ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
Worth it · Multiplayer · 2019
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $1.99.
- Length
- 2.5h
- Value
- $0.80/hr
- Reviews
- 91% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750ti or AMD Radeon HD6970, 2.3 GB of storage. Windows only.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
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
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $0.39. That was December 2022. 56 discounts in the 8 years on record. They run about 50 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 91 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 97 percent. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Mother Russia Bleeds ($14.99, scores 67) and Notes of Soul ($29.99, scores 32).
Of the 368 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 5 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 90 percent of the 1,183 reviews written there were positive, against 91 percent overall, and those are 64 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
35% start to 3% rarestNo 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
What players say
Ultimate Hardbass Defence, developed and published by Magnolia Art, is a chaotic wave-based shooter that thrives on absurdity and atmosphere rather than polish or narrative depth. It throws players into a surreal mix of Russian club culture, grotesque monsters, and relentless action, all powered by a pounding hardbass soundtrack. From the very beginning, the game makes it clear that subtlety is not its goal...
A cringy gimmicky game with decent gameplay. [-] Even after all these years the most egregious game breaking bugs remain (most annoyingly the "1 enemy remaining" bug, which instantly makes your run void). Having the very last achievement locked because of bugs really bugs me. [+] The music fits with what the game is going for. [+?] The balancing is fine. [-] A suspicious amount of the limited dialogue is centered...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/915460/ultimate-hardbass-defenceReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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