Punch Club
Punch Club, formerly known as VHS Story, is a humorous sports management simulation game developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild. It was released on Steam for Microsoft Windows on January 8, 2016.
After witnessing your father's brutal murder, you must train relentlessly, consume chicken, and defeat opponents in the boxing ring to rise through the Punch Club ranks and uncover the truth behind your father's demise. The Hero manages an aspiring boxer's training and preparation for local club matches while investigating their father's killer.
Premise
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.
Gameplay
In this boxing tycoon management game, the player can choose between legitimate ranking ascension or a more absurd, shady path. Decisions significantly impact the boxer's social life, juggling relationships, work, leisure, and possible fame with gym time and fighting alligators. Players can choose between the Way of the Tiger, the Way of the Turtle, or the Way of the Bear to determine their strength, accuracy, and agility. Punch Club features multiple narrative branches, game endings, and extensive skill trees, wrapped in beautiful pixel visuals full of 80s and 90s references and nostalgia.