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Pocket Rumble
Pocket Rumble is a streamlined, beginner-friendly 2-button fighting game that retains all the gameplay elements that make traditional 2D fighters great, but reduces the level of execution and memorization necessary to the bare minimum.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“A cute fighting game that carries the spirit of old SNK games on the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Pocket Rumble focuses on reducing the barrier to entry of the genre using a simple two button combo system, while retaining the mind games and exciting strategy people love fighting games…”
— a player, Steam review · 127 hrs played“As a serious fighting game player, I think this game captures the competitive element of fighting games in its purest form: the mindgames, and conditioning the opponent. It condenses the fun of the genre down to its purest elements, cutting away the fat, execution barrier, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs played“Good game. But it's early access vaporware. Don't reward the devs for making early access vaporware.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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v0.4.5.0 Patch Notes
FEATURES: -accidental backdash prevention systems implemented -final round stages + music now on every stage JUNE: -downBackA: increased pushUp HECTOR: -meter: +1 total SUBJECT11: -meter: +2 total (no
v0.4.5.0 Patch Notes
FEATURES: -accidental backdash prevention systems implemented -final round stages + music now on every stage JUNE: -downBackA: increased pushUp HECTOR: -meter: +1 total SUBJECT11: -meter: +2 total (no
v0.4.4.0 Patch Notes
KEIKO: -Q now gets stunned for 30 frames longer -Q can now be hit on knockdown -Q now is pushed back by either side of enemy attack -Q knocked down has a lower hurtbox height than standing -lowB: -2 a
v0.4.4.0 Patch Notes
KEIKO: -Q now gets stunned for 30 frames longer -Q can now be hit on knockdown -Q now is pushed back by either side of enemy attack -Q knocked down has a lower hurtbox height than standing -lowB: -2 a
v0.4.3.0 Patch Notes
FEATURES: -Difficulty option added to VS CPU KEIKO: -ALL SPECIALS: -10 startup HECTOR: -lowA: increased width -back throw: throw velocity has changed -neutralAB: new animation, superstop, brand new st
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · Early Access · 2D Fighter · Fighting · Pixel Graphics (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Full controller support · Captions available |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | http://pocketrumble.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2nd Generation Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000), 256MB Storage: 50 MB available space