What it is
Stick Fight Arena is a fast-paced roguelite survival action game where a stickman hero fights endless monster hordes in a compact arena. You collect and combine weapons, choose upgrades, and spend coins between waves to build an increasingly powerful loadout. It's currently available as a pre-alpha prototype on itch.io.
From the developer
In the developer’s own words, from thiagodv.itch.io.
Survive. Evolve. Conquer.
Enter a chaotic arena where endless hordes of monsters stand between you and survival. Control a stickman hero, collect powerful weapons, discover incredible synergies, and build an unstoppable arsenal in this fast-paced roguelite survival game!
Fight Endless Hordes
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Battle waves of increasingly dangerous enemies in a compact arena. Keep moving, dodge incoming attacks, and use your weapons to survive overwhelming encounters. Every wave brings new threats, tougher enemies, and greater rewards.
Build Your Ultimate Arsenal
Collect weapons, upgrade your equipment, and combine matching weapons to unlock more powerful tiers. Experiment with different attack styles, from devastating area damage and rapid projectiles to magical abilities, orbiting weapons, and summoned allies.
Discover Powerful Synergies
Choose upgrades when you level up and collect items that change your playstyle. Combine damage, critical hits, speed, defense, elemental effects, and other attributes to create unique builds. Every run offers new possibilities!
Make Every Purchase Count
Spend your coins carefully in the shop between waves. Buy weapons and items, reroll offers, lock valuable discoveries, recycle equipment, and decide which upgrades are worth your resources. Prices increase as the waves progress, so planning your economy matters.
Face Dangerous Enemies
Fight different types of monsters with unique behaviors, including fast pursuers, durable tanks, ranged attackers, summoners, and powerful elites. Learn to prioritize threats, avoid dangerous attacks, and adapt your strategy as the difficulty increases.
Test Your Limits in Infinite Mode
Think you can survive anything? Enter Infinite Mode, where waves keep coming and the challenge continues to grow. Improve your build, defeat stronger enemies, and push your personal record as far as possible.
Play Your Way
Enjoy automatic combat while focusing on movement, positioning, and strategic decisions. Build your character, experiment with different weapons, and find out how long you can survive.
Can you build the ultimate stickman warrior and survive the arena?
Editor takes
“The controls feel tight across keyboard and gamepad, and the wave-by-wave difficulty keeps you honest, but a pre-alpha arena needs sharper hitboxes to match.”
“For a prototype it packs a surprising amount—shops, synergies, infinite mode—yet still wears its pre-alpha roughness proudly on its sleeve.”
“Weapon combining and level-up synergies make every run feel like a different build, and Infinite Mode is the perfect excuse for one more run.”
“Half-hour browser sessions and touchscreen support make this great for short breaks, though I'd want a pause or save option before trusting it on a commute.”
How to play
Move your stickman around the arena to dodge enemies while your weapons attack automatically. Between waves, visit the shop to buy weapons and items, reroll offers, lock discoveries, or recycle equipment. Combine matching weapons and pick upgrades on level-up to unlock stronger tiers and synergies.
Tips
- Keep moving and focus on dodging, since hordes can quickly overwhelm a stationary player.
- Combine matching weapons to unlock more powerful tiers instead of spreading your resources too thin.
- Prioritize dangerous enemies like summoners, ranged attackers, and elites before they become a problem.
- Plan your economy early, because shop prices increase as waves progress.
- In Infinite Mode, push your build gradually rather than chasing every upgrade at once.
Questions
Is Stick Fight Arena free?
The page does not list a price; it's an itch.io prototype, so it's likely free or pay-what-you-want. Check the itch.io page for current details.
What platforms can I play it on?
It runs in the browser, and supports keyboard, touchscreen, Xbox controller, and PlayStation controller inputs.
How long is a typical run?
The average session is listed as about half an hour, though runs can be shorter or longer depending on survival time.
Is this the full game?
No, this is a pre-alpha prototype, so features and balance are still in development.
Does the game save progress?
The page does not mention save systems. Since it's a prototype roguelite, progress may be run-based rather than persisted.
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