Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat similar games & best alternatives

Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Battle other 2D stickfigures online while jumping around like a lunatic and getting blown up into smithereens. With over 70 weapons, Boring Man is the most chaotic and hilarious 2D online shooter on the internet.

What works

  • Free to play with no pay-to-win
  • Wide variety of weapons and game modes
  • Customization and map editor
  • Runs on low-end pcs
  • Nostalgic and fun fast-paced gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Small and sparse server population
  • Connection and server errors
  • Some control and movement awkwardness
  • Limited narrative or story
  • Minor bugs and crashes reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Ultimatest Battle

  • UpGun

  • Worms Reloaded

  • Shotgun Farmers

  • Worms Armageddon

  • Stick Fight: The Game

More story-driven

Games that feels like Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat but with deeper narrative immersion

  • BattleBlock Theater®

  • Stick It to the Stickman

  • Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

  • Son of a Witch

  • Slap City

  • Cobalt

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat but with less imaginative fiction

  • Lost Lives

  • Teeworlds

  • BLOCKADE

  • BLOCKPOST LEGACY

  • Deadswitch 3

  • War Brokers

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026