ONE DOCK. NOBODY BACKS DOWN.

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A 16-bit arcade beat 'em up on a riverboat dock at sunset. Ten levels of brawling, swimming, boxing, wrestling and bonus rounds with Captain Ty, Aqua Mane, Purse Queen and Playa.

TRAILER

LEADERBOARDS

HIGH SCORE

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MOST CHAIR SHOTS

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MOST PURSE SHOTS

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HOW TO PLAY

THE BASICS

Walk the dock and take out the crew before they take you out.

MoveArrow keys / WASD · touch stick · D-pad or left stick
PunchJ · PUNCH button · X / Square
KickK · KICK button · A / Cross
JumpSpace · JUMP button · B / Circle
SpecialH · HAT button · Y / Triangle
PauseP or Esc · Start

Jump, then kick in the air for a flying kick. Grab food dropped by knocked-out enemies to heal.

COMBOS

Punch ×4 — jab, jab, a signature third hit, then a finisher that knocks them down.

Punch(es) → Kick — after 1 to 3 punches, kick ends the chain with a different finisher. More punches first means more damage.

  • Captain Ty — Elbow strike → Anchor Drop · kick: Deck Sweep
  • Aqua Mane — Body hook → Rising Uppercut · kick: Spinning Roundhouse
  • Purse Queen — Purse swing → Purse Slam · kick: Push-Kick
  • Playa — Headbutt → Shoulder Charge · kick: Knee Strike

Every finisher leaves a fire trail. Keep the chain going for the HIT COMBO bonus.

CHARGE SPECIALS

Hold KICK until you hear the ready sound, then let go.

  • Captain Ty — Bull Charge
  • Aqua Mane — Riptide Slide
  • Purse Queen — Purse Tornado
  • Playa — Two-Hand Choke
GRAB FINISHERS

Hold PUNCH and lunge into an enemy. Regular crew go down instantly; bosses lose a big chunk of health.

15-second cooldown (3 seconds if you miss). Captain Ty's is the Captain Suplex.

SUPERS

Hat Toss — Captain Ty fills the Hat Meter by fighting, then presses SPECIAL to send his hat flying.

B.A.M.A. — fill the SUPER meter and press SPECIAL to call in the crew. Available in The Brawl, Man Overboard and the last wave of the Final Battle.

BOXING — DOCK KNOCKOUT

Aqua Mane squares up with Tan Lines, then Big Tank. Watch the wind-up — every punch has a tell.

  • Jab — block (Jump) or duck (Down)
  • Hook — duck or dodge
  • Haymaker (!) — dodge only (Left / Right)

Hit him while he's open to earn ★ stars. Spend them on the Star Punch (SPECIAL). Three knockdowns is a T.K.O.; stay down for ten and it's a K.O. If you go down, mash to get back up.

WRESTLING — DOCK SLAM

Purse Queen vs. Lake Girl. Punch up close to lock up, then mash to win the tug of war.

  • Hold nothing — Suplex
  • Up — Piledriver
  • Back — DDT
  • Forward — Toss
  • Down — Toss her in the river

Run (hold Jump) and punch for a clothesline. Punch a downed opponent to pin — 1, 2, 3. Under 30% health, a river toss ends it.

BONUS ROUNDS

Chair Shots and Purse Shots — 20 seconds, mash as fast as you can. Your best counts go on the leaderboards.

LEADERBOARDS

When your run ends, enter your 3 initials. Your score, chair shots and purse shots post to the boards below. Today resets at midnight Central.

CREDITS

CREATOR
Jimmyheart256
CONCEPT MANAGER
Porkchop187
DEVELOPER
JimmyHeart256
ORIGINAL SCORES BY
GOATime
MARKETING TEAM
DAVID MR CTA
Dwayne Fox
STELLAR AGENCY
BETA TESTERS
SlimTzu
Fuji Lowery
Michael Jamal Spencer

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