Find out who killed your father, and maybe learn something about yourself along the way
- Heavily story-driven, with multiple different narrative branches and game endings to discover
- Get as deep with stats as you like, and find your own way through extensive skill trees
- Gorgeous pixel visuals with 80-90s references and nostalgia all over the place
- Now with cross-platform saves!
- Featuring "The Dark Fist" storyline, a free content update with 3 hours of new content!

## Rankings

- #212,661 — Overall

## Review summary

Punch Club is loved for its engaging retro fighting feel and nostalgic story, with players able to play in multiple sittings. However, the iOS version suffers from save bugs and progression glitches, plus grindy pacing after the early game. Some posts mention workarounds for saving and note limited mobile updates, which hurts stability. Despite the bugs, the core gameplay remains a standout for fans when it works.

### Pros

- Engaging, retro-style fighting gameplay with a nostalgic vibe.
- Playable in multiple sittings instead of forcing a long grinding session.
- Nostalgic appeal that many players grew up with and still enjoy.
- Saving on iOS can work with workaround (e.g., turning off iCloud sync).

### Cons

- Save progress often fails or is lost on iOS (data loss after exit or save attempts).
- In-game bugs break progression (disappearing NPCs/houses, dialogues not triggering).
- Grindy progression after the rookie league; pace can feel endless or unbalanced.
- Perceived lack of ongoing iOS updates/support and focus on a PC/Steam sequel.

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