Hamster Hustle — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Update 1.5!!! The Nature Update!!! | 2026-10-16 | Additions ✨Three New MapsHamstopia - The most complex map to date! Tons of paths to dash around and nooks to hide in!Cabin Chaos - A vertical woodland cage with tons of areas for knocking each other around.Jungle Jam - A map with tons of overlapping bridges to fight on and claim the high ground.BILLIONS OF HATSOkay not billions but this our biggest hat update on top of everything else we’re adding. Some hats have variations so you have even more options than ever!New Emote!Our hamsters dance like no one is watching with this new emote. I’ll leave the details a surprise.New Set PiecesWe got tired of looking at the same old stuff and got cookin |
| Update 1.467 | 2026-06-07 | Update Notes: Added 67 emote!?!?! Note from the Devs: Here's a silly small update, bigger stuff is coming but we're pretty focused on the next project! |
| Happy Birthday Hustlers!!!! | 2026-05-01 | Update Notes:A new hatSomething exciting in the lobby to check out!Note from the Devs:We are so incredibly excited to announce Hamster Hustle turned 1 years old today!!! We officially published our first game! We want to thank all of you for your continued support and excitement for our work. It means the world to us to have so many wonderful players and interactions with all of you. This could not have been done without everyone!! Our game is internationally played, and we appreciate every single one of you! We cannot wait for what’s to come in the future, both with Hamster Hustle and our next projects!! Join us this evening for a public gam |
| Update 1.41 | 2026-03-06 | Bug Fixes Fixed the Developer lock on the new game modes. They should be able to be selected now! |
| Update 1.4 Is Here! New Hamster & Game Modes!!! | 2026-03-06 | ✨ Additions ✨Three Brand-New Action Packed Game Modes! 🎮Elimination Tag - Get tagged, and you’re sent to the timeout box. Once everyone is tagged, the Hamsters are set free!War Tag - Two-team infection madness! Which team will come out on top?Stealth Tag - Just like regular tag, but standing still makes you invisible!Reworked Hamster! 🐹We've been excited to add new emotes for a while, but the process has taken longer than anticipated due to issues regarding the old hamster model and animation rig. So, our solution? We completely redid everything. From optimizing the hamster mesh to creating a new animation skeleton with custom controllers t |
| Hustlers Christmas Update! | 2025-12-25 | Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you!!Hey Hustlers! We have a small Christmas update for all of you! Decorate your hamster to fit in with the holiday spirit with more holiday hats and skins! We also have a big change coming soon that we've been cooking in the kitchen for a while now, and we are excited for all of you to see it. But until then, Happy Hustlin' Holidays!!!Changes:4 New Christmas Themed Skins!6 New Christmas Themed Hats!Snow in the Lobby?? |
| Update 1.3!! More Game modes!! | 2025-11-21 | ✨ New Trailer ✨ ✨ Additions ✨ Two Brand-New Game Modes! 🎮 Infection TagFreeze TagNew Hats! (We doubled the hat count!) 🎩 Customize your hamster with tons of new looks:AntennaCat EarsClown HairCrownDevil HornsAngler HatGoat HornsHaloHeadphones (my new favorite!)Lion’s ManeRam HornsMustacheNew Maps & Areas 🗺️ • Brand-New Lobby! A massive upgraded cage to chill and hang out with friends! 😄• Tube Town A tubetacular maze full of chaos around every corner.New Music! 🎶 A brand-new track has been added! Let us know what you think when you hear it while running from your friends.Changes 🔧Updated the room outside the cage with new visuals.Added a |
| Update 1.21 Fixes to friend only lobbies | 2025-07-13 | Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that prevented players from joining a friend's game Developer names on the scoreboard will appear in blue |
| Public Servers and King of the Hill!!! | 2025-07-11 | AdditionsPublic Servers are now available!!!!!Hamster can now hustle in the all new King of the Hill modeNew Customization PatternsNew HatsSpecial thanks to our bug reporters for helping us out!New MapsCriss Cross - A map with four cages connected in the middle with a crossHardcore Parkour - A very small map with lots of jumps and verticalityTriple Trouble - A very small map with no jumping onto objectsNew Match Ending, no more boring score screenChangesMain Menu Screen Completely ReworkedNew Discord button! Join us to stay up to date and hang out with the communityLevel Selector Screen Completely ReworkedCustomizer Screen Completely Reworked |
| The Hats Update is out now!!! | 2025-05-20 | Additions Hats! Customize your hamster even more with the addition of hats! Use the credits screen to see who worked on the game! Upcoming updates, so you can see what we are working on for the menu! Added a front person camera so you can watch yourself doing emotes! Changes Optimized models and lighting, performance should be a lot better Visual lighting and post-process adjustments Squeak sound effects adjusted so they are easier on the ears Emote Menu should be easier to navigate and use Bug Fixes HUD items are not going away when returning to the lobby after a game Still being "IT" when returning to the lobby Getting stuck in the immune s |
| Update 1.03 | 2025-05-02 | Fixes Playing on the lobby tag level will no longer cause a forever loading screen |
| Update 1.02 | 2025-05-02 | Fixes Actually fixed the mouse sense this time! Fixed the new timer bug of the timer disappearing completely |
| Update 1.01 | 2025-05-02 | Added Added sounds for all of the emotes Fixes Fixed the HUD disappearing after entering the customizer Fixed the game auto ending for some players Fixed mouse sensitivity changes not being applied |