Fighting

Way of the Passive Fist

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

4.0

Users · RAWG

2018

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateMarch 6, 2018

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Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

FightingHack and slash/Beat 'em upIndieArcadeAction

Playable on

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About this game

Way of the Passive Fist is a unique and colorful arcade brawler. Parry, Dodge and Dash to outwit and outlast your enemies on a desolate planet ruled by raiders, mutants and fanatical sun worshipers. It's a new kind of tactical fighting in the licensed arcade brawler for the 90s cartoon you wish existed.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Parry-, dodge-, and dash-focused combat replaces conventional attacking.
Combat depends on reading attacks, stamina, evasion, and counters.
Colorful pixel art uses an exaggerated 1990s cartoon style.
Defensive rhythm enables chained parries and counters after practice.
Score-based structure uses escalating encounters and repeated improvement.

Cons

Demanding timing windows leave little room for mistakes.
Defensive combat loop repeats enemy patterns throughout the campaign.
Combat emphasizes deliberate defense over immediate attacks.
Enemy variety is limited across the game's encounters.

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