PUNCHERMAN!: First Day
PUNCHERMAN!: First Day is a first-person comedy physics dad simulator where you play as a retired FPS hero/generally manly man trying to become the best dad ever. One problem: the only way he can interact with the world is with an incredible punch. Use your fists of fury to prove your heart of gold!
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April 24, 2023
3 years and 101 days ago
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Positive29 reviews86.2%
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PUNCHING IS ALL YOU KNOW. YOU'VE PUNCHED ALIENS, DEMONS, ZOMBIES—BUT WITH THESE THREATS GONE, YOU FACE YOUR GREATEST CHALLENGE YET: FAMILY LIFE.
PUNCHERMAN!: First Day is a comedy physics dad simulator where you live a day in the life of a former violent FPS protagonist/superhero/generally manly man as he tries to prove himself as a good father and husband. But there’s one problem with that: the only real ability he has is an insanely powerful PUNCH!
Engage in the most masculine of stay-at-home-daddery by completing household chores and running errands using only your fists of fury… and accidentally destroy everything you see in the process.
PUNCHERMAN!: First Day is a comedy physics dad simulator where you live a day in the life of a former violent FPS protagonist/superhero/generally manly man as he tries to prove himself as a good father and husband. But there’s one problem with that: the only real ability he has is an insanely powerful PUNCH!
Engage in the most masculine of stay-at-home-daddery by completing household chores and running errands using only your fists of fury… and accidentally destroy everything you see in the process.
FEATURES AND CONTENT!
- A short vertical slice of the concept: about 20 minutes of chaotic punching fun!
- A to-do list of 10+ basic chores and errands to punch your way through
- Four distinct maps filled with physics objects that break or get launched on being punched
- 3D first-person punching with both hands
- Optional timer display for speedrunning
