KNOCKOUT ARCADE

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• Patch Notes·11 Jul 2026Official

  Patch v0.12.1 is live!

  Hey all! I've made this small patch to the game to fix some bugs that were found during the EVO 2026. Additionally, I've made some tweaks to Beverly and Jay to improve their movesets. Jay in particular got some new moves for Spirit ON.Thanks to everyone who attended! I plan to keep posting updates somewhat regularly on both Steam and Itch.Patch Notes: Key Changes:- Changed HP and damage to be based around 1000 HP instead of 100 HP- Reduced throw protection from 7f to 5fBug Fixes- Fixed an issue where low attacks could sometimes be blocked standing- The second hit of Bev's side special now has a sound effect on Counter hit- Adjusted sound effects for some of Jays moves to lower their volume on hit- Players that get hit on the same frame they grab something no longer cause the thing they grabbed to be frozen indefinitely- Players no longer keep their momentum when getting hit by a projectile- Buffering a super out of block no longer allows the player to get hit on the first frame- Fixed an issue where players could exit out of character select while the controls menu was up- Background music from stages is now properly silenced when exiting attract modeRussel:- Increased throw rangeBeverly:- Side Special Increased chip damage for first and second hits 0 -> 5 Increased chip damage for low follow up 0 -> 5 Increased chip damage for third hit 10 -> 20- Down Special Increased chip damage for enhanced version 10 -> 20- Up Special Decreased chip damage for first hit of enhanced version 20 -> 15- Super Now matches Beverly's color palette Hitbox now deactiviates when Beverly takes damage, blocks, or is thrown Increased damage Regular: 60 -> 90 Counter: 80 -> 110 Increased chip damage 10 -> 30 Adjusted gravity scaling properties Adjusted launch properties on counter hitJay:- Reduced spirit regen speed- Increased Smooth Criminal's HP 300 -> 350 HP- When in Spirit ON, Jay now takes 10% less damage (before scaling)- Spirit ON Side Special Has been changed to be a dash punch inste...
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• Announcements·25 Jun 2026Official

  Keyboard Controls

  Hey all! I realized that I never actually included controls in any of my media, so to help with some confusion here is how the game works on Keyboard. It's a bit unorthodox, but I found it to be quite comfortable since it uses the home row keys. These gameplay controls can be changed in the options menu (though the menu controls cannot).For left side keyboard:WASD - Move, SelectJ - Light attack, ConfirmK - Medium attack, Cancel/DenyL - Heavy attackSemicolon - Special attackM - SuperSpace - GrabLeft Shift - RunT - TauntFor right side (requires numpad):Arrow keys - Move, SelectNumpad 1 - Light attack, ConfirmNumpad 2 - Medium attack, Cancel/DenyNumpad 3 - Heavy attackNumpad 0 - Special attackNumpad 5 - SuperNumpad 4 - GrabNumpad Period key - RunNumpad 6 - TauntHope this helps! You can also use a controller.
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• Patch Notes·25 Jun 2026Official

  Steam Demo Now Available!

  Welcome back to KNOCKOUT ARCADE!I'm so excited to finally be able to put the game up on Steam! You'll also be able to play it at EVO 2026 in Las Vegas! The demo contains 2 complete characters in Russel and Beverly, along with some of the unfinished characters. Additionally, you can play through the tutorial campaign stage and even mess around in training mode!Thank you for supporting KNOCKOUT ARCADE!
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