Punch Upon a Time Wiki
Explore a chaotic fairy-tale team fighter where up to 12 players battle through rotating mini-games, use wild items, and fight to become the last squad standing.
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Your Punch Upon a Time Journey
1Testing basic attacks and movement options
Practice Directional Fighter Inputs
Enter the practice arena against stationary bot dummies to verify hitboxes, recovery angles, and shield drops.
Configure the training dummy to level zero and practice directional tilt attacks and up special recoveries.
You execute light tilts, charged smashes, and wavedashes consistently without misinputs.
2Struggling with close-range trades in neutral
Master Command Grabs and Area Denial
Utilize heavy sword sweeps and flame traps to keep aggressive rushdown opponents from overwhelming your defenses.
Input Commanding Clutch on shielding opponents and follow the flame launch with an up air juggle.
You confirm off-stage knockouts using neutral air spacing and Still Rust ledge returns.
3Losing galleon health in rotating party trials
Equip High-Tier Pocket Items
Select defensive tools and projectile weapons aboard the sky galleon to counter opposing squad strategies.
Step onto the airship item spawn pad before the round starts and press Up on the directional pad in-game.
You deploy bear traps or throwing weapons to secure objectives and preserve your airship hull points.
4Reaching final brackets in twelve-player tournaments
Survive Rotational Squad Saga Rounds
Coordinate roles with squadmates across split duels, sports arenas, and sudden-death stoplight trials.
Queue into matchmaking as a trio and assign platform positions based on character mobility and weight classes.
Your squad outlasts rival sky galleons in the head-to-head finale to finish as the last team standing.
Choosing what to prioritise
Tier List
See which picks rank highest, with the source behind each ranking.
Execute Heavy Attacks and Aerial Combos
Learn the full special moveset, aerial combo routes, patch adjustments, and neutral strategies for the Black Knight in Punch Upon a Time.
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Neutral Air into Up Air: Catching an airborne foe with the front or rear pop-up hitbox of neutral air sets up an immediate jump-canceled up air juggle at low to mid damage percentages
Neutral Air into Up Air: Catching an airborne foe with the front or rear pop-up hitbox of neutral air sets up an immediate jump-canceled up air juggle at low to mid damage percentages.
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Neutral Air into Turnaround Back Air: Spacing neutral air on grounded opponents creates sufficient frame advantage to pivot and connect with back air as an offstage kill confirm
Neutral Air into Turnaround Back Air: Spacing neutral air on grounded opponents creates sufficient frame advantage to pivot and connect with back air as an offstage kill confirm.
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Grounded Commanding Clutch into Forward Air: Grabbing an opponent near the stage edge launches them into range of his forward aerial swing, which hits with heavy horizontal knockback
Grounded Commanding Clutch into Forward Air: Grabbing an opponent near the stage edge launches them into range of his forward aerial swing, which hits with heavy horizontal knockback.
Review Roster Kits and Match Guides
From your first practice session to Squad Saga rounds and controller setup, choose the topic you need.
What Is Punch Upon a Time?

Punch Upon a Time is a team-based party fighter inspired by Smash Bros where you take on rounds of modes, mini-games, and combat alongside your friends. Assemble a squad of the biggest fairy tale names to punch, dunk, fly, score, and sumo your way to victory as the LAST TEAM STANDING.
Explore All GuidesDeveloper
Supersaurus
Platform
Windows PC
Genre
Action / Casual / Indie
Release Date
Oct 26, 2026
Max Online Players
12
Game Modes
40+
Items Available
40+
Stages
40+
Latest Guides
Assemble Balanced Teams Across Roster Archetypes
Review all confirmed fairy tale fighters in Punch Upon a Time, comparing attack properties, mobility traits, and match roles.
Dominate Neutral Air with Frog Prince
Study the Frog Prince move set, bubble projectile angles, and grab conversion setups to control neutral in arena matches.
Control Arena Platforms with Merlin
Study Merlin's complete moveset, special projectile interactions, and platform trap setups to win matches across Squad Saga and competitive battles.
Zone Distant Rivals with Robin Hood
This page details Robin Hood's special moves, coin targeting mechanics, and combat matchups to improve your play.
Trap Grounded Approaches with Snow Queen
Examine Snow Queen abilities, freezing projectile traps, and mobility tools to control matches across every team round.
Break Shields Using Big Bad Wolf
Study the attacks, command grabs, and stage positioning tactics needed to win matches with the Big Bad Wolf.
Coordinate Movement and Basic Controls
Review core gamepad inputs, movement mechanics, and round scoring rules to win team matches in Punch Upon a Time.
Where does the official information come from?
Official information comes from Steam Store, Steam Community, Official Discord, Developer YouTube.
Punch Upon a Time is a team-based party fighter inspired by Smash Bros where you take on rounds of modes, mini-games, and combat alongside your friends. Assemble a squad of the biggest fairy tale names to punch, dunk, fly, score, and sumo your way to victory as the LAST TEAM STANDING.
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Frequently Asked Gameplay Questions
Learn about squads, game modes, Pocket Items, and PC requirements.
Ready to Lead Your Squad to Victory?
Choose a character, learn the game modes, or start with beginner guides for your first match.

