Does this game serve up a good cocktail of an experience?

Mix amazing cocktails as you hustle your way to the top as a bartender unlocking a variety of bartending venues in this narrative based bartender simulator. Mix amazing cocktails at five unique bars with access to over one hundred ingredients including liquors, juices, and garnishes. Meet a variety of customers on your journey as a bartender, each with a unique personality and preference of cocktails. Test your skill by serving as many customers as possible in the fast-paced Arcade mode, or mix drinks at your own pace in the Sandbox mode.

There are a few other bartender simulators out there, so Bartender Hustle isn’t breaking any new ground. But could it still shake up the competition? It lets you mix cocktails and serve other drinks at 5 different locations, while using a ton of different ingredients to make things more complex. It does take a while to get used to, but it soon becomes second nature to serve up an order of a few pints and cocktails.

The interface is easy enough to get to grips with, and the controls are simple. It may get a little complicated with the multiple orders piling up, but it’s ultimately a straightforward experience. It may even become repetitive after a while as you get used to doing the same thing over and over, but that’s the nature of sim games, I guess. They do a few things to make it interesting though with the Arcade and Sandbox modes, which are welcome.

The visuals are pretty standard but do the job. The framerate is consistent, and the overall presentation is good overall.

The Verdict

Bartender Hustle is a decent bartender simulator. It has a few modes to mix things up and it is easy to pick up. Definitely one if you like sim games and the art of making cocktails.

Score: 7.5