Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy

Mission briefing

Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy is a fast-paced, casual action game where you let out your frustration on a few dummies in all sorts of scenarios. You will need quick reflexes and punches to unleash the blows it will take to knock your opponent out. Stay sharp, keep punching, and enjoy every moment of cathartic stress relief. How to Play Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy is simple on the surface and fairly easy to play, but that is exactly what makes it so addictive. You control a floating arm wearing a boxing glove, and your only mission is to punch every dummy you see, along with other objects. Move the glove, line up your swings, and knock the targets out of the scene. Once they are all knocked out, you can move to the next level. Each level presents a new setup of dummies. Sometimes there is a single dummy sitting quietly on a bench. Other times, groups are standing together, chatting, dancing with a rat, posing like the Creation of Adam, typing at a computer, balancing on unicycles, or even a bunch of dummies carrying a casket. The variety keeps things surprising and funny as you move from one level to the next.

Field manual

There is no strict progression or difficulty curve. Some levels are very simple, while others require a bit more timing. The game runs on physics, so punches can have dramatic chain reactions. You might knock two or three dummies aside with one well-placed swing. There is no timer, no pressure, and no limit to how long you can play. The focus is pure fun. Punch the dummies, enjoy the chaos, and move on to the next scene! Click on the screen to punch the annoying dummies.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a portrait (upright) screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It is built tall, for an upright screen — a phone held normally frames it best, though any window will run it. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for action operations

• First run is reconnaissance. Spend it learning where the danger actually spawns from instead of chasing a score — most action games announce their patterns honestly in the opening minute, then repeat them with worse manners.
• Movement is a defensive stat. A moving target at half health outlives a stationary one at full health in nearly every game on this board, so keep relocating between shots, strikes and reloads.
• Learn the exit before the entrance closes. In arena and chase games alike, the players who survive longest are the ones who noticed the second doorway while everyone else was watching the first.

Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy?

Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy is filed in our Action theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It is built tall, for an upright screen — a phone held normally frames it best, though any window will run it.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. Uncle Hit: Punch the Dummy is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Action theatre is one click away — The main hall of the board: 469 operations where something is always moving, exploding, escaping or being chased. If a game has a pulse and a problem, it is probably filed here.