Games like Paunch
If Paunch is your kind of game, the closest matches are Drunken Wrestlers 2, Ragdoll Boxing Multiplayer and Food Chain — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Paunch is a free-to-play online 1v1 dueling game developed by Kozhakov and released in 2019. Players engage in quick rounds of boulder-throwing combat within arena-style maps, using physics-based projectiles and trajectory calculations to outmaneuver opponents. The mechanics center on rock-spawning and melee combat as players calculate the weight and arc of each throw. Reviewers highlight that the absurd premise hides deep strategic depth, while players describe the boulder-throwing as feeling weighty and satisfying. The retro aesthetic is noted as charming and nostalgic, and the short round structure keeps matches snappy. Players describe the overall experience as chill, cozy, funny, and whimsical. The game runs at a medium length with short burst sessions and supports online cooperative play. On Steam, it holds a 90% positive rating from over 5,500 reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Paunch: One-on-one physical online duels.
Players who liked Paunch also play
Steam players who put hours into Paunch also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Drunken Wrestlers 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Paunch.
Top pick for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Drunken Wrestlers 2 is a funny physics-based multiplayer fighting game. Features include character customization and a powerful mod editor integrated with Steam Workshop.
Ragdoll Boxing Multiplayer
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Dive into Ragdoll Boxing, the ultimate physics-driven boxing game where every punch counts. Powered entirely by realistic, real-time physics, this game brings you closer to the raw excitement and unpredictability of a genuine boxing match. Control your boxer with intuitive active ragdoll mechanics.
Food Chain
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Full Physics Massive Multiplayer.
Grumpy Football
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Grumpy Football is a fun and exciting football game. Rich skills, interesting physics system, and various shooting methods. Use all means to defeat your opponent! ! Email: [email protected]
Knockout City™
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Paunch.
Ranked #5 for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Team up and duke it out with rival Crews in Knockout City™, where EPIC DODGEBALL BATTLES settle the score in team-based multiplayer matches. Throw, catch, pass, dodge, and tackle your way to dodgeball dominance!
Beetleball
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Score goals with dungballs in Beetleball, the Greatest Online Multiplayer Class-based Dung Beetle Soccer Game TO EVER EXIST
Fight Crab
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Paunch.
Ranked #8 for Paunch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Paunch.
Welcome to Fight Crab.A new 3D action game where you take control of a crab, and fight off other giant enemy crabs.Physics allows for crabs to move powerfully and quickly in this hardcore battle arena.Freely control your pincers to use weapons and develop your own crab fighting style.
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Frequently asked about Paunch
- Does Paunch run on Steam Deck?
- Paunch is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Paunch free to play?
- Yes — Paunch is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Paunch have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Paunch supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Paunch?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paunch are Drunken Wrestlers 2, Ragdoll Boxing Multiplayer, Food Chain.
- Who developed Paunch?
- Paunch was developed by Kozhakov.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Paunch.
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