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Bartender Hustle cover art

Bartender Hustle

Departure Interactive · 2022-05-27

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 23, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

Mix amazing cocktails while you climb the ranks as a bartender and unlock diverse bartending venues in this narrative-driven bartender simulator.

84%
positive of 241 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.46★
PlayStation Store rating (99 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 27% of 30,069 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.8k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 241 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2023-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420222026Week of 2022-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.492022-05-272026-10-122022-05-27 — best price $17.992022-07-15 — best price $19.992022-09-23 — best price $14.992022-11-18 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-03-04 — best price $19.992023-04-03 — best price $9.992023-05-31 — best price $19.992023-08-07 — best price $9.992023-09-27 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-04 — best price $7.492024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-05-26 — best price $11.242024-07-25 — best price $14.992024-10-07 — best price $11.242024-11-18 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-03-02 — best price $14.992025-04-11 — best price $7.492025-06-08 — best price $14.992025-08-23 — best price $7.492025-10-20 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-03-04 — best price $14.992026-04-03 — best price $7.492026-05-31 — best price $14.992026-08-22 — best price $7.492026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-12 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.1%
earned "Here you go!"
31.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Dutch

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2287%75
PS5 (PlayStation)6630%65
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)5922%64

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DRPGIndieCasualCookingSandboxCraftingRelaxingAdventureEducation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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