Bartender Hustle

Bartender Hustle

Fair · RPG · 2022

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

BUY IT.

Fair at $7.49, the lowest Steam price we have tracked since May 2022. Buy it now if you want it.

Length
5.7h
Value
$1.31/hr
Reviews
85% of 239 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.

Full price

Fair$14.99

Today

−50%Fair
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Value$1.31/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set That is today's sale price. Normally $2.63/hr
Reviews85% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 82% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds4 of 221 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Mix amazing cocktails while you climb the ranks as a bartender and unlock diverse bartending venues in this narrative-driven bartender simulator.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, GTX 1050 / R9 270X, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

October 2023 is where it bottomed out, at $7.49. 45 discounts in the 4 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart.

Against its own genre it lands in the top 10 percent on value. It is pricier than 76 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 81 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Keplerth ($14.99, scores 67) beats it on value, while it beats СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ ($0.69, scores 45).

More about Bartender Hustle

This site sampled 221 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 4 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written May 2022 to August 2026.

Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 5.7 hours it is short enough to finish on one.

The drop-off

92% start to 2% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

Players

Players online
1 when we last checked, on Sep 27, 06:55 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

I played this game and really enjoyed it, I played the story mode and completed that I liked moving around to different areas and serving different drinks. I would play it again just to go though it again and explore the views again. I am interested in to look at the other aspects in the game and see what they offer and how much more I could progress. its a very calm game. If you want something chilled but want to...
RockyRecommendedafter 6.1hSep 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
Bartender Hustle is a refreshing and engaging indie title that places you behind the bar in a lively, urban setting where your skills as a mixologist are put to the test. Unlike traditional bartending simulators that focus solely on drink recipes or timed challenges, this game adds layers of personality, strategy, and storytelling that transform the experience into something more immersive and dynamic. From the...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 12hAug 2025Read on Steam
I don't drink and I complete newbie about drinks mixes. However that added this game is perfect for me. I found story mode interesting. Game is interesting to play. Like: pointer is big Dislike: highlight of ingredient is small, wish the ingredient would light up or you can click what is next. Personal opinion : 4 more plays
CaroShio0083Recommendedafter 2.2hJul 2025Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Bartender Hustle scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1153210/bartender-hustle
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperDeparture Interactive
PublisherDeparture Interactive
GenreRPG
Released2022
Players10Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements75