Hamsterdam is a fighting developed by Muse Games, released 31 July 2019 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and Mac.
What Hamsterdam is
Hamsterdam is a fighting game developed by Muse Games and released in 2019. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"The once peaceful town of Hamsterdam is in danger! The vile chinchilla Marlo and his Rodent Gang are wreaking havoc and terrorizing the town. Enter our hamster hero, Pimm, who must harness his mightiest martial arts powers and kick tail through district after district, on a heart-pounding journey to take down the Rodent Gang, save his grandfather, and restore peace to Hamsterdam."
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Hamsterdam holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Hamsterdam launched on 31 July 2019, within three weeks of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Remnant: From the Ashes, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and A Short Hike. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Remnant: From the Ashes, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, A Short Hike.
Official trailer
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