Help Punch, a tiny baby monkey, dodge rocks and collect plushies while outrunning a gang of angry adults. The longer you survive, the faster it gets.
Classic endless runner. Beat your high score and climb the global leaderboard.
Same run for everyone, every day. Obstacles and plushies are identical for all players — compete for the top daily score. New challenge drops at midnight UTC. Top scores make the Hall of Fame.
Every game helps spread the word about the real Punch.
Panchi-kun (that's his real name) was born on July 25, 2025, at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. He's a baby Japanese macaque — a snow monkey — and from day one, life dealt him a rough hand. His mother showed no interest in raising him, and by the very next day, zookeepers stepped in with baby bottles and round-the-clock care.
When introduced to the other 60 monkeys on Monkey Mountain, he struggled. No mother meant no protection, no social cues, no warmth to cling to. He showed signs of anxiety and isolation — a tiny baby in a world of adults who didn't always welcome him.
Then the zookeepers gave him an IKEA Djungelskog orangutan plushie — a big, soft, orange stuffed animal. Punch latched on immediately, carried it everywhere, clung to it like a surrogate mother, and slowly started coming out of his shell. The internet named it "Oran-Mama."
In February 2026, the zoo shared his story online. It exploded. #HangInTherePunch trended worldwide. IKEA visited the zoo and donated 33 more stuffed toys. Huge lines formed outside. People everywhere fell in love with this tiny, worried-looking baby hugging his plushie for dear life.
Despite everything, his keepers say he's "mentally strong." He's outgoing, he's a fighter, and he's learning to navigate the troop on his own terms. He just needed a little help — and a really good hug.
#HangInTherePunch