Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat
Online stick-figure shooter with dual-wielding and custom maps
Spasman Games · Released Feb 20, 2015
ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFree To Play
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 5,419
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- peak 24h 1
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jul 2, 2025
What is Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat?
This free-to-play, side-scrolling 2D shooter takes place in Somewhere Land, where armed stick figures face a sorcerer called The Man. You wall-jump, roll, and use different weapons in competitive matches or cooperative survival against his forces. A map editor lets you make your own levels.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast firefights that reward platforming skill
- +you like switching between competitive and cooperative modes
- +you want to make maps for multiplayer matches
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower combat with less emphasis on movement
- −you want a story campaign instead of match-based combat
What players say
88% of 5,419 reviews are positive
Players praise the fast shooting, movement, and weapon variety. Some say the online player base has dwindled, making PvP matches harder to find.
Screenshots and trailer
Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- ~2.0GHz
- Graphics
- 512MB
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 60
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
Tags
- Side Scroller
- Pixel Graphics
- Shooter
- Violent
- 2D
- Survival
- 2D Platformer
- Multiplayer
- Moddable
- PvP
- Competitive
- Level Editor
- Indie
- Action
- Funny
- Co-op
Recent updates
- Jul 2, 2025 · Boring Man v2.0.0 beta17f is now available
- Apr 12, 2023 · Boring Man v2.0.0 beta17d is now available
- May 31, 2022 · Boring Man v2.0.0 beta17 is now available
- Jun 6, 2021 · Boring Man v2.0.0 beta16 is now available
- May 16, 2021 · You can now test Boring Man v2.0.0 beta15b
9 DLC available.
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