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Studio Bidou · Published by Studio Bidou
Very Positive — 86% positive (2,794 reviews)
Last updated 10 Oct 2026
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
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Action, Indie, Casual · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Engage in lightning-fast stick fights with friends or strangers in A Few Quick Matches. Developed by Studio Bidou, this 2025 indie platform fighter brings classic action to your screen.
About this game
A fast-paced, easy to play, tiny platform fighter for 1-4 players, built to honor the era where stick fights ruled the internet!
STYLE ON EVERYONE! We wanted A FEW QUICK MATCHES to feel like an old-school stick fight, which means flashy animations and impactful moments! To attain this feel, we made it so that most successful hits can be cancelled into air dashes, meaning your follow-up routes are nearly infinite. Deep-diving into this combo system is incredibly rewarding, and landing a well-executed chain of attacks feels uniquely satisfying. While this mechanic is not necessary to enjoy your battles, those who choose to embrace it will push the game to its limits!
FIGHT ANYONE! We designed our game with online play in mind. A FEW QUICK MATCHES harnesses the amazing magic of ROLLBACK NETCODE to ensure smooth, lag-free battles across the internet. Host lobbies to challenge your friends, or hop into quickplay to match up with any player in your region.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
- Processor: 1.2GHz processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 300 MB available space
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Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
WORKSHOP CLOSED BETA APPLICATIONS!
we're almost ready to release workshop/custom character support to an open beta! but before we do, we want to host a closed beta to iron out any major issues before fully opening the floodgates!if you are interested in helping us finalize the custom character features for AFQM, please fill out the form linked here: closed beta signups closed beta will not last very long, so please don't apply just to get a head start over everyone else. this is for solving bugs and issues before public beta, and you will be required to sign an NDA to participate. i will let you know if you've been selected!thank you everyone for your patience! hopefully we get some sick new characters from the community very soon :))Read full article on Community Announcements (Studio Bidou)Patch NotesOfficial
bug fix patch 1.9.9 (THIS WILL DELETE ALL OF YOUR CONTROL PROFILES)
# TODAY'S UPDATE WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR CONTROL PROFILES. YOU WILL NEED TO REMAKE THEM! # - fixed various crashes relating to controller/keyboard profiles - fixed an issue where ninja's up special could desync the game, and made his up-special work in the intended way after last week's balance patch. - fixed a crash on training mode when enabling bells and trying to use savestates - added a timer to the tutorial for speedrunning! - fixed a typo in the tutorialRead full article on Community Announcements (Studio Bidou)Patch NotesOfficial
TUTORIAL HOTFIX!
fixed an issue where tutorial would crash if you had enabled stereo sounds in the options menuRead full article on Community Announcements (Studio Bidou)Patch NotesOfficial
TUTORIAL MODE ADDED + A BALANCE PATCH
there is currently an issue where the tutorial is crashing the game for some users as soon as it starts. we're working on a fix and it will be patched tonight! # TUTORIAL ADDED #- won't be crazy helpful to you guys, but there's now an obstacle course that new players can run through to learn controls / basic mechanics.# QUICK CANCEL BELLS IN TRAINING #- in training mode, you can go to "stage settings" and enable bells. these are objects you can hit and quick cancel off of. hopefully this helps newer playerspractice quick cancelling muscle memory without having to worry about the actual combos in the beginning.# BALANCE CHANGES #- there are still more changes i'd like to implement, but i at least wanted to get some bug fixes out of the way....and nerf rend.....## KNOCKT ##- increased hitbox sizes for jab 3/4/5 to connect more consistently- increased dsmash damage from the initial arrow to hopefully fix a bug where you could escape the explosion## REND ##(long time coming, i know)- increased startup of aerial neutral special by 4 frames. this makes the move reactable, which is important for this next part..- if you parry rend's aerial neutral special, rend will now enter a stun state and begin falling, making the move punishable on parry.- neutral special cooldown increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds- grounded neutral special can no longer be di'd, so you get a guaranteed followup jab (or some other tilt) after successfully sticking the opponent to the sword## NINJA ##- up special hitstun scaling reduced from 1.4 to 1.1, meaning ninja cannot combo 3 up special back to back and still get a followup after## SARISSAE ##- increased set hitstun of jab1 so it more consistently connects with jab2- forward tilt: fixed a bug where you couldn't quick cancel immediately after connecting the move- down smash: increased knockback scaling from 1 to 1.2- fixed an issue where sarissae could not up special when respawning until she touched the ground- fixed an issue where sarissae co...Read full article on Community Announcements (Studio Bidou)Patch NotesOfficial
small hotfixes for ithaca
just a hotfix to patch up some loose ends with ithaca's release, we will be implementing a balance patch once we have more data and feedback on ithaca! - fixed parry vfx not displaying properly - fixed hud visuals not scaling with resolution changes - removed placeholder win screen sounds - fixed ithaca's texture sheet so it properly loads during the loading screen before a matchRead full article on Community Announcements (Studio Bidou)
