Honestly this game took me by surprise. I had seen YouTubers and my friends play this game but wasn't sure if I'd like it. So, I downloaded the trial and within 24 hours I had reached the level cap and bought the full game.

Knockout City is packed with fun gameplay, emergent strategies, and all the character you can get. Not only is the game itself fun, and full of positive feedback loops, but every map, animation, item, and even DESCRIPTIONS have that little flair of humor, creativity and thought, a key sign proving that real human beings truly love and have fun working on the game, putting a touch of their personality into every corner. Ill go over the main things I enjoy about the game.

The Lore??
Yes, despite this game not having a story mode, you do learn a bit about the characters and the world they inhabit. (if you seriously want to stay spoiler free then i blocked the next paragraph of lore or so)
You learn that a multimillionaire named Malcolm Magpie is initiating some sort of plan. In-game audio and map details describe him as a heartless corporate robot. He bought large sections of Knockout City trying to "Re-vitalize the place", and you can even see advertisements for (presumably) his shops floating around. One advertisement is even placed directly in front the same company's HQ. One map even takes place on one of his construction yards, and just below his magnificent podium you can find a school billboard with "SAVE OUR SCHOOL" still on it, crossed out with red spray paint.

You also learn that the announcer, "The DJ", is stationed on the moon, and he tells you a bunch of little tidbits of information. Like how the solar system has been colonized, that he lost his "Cherry red guitar case with a bunch'a stickers on it" at a train station (a playable map) years ago, and that his favorite restaurant is Galaxy Burger (also a map you can play on), and that he'd tip you double if you manage to deliver to the moon.

The Soundtrack
The music reminds me of 20's speakeasy's, up-beat bands with trumpets as the primary instrument. It's calming yet exciting at the same time. It never gets boring.

The Sound DESIGN
God its perfect. You know when you've successfully hit someone because you get that awesome PVC ball SMACK sound. If things get quiet, you can listen for footsteps or charged up throws, if you get knocked out, your ragdoll will grunt each time they hit a surface. There's faint sounds of the surrounding city, and other misc sounds inside the map. Everything is spot on.

The Gameplay
yes. First team-based game that has never made me feel like i'm weighing down my team. Everything that I do (except getting hit and dying) feels like I've contributed something.

The Graphics
Very stylized and cartoony, I can't really put my finger on what the graphics specifically make me like them, but I do absolutely love the aesthetic of a 50's era hyper-futuristic city. For example, on the Galaxy Burger map, on the walls you can find signed portraits of presumably famous customers, and their designs are gorgeous despite being just a texture. ONLY thing I have a gripe with is how astonishingly ugly the female faces look. They look like apes at worst and a half-hearted transition at best

The Monetization (yes)
They nailed this too. If you want to, you can purchase more "Holobux". the game's primary currency, but they provide you with a consistent flow of it just by playing the game and leveling up. You can buy cosmetics and animations with Holobux, again all of which have that flair of personality and quality. But even then, they also reward you with cosmetics for leveling up, and even XP boosts, so you can level up WHILE you're leveling up.

There's more I could get into, but I don't want to type out an essay...

TL;DR
buy it