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Hi-Fi RUSH cover art

Hi-Fi RUSH

Tango Gameworks · KRAFTON, Inc. · 2023-01-25

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Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 25, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 25, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 19, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.

Hi-Fi RUSH is an Action game priced at $29.99, released in 2023, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 35937 reviews) sentiment.

62
playing now
97%
positive of 36k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (188 ratings)
53
Nexus mods (30k downloads)
4.79★
PlayStation Store rating (7,013 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 94% recommend · from 142 critics
13h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

62 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Hi-Fi Rush is a 2023 rhythm-based action game developed by Tango Gameworks, originally published by Bethesda Softworks, and currently published by Krafton. The game's story follows self-proclaimed "future rock star" Chai, whose music player is accidentally embedded in his chest during experimental cybernetic surgery funded by the corrupt Vandelay Technologies, allowing him to rhythmically fight and re-perceive the world through environmental synesthesia. Labelled a "defect" and hunted by the corporation that transformed him, Chai bands together with new friends to defeat the company's executives and put a stop to their plans.

Trailer

Hi-Fi RUSH trailer thumbnail

Hi-Fi Rush - Reveal Trailer | Xbox & Bethesda Dev Direct 2023

≈412,065 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 62 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,523 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~190/week).
  • · Review velocity up 159% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,322 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 719k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,937 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-06-17) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 4 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.2k6.2k20232026Week of 2023-01-01: 4,511 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6,186 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,781 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,003 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,077 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

183282026-09-15 12:00 — 47 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 70 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 45 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 70 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 91 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 47 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 28 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 41 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 65 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 58 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 48 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 38 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 119 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 112 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 71 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 133 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 102 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 89 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 121 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 143 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 78 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 62 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.4k54Feb 2023Aug 2026Feb 2023 — avg 2,399 · peak 5,438Apr 2023 — avg 428 · peak 836Jun 2023 — avg 399 · peak 1,194Aug 2023 — avg 273 · peak 556Oct 2023 — avg 112 · peak 198Dec 2023 — avg 343 · peak 638Feb 2024 — avg 338 · peak 999Apr 2024 — avg 199 · peak 478Jun 2024 — avg 335 · peak 974Aug 2024 — avg 318 · peak 666Oct 2024 — avg 133 · peak 272Dec 2024 — avg 112 · peak 188Feb 2025 — avg 113 · peak 195Apr 2025 — avg 95 · peak 177Jun 2025 — avg 94 · peak 165Aug 2025 — avg 76 · peak 131Oct 2025 — avg 54 · peak 108Dec 2025 — avg 218 · peak 552Feb 2026 — avg 87 · peak 164Apr 2026 — avg 85 · peak 169Jun 2026 — avg 131 · peak 376Aug 2026 — avg 73 · peak 130
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$14.842023-01-252026-10-082023-01-25 — best price $29.992023-02-01 — best price $29.992023-02-09 — best price $24.982023-03-06 — best price $26.992023-03-16 — best price $24.502023-04-03 — best price $23.392023-04-20 — best price $29.992023-05-05 — best price $26.992023-05-11 — best price $21.592023-05-20 — best price $26.692023-05-27 — best price $29.992023-06-09 — best price $20.392023-06-24 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $24.892023-07-24 — best price $25.492023-08-09 — best price $20.092023-09-14 — best price $23.992023-11-01 — best price $20.092023-11-16 — best price $22.492023-12-01 — best price $29.992023-12-12 — best price $29.992023-12-24 — best price $19.992024-01-05 — best price $29.992024-01-29 — best price $19.492024-02-12 — best price $29.992024-04-19 — best price $16.192024-05-01 — best price $29.992024-06-04 — best price $20.992024-07-01 — best price $15.592024-07-23 — best price $29.992024-08-08 — best price $17.992024-08-31 — best price $29.992024-10-18 — best price $17.992024-11-22 — best price $15.592025-05-24 — best price $25.492026-02-21 — best price $28.192026-06-17 — best price $14.992026-09-17 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8182622026-05-29 — 315 pageviews2026-06-02 — 381 pageviews2026-06-06 — 440 pageviews2026-06-10 — 383 pageviews2026-06-14 — 346 pageviews2026-06-18 — 603 pageviews2026-06-22 — 396 pageviews2026-06-26 — 383 pageviews2026-06-30 — 406 pageviews2026-07-04 — 383 pageviews2026-07-08 — 531 pageviews2026-07-12 — 367 pageviews2026-07-16 — 446 pageviews2026-07-20 — 334 pageviews2026-07-24 — 357 pageviews2026-07-28 — 286 pageviews2026-08-01 — 301 pageviews2026-08-05 — 279 pageviews2026-08-09 — 322 pageviews2026-08-13 — 296 pageviews2026-08-17 — 283 pageviews2026-08-21 — 273 pageviews2026-08-25 — 344 pageviews2026-08-29 — 262 pageviews2026-09-02 — 313 pageviews2026-09-06 — 321 pageviews2026-09-10 — 319 pageviews2026-09-14 — 403 pageviews2026-09-18 — 288 pageviews2026-09-22 — 375 pageviews2026-09-26 — 360 pageviews2026-09-30 — 304 pageviews2026-10-04 — 311 pageviews2026-10-07 — 308 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.8%
earned "Feeling the beat!"
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad Recommended6 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2023-01-25, latest 2023-11-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)44,4600%71
Steam (Steam)18,1371%71
PS5 (PlayStation)6,6443%72

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

MusicActionComedyRhythmCartoonyColorfulStylizedPlatformerBeat 'em upSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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