Online Lobbies Update
[ 2022-11-03 17:08:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Mega Knockdown has a brand new online multiplayer system: Online Lobbies! Additionally, Mega Knockdown is now Steam Deck Verified, and has native Linux support! Online mode features:
- Up to 4 players can currently be in the lobby at once (Players beyond the second can spectate).
- "Level up" your bravery rating by winning, losing or spectating online matches.
- Player rotation! The loser of a match goes back to the end of the line, and the next spectator in line gets to play. Players can also pass their turn and go back to the end of the line, if they want.
- Match length (First to X, unlimited rematch, etc) can be customized by the host.
- Steam Invite support
- Double blind character select.
- Mid-match lobby joining.
- Lobby chat. Press Enter in lobby to chat/send chat messages. Also works on Steam Deck, or a controller (if Big Picture Mode is enabled).
- Waiting awhile for a match? Feel free to alt-tab. If someone joins your lobby while the game is minimized, an alert will draw your attention back to the game. You can also hop on the Official Discord to find a match.
- Timed variants and Strife Mode toggles (Not enabled yet for lobby)
- Option to keep spectating/stay at the end of the line
- Private lobbies
- If there are no controllers plugged in, the game will now assign the first controller plugged in to Player 1, even if that device was previously assigned to Player 2.
- After many rounds of improvements to the Steam Deck experience, Mega Knockdown is now Steam Deck Verified!
- Mega Knockdown can now be natively played on Linux without a compatibility layer like Proton. Now you can play Mega Knockdown while acting smug and superior to your friends who don't understand FOSS the same way you do.
- The Mega Knockdown dev team now has an artist, Alan McMillian! Over the next few months we will be revamping the look of the game, a little bit at a time. Below is a an art piece with Alan's new designs for the cast so far. With your support, together we can make something really great!
Mega Knockdown
dhamster
Counter Hit Studios
2022-07-29
Indie Strategy Singleplayer Multiplayer EA
Game News Posts 68
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
Positive
(25 reviews)
https://megaknockdown.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492750 
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The 2D Fighting Game With a Twist: It's Turn-Based!
Mega Knockdown's simultaneous turn-based gameplay system makes it a unique, beginner-friendly fighting game experience that is easy to learn, but hard to master.
Fighting game veterans and newbies alike can jump right in to advanced level mindgames without spending a lot of time learning execution or complex inputs. Learn fighting games, or teach them to your friends!
Gameplay Highlights
- Simple controls with no timing requirement
- Experience classic fighting game archetypes: the fireball-throwing martial artist, the grappler, the long-limbed poke specialist, and more!
- Jockey for position and weave in and out of range of attacks. Are you a true master of fighting game footsies? Prove it!
- Get the upper hand on your opponents with a knockdown, and press the advantage with a 'meaty attack' on their wakeup!
- Enrage and astound your friends with a well placed 'tick throw'!
- Express yourself! Do you carefully block and punish your way to victory, or do you assert dominance with a wild and aggressive gameplan?
How does it work?
Each turn, players choose a combat action and a movement action in secret. Then, both players' actions resolve simultaneously over the course of a few seconds. Predicting the opponent's actions and choosing the right counterplay is the key to victory.The basic actions are attacks, blocks and throws:
- Attacks can beat out other moves through superior range or speed. Some attacks also knock players down, restricting that player's movement and slowing their attacks next turn. This emulates the "wakeup game" seen in most fighting games.
- Blocking prevents damage from attacks, and usually puts the defender at an advantage next turn, or grants a free counter-attack ("punish") against the opponent.
- Throws can break an opponent's guard, but have short range.
The game's six characters also have unique special moves which change how they play the game.
Want to give it a try? Scroll up to check out the free demo!
Modes and Features:
- Arcade Mode (with story scenes)
- Local Versus
- Online Versus (via Steam Remote Play)
- Interactive Tutorial
- Survival Mode
- Blitz speed variants
- Training Mode with frame data display
- Controller Support
- Accessible difficulty settings
- 6 Playable Characters
- 2 Selectable Art Styles
Fun fact: Mega Knockdown was originally developed as a card game for the 2017 season of the CUDO Plays design competition.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Linux
- Processor: Intel i5-6300HQMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 530
- Storage: 300 MB available space
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