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Hamster Playground

Mass Creation · We Dig Games · 2024-07-11

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieRacingSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 22, 2022 (Linux), Jul 11, 2024 (Mac), Aug 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 11, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jul 11, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Jul 11, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Prepare for cuteness overload, relentless training, and fierce rivalry as you and your hamsters take on challenges while traversing the maze and riding a skateboard, with more modes coming soon! Be the first to cross the finish line to earn rewards and yummy treats!

85%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 111 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (312 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 13,603 Casual games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29129120222026Week of 2022-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

30
achievements tracked
16.8%
earned "A day at the hamster races"
0.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support19 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Thai…

Post-launch support: 19 DLC released, first 2022-10-24, latest 2025-05-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,7417%31
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,3763%30
PS4 (PlayStation)1,6896%31
Steam (Steam)4933%30
Switch (Nintendo)1920%0

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

Census log

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

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