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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action cover art

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Sukeban Games · Ysbryd Games · 2016-06-21

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AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Nov 14, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 21, 2016 (Linux), May 30, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), May 02, 2019 (PlayStation 4), TBD (iOS), Jun 21, 2016 (Mac)

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2016, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, priced at $14.99, and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 38729 reviews).

67
playing now
97%
positive of 39k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (145 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (109 downloads)
4.85★
PlayStation Store rating (1,255 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 89% recommend · from 66 critics
14h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 18h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a 2016 visual novel developed by Venezuelan studio Sukeban Games and published by Ysbryd Games. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on June 21, 2016, and ports were later released for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, with the Vita port developed by Wolfgame and published by Limited Run Games. The game puts the player in the role of a bartender at the eponymous VA-11 Hall-A, a small bar in a dystopian downtown which attracts interesting customers. Gameplay revolves around making and serving drinks to patrons while listening to their life stories.

Trailer

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action trailer thumbnail

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈121,165 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 67 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,318 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~165/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 968k–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 38,729 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.89 at GOG (2017-12-12) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 28 of 77 observed days · $5.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
95095020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 887 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 950 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

139352026-09-15 12:00 — 78 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 42 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 44 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 66 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 58 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 49 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 47 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 57 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 39 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 64 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 67 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 35 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 46 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 96 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 38 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 65 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 120 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 41 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 68 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 106 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 54 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 58 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 67 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
30132Jun 2016Aug 2026Jun 2016 — avg 127 · peak 563Oct 2016 — avg 32 · peak 60Feb 2017 — avg 136 · peak 267Jun 2017 — avg 119 · peak 394Oct 2017 — avg 62 · peak 165Feb 2018 — avg 152 · peak 415Jun 2018 — avg 150 · peak 487Oct 2018 — avg 74 · peak 148Feb 2019 — avg 100 · peak 197Jun 2019 — avg 283 · peak 977Oct 2019 — avg 138 · peak 510Feb 2020 — avg 153 · peak 314Jun 2020 — avg 260 · peak 629Oct 2020 — avg 84 · peak 151Feb 2021 — avg 117 · peak 207Jun 2021 — avg 154 · peak 332Oct 2021 — avg 69 · peak 134Feb 2022 — avg 136 · peak 312Jun 2022 — avg 115 · peak 331Oct 2022 — avg 80 · peak 149Feb 2023 — avg 80 · peak 148Jun 2023 — avg 71 · peak 205Oct 2023 — avg 64 · peak 123Feb 2024 — avg 72 · peak 127Jun 2024 — avg 83 · peak 283Oct 2024 — avg 65 · peak 115Feb 2025 — avg 82 · peak 152Jun 2025 — avg 72 · peak 193Oct 2025 — avg 75 · peak 174Feb 2026 — avg 63 · peak 118Jun 2026 — avg 66 · peak 181Aug 2026 — avg 91 · peak 221
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$9.892016-06-212026-10-142016-06-21 — best price $14.992017-02-20 — best price $14.992017-10-16 — best price $14.992018-02-14 — best price $14.992018-06-04 — best price $9.992018-12-13 — best price $9.992019-04-30 — best price $14.992019-08-15 — best price $14.992020-06-09 — best price $9.892021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-06-21 — best price $10.042021-09-06 — best price $14.992021-12-20 — best price $10.042022-05-02 — best price $10.492022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $9.892023-02-07 — best price $14.992023-06-06 — best price $10.042023-09-12 — best price $10.042024-01-23 — best price $14.992024-06-20 — best price $10.042024-10-08 — best price $14.992025-03-03 — best price $10.042025-05-11 — best price $14.992025-10-20 — best price $14.992026-02-04 — best price $14.992026-05-02 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-08 — best price $14.992026-09-18 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $10.052026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

602752026-05-30 — 89 pageviews2026-06-03 — 83 pageviews2026-06-07 — 101 pageviews2026-06-11 — 88 pageviews2026-06-15 — 114 pageviews2026-06-19 — 90 pageviews2026-06-23 — 211 pageviews2026-06-27 — 162 pageviews2026-07-01 — 110 pageviews2026-07-05 — 99 pageviews2026-07-09 — 140 pageviews2026-07-13 — 123 pageviews2026-07-17 — 103 pageviews2026-07-21 — 116 pageviews2026-07-25 — 95 pageviews2026-07-29 — 108 pageviews2026-08-02 — 95 pageviews2026-08-06 — 131 pageviews2026-08-10 — 156 pageviews2026-08-14 — 83 pageviews2026-08-18 — 108 pageviews2026-08-22 — 123 pageviews2026-08-26 — 96 pageviews2026-08-30 — 108 pageviews2026-09-03 — 92 pageviews2026-09-07 — 104 pageviews2026-09-11 — 104 pageviews2026-09-15 — 78 pageviews2026-09-19 — 85 pageviews2026-09-23 — 111 pageviews2026-09-27 — 114 pageviews2026-10-01 — 91 pageviews2026-10-05 — 104 pageviews2026-10-09 — 80 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
97.5%
earned "Welcome to Valhalla!"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)28,40410%34
Windows (Xbox)1,89225%33

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

2DAnimeMemesCasualLGBTQ+CyberpunkDystopian SimulationStory RichVisual Novel

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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