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Hyper Scuffle

Hyper Scuffle is a decidedly bizarre fighting game with fluid gameplay and a vibrant, minimalist style. Play as one of nine unusual fighters and brawl to be the last thing standing.

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January 7, 2019
7 years and 208 days ago
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Positive23 reviews87.0%

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About the Game

Hyper Scuffle is a decidedly bizarre 2D fighting game with fluid gameplay and a minimalist style. Each of its nine fighters is designed to be easy to understand, but complicated to master. Play against up to 4 players in local or online multiplayer!

Features:

  • nine fighters, each with their own unique abilities and play styles
  • a simple, vibrant art style inspired by early arcade games
  • interesting fighting mechanics not present in other games (such as screen wrapping and infinite player mobility)
  • three gamemodes: Classic, Contest, and Spectrum
  • XBox controller support
  • local, LAN, and online multiplayer
  • 15 subjectively gorgeous maps
  • AI for every fighter
  • more than 17 bugs and errors to discover
  • created by one guy over ~300 hours
  • costs over 50% less than a cup of coffee
  • could probably run on a potato