Knuckle Sandwich

Knuckle Sandwich

Steam Deck Playable

Andy Brophy · Story Rich · Nov 22, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.59.

85%
Very Positive
684 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 181 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 684 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You will be much more entertained if you allow the game to let you entertain yourself - it's also something very relevant to experiencing the story of the game.
181 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The first 20 minutes of gameplay are in form of a very fun prologue with a lot of passion on its making and it instantly got me hooked because I'm a dinosaur, a jaded caveman that have been playing videogames ever since the Atari era so I'm always looking for a new experience in this oversaturated videogame market.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Its presentation, with its art style and music, is still one of the best, but the game itself falls short when compared to others of this type.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is also great - the songs are nicely textured and have this specific "weird" quality that fits just right with the game, are quite funky and one of the battle themes was so groovy to my brain I basically played it on loop 24/7 for at least 3 days straight.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
Now I'm very happy that in the accessibility options you can choose to instantly win any fight, I'm sure that appeals to a lot of people and I'm glad they had that option, but as someone who was excited for fun turn based combat, I certainly did not expect mashing the arrow-keys be a "win battle" move, and I didn't enjoy that fact.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters181 reviews
Gameplay77 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Accessibility7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat93 reviews
76%
Difficulty29 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Interface46 reviews
59%
Bugs8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.