[STEAM][PRESS]Steam Users Are Positively Review-Bombing Hi-Fi Rush Now Microsoft Has Closed Tango Gameworks

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Steam users are leaving positive reviews for

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following

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’s shock decision to close its developer, Tango Gameworks.

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as well as Redfall developer Arkane Austin this week as part of devastating cuts to Bethesda owner ZeniMax.

Tango Gameworks' critically acclaimed rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush was deemed a success upon its launch. It shadow-dropped straight into Game Pass on Xbox and PC, and was sold outside the subscription service priced $30. IGN’s

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returned a 9/10. We said: “Hi-Fi Rush marches to the beat of its own drum with stunning animation, loveable characters, and stylish rhythmic action that are anything but one-note.”

Last year, amid reports that Hi-Fi Rush had ******* to sell well enough, Aaron Greenberg, vice president of Xbox games marketing,

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that Hi-Fi Rush “was a break out hit for us and our players in all key measurements and expectations. We couldn’t be happier with what the team at Tango Gameworks delivered with this surprise release.”

On Wednesday, May 8,

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“we need smaller games that give us prestige and awards” — just a day after

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shut down Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks.

Tango Gameworks staff reacted to ******’s reported statement with social media posts expressing their clear exasperation at the situation. John Johanas, creative director at Tango Gameworks and director on Hi-Fi Rush, reacted to ******’s quote in devastating fashion:

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— johnjohanas (@johnjohanas)

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Kazuaki Egashira, game project manager at Tango Gameworks, offered their own take:

Not enough?

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— KazuakiEgashira (@ega1002)

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Hi-Fi Rush, which hit a peak of 6,132 concurrent players on Steam when it launched in January 2023, has seen an uptick in players on Valve’s platform since this week’s announcement, and it is now the subject of a positive review ******** campaign by users who are hitting out at

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’s closure of Tango Gameworks.

“RIP Tango Gameworks,” reads one review. “At least they went out with a bang.” “Hi-Fi Rush was the best game Xbox published in over a decade, it won awards and was beloved by everyone,” reads another. “

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’s answer is to shut them down, and it's *****. Hi-Fi Rush is worth playing 1000%, please buy this game and experience one of the best character action games. I ***** because of the licensed music it will get delisted in the future because MS clearly doesn't care. Tango, Arkane Austin and everyone affected today didn't deserve this.”

"RIP Tango Gameworks. At least they went out with a bang. At the time of this article's publication, Hi-Fi Rush had had over 500 positive reviews posted following the news of Tango Gameworks’ closure, a figure that is likely to grow into the weekend as more Steam users pile on. It’s not a huge number relative to some other review ******** campaigns, but it’s a significant shift for Hi-Fi Rush, which had tracked at positive reviews in the single digits for months.

Limited Run Games, meanwhile, has indicated

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despite the closure of Tango Gameworks. Last week, Hi-Fi Rush's long-rumored Nintendo Switch port popped up in an age-rating from the ESRB. The game launched on PlayStation 5 earlier this year as part of

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’s multi-platform video game push.

Why did

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close Tango Gameworks?

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in a recent interview. IGN understands a pitch for Hi-Fi Rush 2 was rejected in part because it was deemed too expensive.

Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on

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at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld.

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