Punch Planet

Punch Planet is a competitive 2D sci-fi fighter set among exotic planets, advanced cities and alien races. In its story, Roy, an undercover detective for the Luna PD, is framed for a high-profile murder. His only lead takes him to Planet K-0, also known as Punch Planet, where he must track down the real murderer and bring them back to his home world to clear his name.

Combat mechanics

Punch Planet uses 1v1 combat and has mechanics built around two meters. Time Canceling Devices let characters travel up to 1 second into the past for small corrections; their fail-safe disintegrates the former self to prevent time paradoxes. Time Canceling uses the TC Meter and enables Double Time Canceling (DTC), Jump Time Canceling (JTC) and Absorb Time Canceling (ATC).

The E-Meter powers enhanced versions of a character’s unique attacks. Spending two or more E-Meter stocks lets you perform an Advanced Attack.

Game modes

You can fight locally, battle the CPU with different difficulty and behavior settings, or play online using GGPO rollback netcode. Online options include player lobbies, spectating, casual matchmaking and online training. Training Mode includes hitbox viewers, a frame-data overlay, dummy recording, reversal options and state saving.

Arcade Mode includes animated cutscenes. The game also has Trials.

Available content

Punch Planet has 9 playable characters and 5 stages.