Sketch Brawl
Comic-book stickman brawler! Punch, kick and throw your way across 4 regions, beat 4 unique bosses, unlock skins and pull off huge combos.
About this game
Sketch Brawl is a hand-drawn stickman fighting game that looks as if it jumped off a comic book page. Every punch lands with a POW, every kick with a BAM and every throw ends with a ground-shaking SLAM. Paper textures, halftone dots, ink splatters and slow-motion K.O.s give the game a real comic feel, and Night mode switches it to a chalkboard look.
The campaign has 4 regions: Sketchbook Valley, Ink Docks, Crayon City and Shredder Peak. Each region has 7 rivals with their own looks and fighting styles and a giant boss at the end. Beating the boss unlocks the next region, and each region hits harder than the last. Every boss has a special attack: The Eraser vanishes into dust and reappears behind you, Capt. Inkbeard throws ink bombs that blind and slow you, Marker Max slams the ground and sends out shockwaves and the Shredder spins into a whirlwind of quick hits. When a boss drops below 40% health it flies into a rage, hitting harder with faster specials.
Combat is easy to learn but deep: you chain punches and kicks into combos, launch rivals with an uppercut, sweep their legs, grab and slam them or block at the right moment and counter. Winning a fight takes 2 rounds. When your super meter fills, you unleash a cinematic SUPER attack. Throws beat blocks, jumps beat sweeps; every fight is a small mind game.
Tips
- A yellow warning over a boss means its special attack is coming; jump, block or get away.
- If you are new, learn every move in Training first.
- Throw a rival who is waiting behind a block; throws break guards.
- With the coins and XP you earn, the shop unlocks new skin colors, headgear and slash effects.
- On the keyboard you walk with A/D, jump with W, block with S, punch with J, kick with K, uppercut with L, grab and throw with U and use the super attack with I.
How to play
Fight your way through the campaign: beat 7 rivals in each region, then defeat the region boss to unlock the next one. Win 2 rounds to win a fight. Chain punches and kicks into combos, block incoming attacks, and use throws to break an opponent's guard. Every hit fills your super meter – when it is full, unleash your SUPER attack. Watch for the yellow warning above a boss: it is about to use its special attack, so jump, block or dash away. Earn coins and XP from every fight and spend them in the shop on new skins, headgear and slash effects. New to the game? Start with Training to learn every move.
Controls
Keyboard (Player 1):
A / D – Walk left / right
W – Jump
S – Block (hold)
J – Punch (press repeatedly to combo)
K – Kick
S + K – Sweep (low kick that knocks down)
L – Uppercut (launches the opponent)
U – Grab & Throw (beats blocking)
I – Super attack (when the meter is full)
Double-tap A or D – Dash
Esc or P – Pause
Player 2 (2 Players mode, same keyboard):
Arrow keys – Walk / Jump / Block
, – Punch . – Kick / – Uppercut ; – Throw ' – Super
Mobile / Touch:
Joystick – Move (up = jump, down = block)
PUNCH / KICK / GRAB buttons – Attack
Joystick down + PUNCH – Uppercut
Joystick down + KICK – Sweep
SUPER button – Appears when the meter is full
