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Hookshot

NanningsGames · 2019-02-25

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hookshot is a fun and challenging arcade game in which you must shoot the player progressively up the puzzle area sticking to the walls as you rise. The aim of the game is to reach the end of the level without hitting any spikes or obstacles.

Hookshot is a Casual and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $1.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 to 20,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (63% of 30 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-12

63%
positive of 30 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 60% of 29,108 Casual games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220192026Week of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-02-27 (Steam store data)

Census log

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