Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
Released Feb 2023
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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Evaluation
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE launched on February 2, 2023 and has received consistent post-launch support. Major updates include the Version 1.8.0 blocking system overhaul (October 19, 2023), the addition of a new character Mutant in Version 1.9.0 (March 28, 2024), and most recently Version 1.10.0 — "The Aura Farming Update" — which shipped on June 26, 2026. This latest major update delivered an expanded style customization system (per-limb auras, dynamic triggers, custom hitsparks), a community events panel, and significant lobby improvements.
On December 27, 2024, the developer posted a candid message acknowledging burnout and noting the game "was never meant to be a long term project," while mentioning a planned 6th character and an update still being finished on the unstable branch. That update was teased in a May 15, 2026 announcement and subsequently shipped as Version 1.10.0 on June 26, 2026 — resolving the outstanding content that had been signaled.
The previous evaluation's content_planned warning was based on the May 2026 beta announcement; that content has now shipped. The game's major update cadence — roughly every 6–17 months — remains active, and the developer has not announced that development is complete. The 6th character mentioned in December 2024 has not been formally announced, committed to, or reconfirmed since that post, so it does not constitute a concrete outstanding commitment. However, the game continues to receive updates and the developer remains engaged, most recently with a full major release in June 2026.
Evidence
Version 1.10.0 'The Aura Farming Update' released with major customization overhaul, community events panel, lobby improvements, and balance changes.
Developer announced a major update in the works and available in the unstable beta branch, featuring new customization features, lobby improvements, and balance changes.
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Developer
Publisher
Ivy Sly
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
NO TRAINING MODE REQUIRED
Equal parts deep, rewarding online turn-based PVP experience and creative sandbox for creating intense, shareable fight scenes, Your Only Move Is HUSTLE takes the classic fighting formula and turns it on its head. Take control of an over-powered fighter and use the power of precognition to plan out your every move, down to each moment. Accessible by design, gone are the days of memorizing complicated combos in training mode; now you can execute them all first try.
TURN-BASED SANDBOX FIGHTING
Use a wealth of tools to play how you want, and express yourself through the art of combat.
PULVERIZE YOUR FRIENDS ONLINE
Take on the world. Battle in a fight to the death or choreograph a dance of fists and blades. You must train the skill to read your opponent's mind before he can enter yours.
CREATE UNBELIEVABLE FIGHT SCENES
Enter singleplayer mode to see a suite of features built around crafting cinematic, superhuman fight replays, and share them with your friends.
FEATURES
- Accessible turn-based gameplay that sacrifices no depth.
- Unprecedented spectacle in anime-inspired lighting-fast battle simulations.
- TAS-inspired controls for maximum precision.
- Expressive combo system to foster unique and creative gameplay.
- Explosive, freestyle rushdown that leaves your opponent guessing.
- Strong defensive options to put control in the player's hands even during disadvantage.
- Ever-growing movesets that make each character feel deep and unique.
- Online lobby system to easily play with friends and strangers across the world.
Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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