Stickman Fighter
A fast-paced HTML5 canvas fighting game inspired by Tekken-style 4-button combat. Battle through 14 hand-crafted stages, master 40+ moves across three weapon types, charge your Ki gauge, and topple seven phase-shifting bosses — all in your browser, with zero downloads.
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What is Stickman Fighter?
Stickman Fighter is a free, open-source 2D fighting game running entirely on HTML5 Canvas. It blends the directional command system of classic arcade fighters with the wave-based progression of beat-em-ups. Every move, every enemy behavior, every boss phase is defined as data in a registry — making the combat system both deep and infinitely extensible.
The game ships with four playable fighters, three weapon classes, four enemy archetypes, seven bosses with three-phase AI, an 8-bit synthesized soundtrack, and a complete Ki super-gauge system featuring six special moves including a screen-piercing energy beam and a finishing-blow Dragon Fist. No installs, no plugins, no accounts — just click Play.
Core Features
Tekken-Style Combat
Four-button input (left/right punch + left/right kick) with directional, sequential, and simultaneous command parsing. Over 40 moves with launchers, sweeps, and guard breaks.
Ki Super Gauge
Build meter by attacking, blocking, or charging. Unleash six escalating specials from Ki Blast (25%) all the way to the 100%-cost Dragon Fist ultimate.
Three Weapon Classes
Sword, staff, and nunchaku — each with a unique full moveset on every button. Switch weapons mid-stage and rewrite your combo tree.
Seven Bosses, 21 Phases
Iron Fist, Shadow Lord, Storm Monk, Venom Fang, Titan, Phantom Blade, and Dragon King. Each escalates aggression at 66% and 33% HP with signature moves.
Wave-Based Stages
Fourteen hand-crafted stages with named themes (Forest, Temple, Volcano, Sky, and more), plus procedural infinite mode after stage 15.
Synthesized 8-Bit BGM
Four-channel sequencer (melody, bass, arpeggio, percussion) with boss-specific themes — no external audio files required, generated live by the Web Audio API.
Combo Score System
Combo multiplier scales from 1.0x to 3.0x. Stage clear bonus rewards remaining HP, max combo, and time. Top-5 high scores saved to your browser.
Dash & Dodge
Directional Shift+arrow dash, invincible dodge roll, and a one-charge air dash for advanced movement and pressure tools.
How to Play
The controls are designed for both casual button-mashers and combo-hunters. Movement is on the arrow keys, attacks live on the home row of the left hand for speed, and the special button (Q) acts as the Ki charge.
Movement
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ← → | Move left / right |
| ↑ ↓ | Move depth (away from / toward camera) |
| Space | Jump (double-jump with second tap) |
| Shift | Dodge roll (invincible) — combine with ← or → for directional dash |
Attacks
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| W | Left Punch (LP) |
| E | Right Punch (RP) |
| S | Left Kick (LK) |
| D | Right Kick (RK) |
| A | Block / Guard |
| Q | Charge Ki (hold) |
Want the full command list with combo recipes, juggle starters, and special-move inputs? See the Moves reference and the Beginner's Guide.
Who is it for?
Stickman Fighter is for anyone who wants a quick, focused fighting-game fix without installing a 50-gigabyte launcher. Whether you grew up on Street Fighter II in arcades, spent a thousand hours laboring on Tekken 7 launches, or have never touched a fighter and just want to see if the genre clicks for you — every mechanic is teachable in the first stage and there's no online lobby to dodge.