Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat
Released Feb 2015
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.
88% positive · 5,421 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Boring Man is a free-to-play online shooter that has been in continuous development since its 2015 launch, undergoing a major rewrite (v2.0.0) with substantial updates shipped over many years. The major content milestones of the rewrite include beta14 (July 20, 2020), beta15 (January 29, 2021), and beta17 (May 31, 2022). In July 2021, the developer said 1–2 major updates remained to complete the weapon arsenal and reach content parity with the original version. Beta17 explicitly declared that parity had been achieved.
After beta17, development shifted to feature patches and maintenance: beta17d shipped on April 12, 2023, and beta17f on July 2, 2025. The July 2, 2025 post included minor fixes and some lore writing, but notably the developer also mentioned they are now working on a new game (Worlds of Parallela) and invited players to wishlist it.
No further major content has been announced for Boring Man since beta17. The July 2025 patch is the most recent developer communication, now over 15 months ago as of today (October 8, 2026). The developer's established pattern between major updates was roughly 6–18 months, but the last major update was May 31, 2022 — over four years ago. The post-beta17 patches have been purely maintenance in nature (balance tweaks, bug fixes, minor lore additions), and the developer has not signalled any upcoming major content.
All nine DLC items are released cosmetic packs. The store description contains no battle pass, seasonal content, or monetized rotation. The developer has been gradually winding down Boring Man work in favour of a new project, and the July 2, 2025 patch appears to be routine maintenance rather than an indicator of continuing major development. Given that the developer declared content parity with the original game in May 2022, has shipped only maintenance patches since, and is publicly working on a new title, the game is best understood as complete. The completion date reflects the most recent developer communication, which was the last patch released.
Evidence
Beta17 declared that content in the v2.0.0 rewrite is now caught up to where v1.2.7.7 left off, representing the completion of the major rewrite milestone the developer had been working toward.
Developer stated they anticipated 1–2 major updates remaining to complete the weapon arsenal and officially consider the rewrite 'released', after which the beta version format would be dropped.
Content
9 of 9 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Spasman Games
Achievements
60
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat is the greatest 2D stickfigure shooter you've never heard of. Enlist into the petty armed conflict of Somewhere Land, where a civilization of agile stickfigures fight for their lives with high powered weapons against an evil, world destroying sorcerer, only known as The Man.
Create your own weapon skins easily with the weapon skin creator, or import custom artwork using the easy to use sprite modding system. Upload your weapon skins to the Workshop to be judged by yours truly, and I might add it to the game officially. (with you credited of course)
Create your perfect Boring Man madhouse with tons of wacky mutators and settings, such as the Corrupted Weapons mutator, which haphazardly randomizes every weapon into game breaking nonsense.
Portforwarding? That boomer network engineer bullcrap?! Not anymore! Host a server from your home network with little to no effort at all with P2P networking.
Too many weapons!
Boring Man offers over 70 weapons to choose from.. assault your enemies on a skateboard with a minigun, strap your shotgun to a flying drone and blast somebody's head remotely, or take advantage of the dynamic dual-wielding system where you can combine various weapons to hold in each hand. Easy to learn, difficult to master
Combined with a horde of weapons, B-Man's in-depth platforming takes your competitive 2D shooter experience to another level. Walljumping, double jumping, rolling.. and a silky smooth collision system so you never miss a beat. Did I mention there's ladder tech? There is lots and lots of ladder tech.Over 8,000 weapon skins
Quantity over quality baby!!! Earn XP to unlock weapon skins.. can you collect them ALL? Brag and show off your super rare finds to other poor saps, or recycle your trash skins for a chance to get a better one. No trading or sketchy Steam economy crapola here! I absolutely do think that's a selling point!Create your own weapon skins easily with the weapon skin creator, or import custom artwork using the easy to use sprite modding system. Upload your weapon skins to the Workshop to be judged by yours truly, and I might add it to the game officially. (with you credited of course)
7 game modes, tons of custom game settings
Get in touch with your competitive side with the ever-so grueling Team Deathmatch, defend yourself from The Man's forces with your friends in Survival co-op, or fight against the undead horde lest you end up joining it in Zombrains.Create your perfect Boring Man madhouse with tons of wacky mutators and settings, such as the Corrupted Weapons mutator, which haphazardly randomizes every weapon into game breaking nonsense.
Portforwarding? That boomer network engineer bullcrap?! Not anymore! Host a server from your home network with little to no effort at all with P2P networking.
Built-in map editor + Workshop support
Make your own maps with the map editor! You can import custom images, take advantage of the advanced logic gate system to make in-depth maps, and even share your maps or download maps made by others with Workshop support!Cool DLC to buy that pays for the developer's rent
Want even more? Get Boring Man Premium and have extra customization features for your stickfigure soldier, such as hats and colored bullets. Special animated DLC weapon skins are also available. B-Man is NOT pay-to-win, and its developed and maintained by one guy, so no publisher is involved.Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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