Punch Club

Strategy

Ratings

Age

13+

Strategy

Languages

English

Latest Version 1.38

Thu Sep 05 2024

- Fixed the save file corruption issue, players will now be able to save the game as intended

Punch Club is a boxing tycoon management game with multiple branching story lines. Your goal is to find out who killed your father, but how you get there depends on your choices. Manage your fighter's stats, choose your fighting style (Way of the Tiger, Turtle, or Bear), and balance work with training. Every decision matters as you juggle friendships, love life, and your climb through the ranks of the Punch Club.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

88/100

Punch Club is a brilliant blend of 80s nostalgia and deep management simulation. It’s not a fighting game where you control the punches; it’s about the grind—the eating, the working, and the training. Balancing your stats (Strength, Agility, and Stamina) while trying to pay rent and maintain a social life is a stressful but addictive loop.

The branching story is surprisingly engaging, with plenty of movie references that made me smile. The recent 'Easy Mode' update is a godsend for players who found the stat decay in the original game too punishing.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Jan 16 2026

Features

Boxing management sim with RPG and tycoon elements

Multiple narrative branches and game endings

Deep stat-based progression system

Retro-style 80s arcade visuals

Tips & Walkthrough

Choosing Your Path

Select a 'Way' early: The Way of the Tiger focuses on Agility, the Way of the Bear on Strength, and the Way of the Turtle on Stamina. Spreading points too thin makes later fights impossible.

Gameplays

Daily Grind Management

Players must manage hunger, energy, and mood. Work jobs like construction or pizza delivery to earn money for gym equipment and food, then spend time training to increase core stats.

Screenshot

Q&A

No, Punch Club is a management game. You choose the skills and tactics before the fight, but the combat plays out automatically based on your stats.

Ratings & Reviews

App Store Editors’ Notes

Invalid Date

Needs just a little bit of work

Wed Nov 27 2024 ‘—————--‘

I was about at the place where you like shoot movies and stuff like that then I went to a different place and the house disappeared. The house where live in the game just disappeared so I went to another house and that disappeared too. I it needs just a little bit of work. Also, you can’t click on the houses either. That disappeared they’re completely gone.

Mobile game for ACTUAL gamers

Wed Jan 20 2016 Gamerguy9087653

If you'd rather play a "pay to win" or "pay to play for more then 15 minutes at a time" look somewhere else. This game has all the elements that made many older console and PC games great with no feeling you have to play daily or can only play for a few minutes at a time. It's a play when you have time (the way games were meant to be played). The soundtrack, basic premise, progression, and time management features are all top notch. There are consequences to every action and step you take, yet eventually you unlock ways to mitigate all those in some way shape or form. Those complaining about certain aspects being too difficult just haven't explored there options much at all. Talking to people, clicking on surroundings to see if there is anything to be discovered and experiencing all the different options (liking chilling with Roy is a big one most miss as something that improves all four personal condition categories to get you through rough spots) are all things you'll need to do. Hint: if someone says "This needs to be done first" then perhaps you should attempt to assist in that task. The game is held back from a handful of bugs at the moment, otherwise it'd be 5 stars all-around. If you have a PC, the version on steam is better at the moment, but hopefully they get this patched up and back in working order.

Amazing game NOW

Wed Oct 16 2024 jddnchsk

Took over 5 years but you can finally play the game in multiple sittings and not have to grind it out in one sesh overall amazing game im replaying this one then going to buy second one

Bugs with mick and interface

Fri Oct 17 2025 papixsanti

I’m on an iPhone 17 pro max and when I started the gameplay I’m told to visit mick at his dojo. I get there and I can tap where I need to go but I tap on him and there’s no dialogue. It won’t let me tap on him. When I go to the food store I can buy food and everything but then it won’t let me exit out the food tab. It’s honestly frustrating bc this game is so good and it’s riddled with bugs

THEY FIXED THE SAVE FEATURE!

Mon Sep 09 2024 Djebsuf

Omg folks, they did it, those beautiful devs did it. WE CAN FINALLY SAVE ON iOS! It didn’t work initially for me, but when I uninstalled and reinstalled the game, it worked! I can finally save! FINALLY!

Fun but needs work

Mon Sep 23 2024 Jhyrumh

Once you get past the rookie league it becomes virtually impossible to do anything more. You can’t train your character fast enough to offset what he loses so you don’t progress. So you’re stuck in an endless loop of not winning.