Knuckle Sandwich

Critic reviews

• Destructoid

  Zoey Handley · Nov 27, 2023

  6.0

  Overall, Knuckle Sandwich’s gameplay and narrative just aren’t as clever as its dialogue. It commits a parody game design faux pas very late in the game. This might be a spoiler, but it stops you to solve an “unavoidable series of convoluted puzzles,” and then it gives a near-literal wink. It’s a jab at RPG dungeon design. But then it makes you do those convoluted puzzles anyway. It makes you do something that it acknowledges as boring. And it is.

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• Checkpoint Gaming

  David McNamara · Nov 23, 2023

  7.5

  Knuckle Sandwich is a charmingly absurd and lovingly crafted RPG adventure that delights in surprise. Its wonderfully nostalgic, SNES-like glitchcore visual and audio design constantly shifts style, and its rollercoaster of a plot happily sets up player expectations, subverts them, and then subverts them again. Unfortunately, the game is let down by a frustratingly restrictive inventory and some game balance issues leading to lengthy, repetitive boss encounters. However, Knuckle Sandwich’s charm and dry humour shines through at every step and is sure to leave you chuckling.

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• WellPlayed

  Josefina Huq · Nov 23, 2023

  7.0

  Knuckle Sandwich is a unique and stunningly vibrant and gorgeous pixel-animated RPG that will test your resolve with its mini-games and turn-based sequences.

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