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Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

Ivy Sly · released Feb 1, 2023

ActionIndieSimulationStrategyPC

Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Version 1.10.0 - The Aura Farming Update” (2mo ago)

90%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
82%
Player sentiment
96%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 397 sampled Steam reviews (384 positive / 13 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Story & writing6% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

Negative reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

92%

83 reviews

5-15h

98%

126 reviews

15-40h

98%

105 reviews

40-100h

98%

59 reviews

100h+

100%

24 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews96%921000
Metacritic user ratings859
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)96%912411
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.1, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 44,895 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 26, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 2411 total reviews in window · weighted 222.9 up / 5.5 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Version 1.10.0 - The Aura Farming Update
    Jun 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. new things on the way
    May 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. hotfix 1.9.20
    Sep 12, 2024
  4. mod mismatch fix
    Sep 12, 2024
  5. small security fix update
    Jul 29, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  6. Patch 1.9.19
    Jun 27, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  7. Hotfix 1.9.6
    May 28, 2024
  8. Patch 1.9.5
    May 23, 2024
  9. Mutant is here! Patch 1.9.0
    Mar 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  10. Patch 1.8.23
    Nov 6, 2023
  11. Hotfix 1.8.20
    Nov 3, 2023
  12. Hotfix 1.8.19
    Nov 2, 2023
  13. Hotfix 1.8.18
    Oct 31, 2023
  14. Hotfix 1.8.17
    Oct 31, 2023
  15. Patch 1.8.16
    Oct 26, 2023
  16. Hotfix 1.8.12
    Oct 25, 2023
  17. Hotfix 1.8.11
    Oct 25, 2023
  18. Hotfix 1.8.10
    Oct 24, 2023
  19. Patch 1.8.9
    Oct 24, 2023
  20. Hotfix 1.8.8
    Oct 24, 2023
  21. Hotfix 1.8.7
    Oct 24, 2023
  22. Hotfix 1.8.6
    Oct 23, 2023
  23. Patch 1.8.5
    Oct 23, 2023
  24. Version 1.8.0: The Best Offense Is A Good Defense
    Oct 19, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  25. Happy Birthday??? New Stuff Inbound 🎯
    Sep 22, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  26. Patch 1.7.0
    Jul 5, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  27. Patch 1.6.1
    Jun 26, 2023
  28. Version 1.6.0
    Jun 23, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  29. Hotfix 1.5.3
    May 19, 2023
  30. Hotfix 1.5.2
    May 18, 2023
  31. Hotfix 1.5.1
    May 17, 2023
  32. Patch 1.5.0 - The Custom Combo Update
    May 16, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  33. Hotfix 1.4.8
    Apr 12, 2023
  34. Hotfix 1.4.4
    Apr 3, 2023
  35. Patch 1.4.3
    Apr 3, 2023
  36. Patch 1.4.0 is out!!!!
    Apr 1, 2023significant · resets scoring window

…and 16 earlier patch announcements.