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Paunch
One-on-one physical online duels.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“Today's update completely ruined the Paunch I and many of my sparring partners have known to love. Before, it was a simple thing. A good thing. A perfect thing. You used to be able to just go, find a random opponent for…”
“This update ruined the game it sucks now Was so much fun before EDIT: Classic branch is a good thing that was added”
“Paunch, developed and published by Kozhakov, is an unconventional multiplayer experience that builds an entire competitive framework out of a deceptively simple idea: two players, a small arena, and a handful of…”
4 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“The main point of this game for me and my friends was the minimalism of the beautiful, and, at the same time, very, very lonely hills of Mongolia. It was simple. I originate from the rock, I die to rock, I am born yet…”
3 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“This game is actually so painful and awful but I will always come back to it thinking I can win. I will play again. 8/10”
9 of the 68 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“They did it, they ruined Paunch.”
“Today's update completely ruined the Paunch I and many of my sparring partners have known to love. Before, it was a simple thing. A good thing. A perfect thing. You used to be able to just go, find a random opponent for…”
“this new update sucks, bring back the old paunch”
4 of the 68 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“what have you done to my lil man!? revert back to the good times before the patch.”
“The main point of this game for me and my friends was the minimalism of the beautiful, and, at the same time, very, very lonely hills of Mongolia. It was simple. I originate from the rock, I die to rock, I am born yet…”
“#theymadebobnakedagain”
4 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“They did it, they ruined Paunch.”
“this new update sucks, bring back the old paunch”
“DAWG WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥ IS THIS GAME NOW. The game was PERFECT. This update added SOOOO MUCH ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that it isnt even paunch anymore. This ♥♥♥♥ is so bad it looks like it got hacked and someone added random ♥♥♥♥ to it.…”
Counted across 68 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“do people not understand that you can just go back to classic?”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I love this game so fking much it is the best game ever created...my only con is that I miss Bob's thong...”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Years ago Paunch was one of the most beautiful games of all time. The way you could throw the rocks at your opponents. The way Bob smiled at you in the main menu. The different types of rocks you could throw. But now it is a soulless game. It only chases the trends of the…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Bare torso update
Bob’s bare torso is back. Camp capacity increased to 6 players. New biome: Snow This setting is not synchronized and is a local preference. It does not change the actual world/landscape geometry. It c
Patch notes
Increased matchmaking distance — with the Far option enabled, matchmaking is now worldwide (warning: may result in critically high ping). Duel/Sparring duration calculation increased by 15% — now 17 s
Boulder Throwing as an Art
There is no anger — only life. Only movement, weight, and the moment. A boulder throw is not an attack, nor is a kick strike aggression — it is a thought carried through. We do not rage. We live. Agai
Empty Boulder Update: Challenges and Achievements
Bob's life was unpredictable, but blissful. What he found in the arena was a revelation. White Boulder A 13th empty boulder has appeared in the arena. This white container is not like the rest: it con
Quarter million and "no contest"
Less than month we reached 250000 lifetime unique players, many boulders destroyed. And this is just beginning. no contest Connecting players from different regions is difficult to predict network lat
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Sports, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Nudity · Sexual Content · Hentai · Multiplayer · Free to Play · Funny · Realistic · Fighting · PvP · Action · Physics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Turkish, Japanese |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://paunchgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) 21H2 Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Keyboard and mouse required, optional controller