Free arcade fighter

NeonKnuckles

Eight fighters, one neon rooftop, and a crowd that wants blood. Neon Knuckles is a fast, original arcade fighting game that runs in your browser. Open it and fight.

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Keyboard, controller or touch. Free, no download, no sign-up to fight the computer.

Keyboard, controller or touch. Quick match, open fights and live fights are in the lobby.

What you get

A tight arcade fighter with the modes you expect. Some are live today and some are landing in stages.

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    Arcade ladder

    Fight your way through five opponents of rising difficulty, then take on the boss. Pick any of the eight fighters.

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    Versus CPU

    Pick a fighter, pick a CPU level and fight a best-of-three. No account, no download.

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    Training mode

    A practice room with dummy settings plus hitbox overlays, so you can learn exactly why that move whiffed.

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    Online rated fights

    Quick match against real players with a rating that moves with every result. The server referees every match, so the result is trusted.

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    Controller support

    Plug in or pair any Xbox, PlayStation or Switch Pro pad and press a button to wake it. Menus work on the pad too, and it rumbles on hits.

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    Phone friendly

    Touch controls with an on-screen stick and six buttons. Turn your phone sideways and fight on the bus.

Pick your fighter

Eight fighters, all playable today. Each has their own normals, a special and a cinematic super.

Painted portrait of Sora Vey, wearing a cyan headband.Sora Vey Painted portrait of Raze Kovac, a bearded brawler with a flame crest.Raze Kovac Painted portrait of Kessel-9, a security robot with a glowing cyan visor.Kessel-9 Painted portrait of Nia Kestrel, a courier with a high ponytail and a gold hoop earring.Nia Kestrel Painted portrait of Bram Tolliver, a crane operator in a hi-vis vest and hard hat.Bram Tolliver Painted portrait of Vesper Lune, a magician in a violet tailcoat, top hat and domino mask.Vesper Lune Painted portrait of Tessa Quill, a drone pilot in a cobalt jacket with goggles on her forehead.Tessa Quill Painted portrait of Pip and Bolt, a kid in a yellow hoodie beside a scrap-built mech.Pip & Bolt A dark silhouette with glowing eyes, wrapped in violet static.? ? ?

The look of the fight

Hand-painted portraits, a rain-soaked rooftop, a crowd that reacts, and cinematic supers.

Sora Vey lands a Crescent Kick in a combo, with a hit counter on the left.
Chain light attacks into heavies and specials.
The Hundred Tides super art cut-in, with Sora Vey's portrait on a banner across the screen.
Fill the meter for a cinematic super.
The Meteor Breaker super art cut-in for Raze Kovac.
Raze brings the heat.
The character select screen with the fighter cards: Sora Vey, Raze Kovac, Kessel-9, Nia Kestrel.
Eight fighters to choose from.
Kessel-9 fires the Visor Laser, a bright beam across the stage.
Kessel-9 zones with the Visor Laser.
Nia Kestrel attacks with the Talon Dive.
Nia Kestrel never stops moving.
A knockout finishing the round.
Finish the round with a KO.
The game on a phone in landscape with an on-screen stick and six touch buttons.
Touch controls for phones and tablets.

Ready to fight?

It takes about five seconds to load. Pick a fighter and go.

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