The Comeback King is a light-hearted, mildly satirical retro boxing management game set in the UK during the 1980s. You take control of a faded fighter at the bottom of the rankings — older, slower, and already carrying damage — and try to guide him back to relevance before his body or mind gives out.
Available for PC and Steam Deck. Wishlist now! Releases Q1 2026. PC demo also available.
​Features
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Retro pixel art style
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Fully animated boxing matches
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Ranking system
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Entrance music (10 tracks of original 80s-style sounds written especially for the game!)
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Promoter
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Strength, Stamina and Skill
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Cognitive Health
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Sponges and bandages
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Throwing in the towel
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Shouting from the sidelines
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Buying and selling gyms
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Trainers
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Popularity stars!
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Bone-crunching injuries (but no blood/gore)
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No scripted outcomes
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Quick start guidance system
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History
From designer Ian Williams:
This game is a slightly delayed sequel to 'Boxing Manager', which I wrote in the mid-1980s for the Spectrum 48K. You can still play it on an emulator.
This sequel retains many of the features of the original game but I've added more interaction during the matches, plus more gyms, the Shop, more choice of opponents, a refined Popularity system, full ranking table and entrance music.
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What they're saying about The Comeback King
"Great demo! Loved it"
"Very nice, style is very good"
"Boxing games are cool"
"Nice, I like the look of it - have wishlisted!"
"You really deserve success with this game :)"
"Good luck! Wishlisting it!"
"Nice pixel art"
"Love this! I missed the original"
"Those are some expensive sponges you got there"