Swag and Sorcery
Swag and Sorcery
Game
Game2017
Hover
Developer Midgar Studio, Fusty Game
Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear and perform incredible tricks and combos. From the Steam store page
204 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
112 positive · 58 negative
95% range 58–73%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 112 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,142 of 1,445 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
67% recommend · 113 yes, 56 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 169 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,730 of 2,166 positive).
Players praise the game's parkour and movement, calling it a fun spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. [1][2][3] Many note the game is abandoned with a dead playerbase and no updates since 2018-2019. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the progression system, citing grindy level requirements and lack of direction. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
"Reach level 100 before being able to continue" "Beat every ball match and race track before being able to continue" "Reach level 300 before being able to continue" "Hack every computer before being able to continue" "Reach level 500 before being able to continue" do i need to say more?
- [14]
I'm really sorry but it's just not fun. Coming from Bomb Rush Cyberfunk it's such a downgrade in terms of mechanics.
- [2]
This game is LASER FOCUSED on one thing. and it is the freedom to run around in the city. i have a feeling that is made for either people who like "air gear" and/or "Jet set radio", and it mixes the 2 into a perfect blend, making a new but familiar place for the people who like 1 or both of these above. it's a love letter, and a damn good one
- [4]
Really good fun, eye candy visuals, smooth movement. Seems its dead as of 2023 which is sad, back when i first played it seeing dozens of players light trails around was very cool. Now it feels a bit lonely.
- [5]
Fun game, but don't come in expecting content. Last update was likely 2018-2019. Joined the game's Discord and it's about as dead as the game itself. Dev doesn't seem to recognize the game anymore (his last post in the Discord was somewhere mid-2020, talk about abandonment). Honestly, if you're looking to get into games like Jet Set Radio, this is a GREAT place to start. It gets the basic concept down and is …
Summarised from 34 of the 195 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
67% of the 169 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Hover. The complaint that keeps coming up: game is abandoned with no updates. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
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neutral · AI labelView post →Capture the flags before the drone does in the first game you might have played on Windows 95. Bundled with it in the 'Funstuff' folder on the install disc. 📺: Hover, 1995
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neutral · AI labelView post →I wasn't happy with the way Hover Mode felt in #NovaSquadron 's city missions, so I made some quick changes that made it feel like a whole other game: - Movement is now camera-relative - R3 to lock on - Right stick switches targets while locked on #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
negative · AI labelView post →The game had a lot of great potential, unfortunately it is now abandoned.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super Mario Hover Shell Strike - Tabletop or Floor Multiplayer Sports Game is $9.99 on Amazon after listed coupon buff.ly/3OB10Jy #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Give the devs their IP back you spineless cowards. F Nacon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imagine an indie title that's biggest influences are Jetset and Mirror's edge and you get Hover. Hover is a game with fundamental design and movement flaws that limit the overall appeal of the game. However, surrounding these problems is a great universe that is matched by solid mission variety, a unique level up system, and interesting energy mechanics. In addition, the game’s robust basketball parkour mode, Gameball, is an absolute highlight, and offered the most fun Hover has to offer.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New gorgeous TurboGrafx CD Game Endings www.vgmuseum.com/end/td Fausseté Amour Legend of Xanadu II *Hover or touch some of the images to read a translation of the voice over dialogue. Thanks to Niz for the translation!
neutral · AI labelView post →This was originally described to me as a spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio with music by Hideki Naganuma. I initially picked it up when it was still in Early Access. My first impressions were bad. Got easily lost, had arbitrary "wait in jail" punishments when caught by authorities, and just didn't have the right feel. And Naganuma's contribution was two songs, neither of which played through my brief time with the game. No problem, though! Early Access means it still had time to improve and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the UI is atrocious, go play BRC
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is LASER FOCUSED on one thing. and it is the freedom to run around in the city. i have a feeling that is made for either people who like "air gear" and/or "Jet set radio", and it mixes the 2 into a perfect blend, making a new but familiar place for the people who like 1 or both of these above. it's a love letter, and a damn good one
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still Keeping it Groovy Yeah yeah i hear it all, blah blah blah Jet Set Radio rip off, blah blah blah Cyberfunk is better. Look, Cyberfunk dropped a little less then a year ago at the time of this review and yeah its immaculate. But for almost 7 years now, Hover has been keeping the lights on and carrying the Jet Set Radio fandom on its back alone until they showed up. This game is NOT a rip off of JSR because there's no such thing, if you make a game that involves the visage of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WAIT THE CONSTELLATIONS ON THE REGENT'S CHARACTER PAGE LIGHT UP IF YOU HOVER OVER THEM WITH YOUR MOUSE??? I LOVE THIS GAME???
positive · AI labelView post →who's up playing Hover (1995) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fse2...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Reach level 100 before being able to continue" "Beat every ball match and race track before being able to continue" "Reach level 300 before being able to continue" "Hack every computer before being able to continue" "Reach level 500 before being able to continue" do i need to say more?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my feeligns on this game are somewhat mixed given that it's been abandoned, but sometimes all i wanna do is jump around. scratches that itch for real. satisfying parkour and a lot of jumping, indeed
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made my space ship Hover game into a mobile friendly version with levels to solve in a time limit rather than just a race. Check it out - free, browser based at technovisual.itch.io/hover #indiegamedev 😀
positive · AI labelView post →This is a message to myself -> Please for the love of all things holy don't buy this game again (you've already bought it twice and it was very meh story and movement wise both times) it isn't really worth it at 3.99. This game is trying to do to much and succeeding at none of it. The trailer makes the game look better than it is unfortunately (it also feels un-alive and empty) also for a game that would seem like it would have controller support... it doesn't have it despite what it says…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hover Bovver dog joining the Roads & Boats donkey in the canon of greatest game cover animals
neutral · AI labelView post →This feels like an early access game that never got finished. There's a good foundation, but not enough of an actual game. I'd give it a neutral score if Steam had that option. If this type of genre interests you, it might be worth trying if you can get it in a bundle or on sale for under $5. I haven't played Jet Set Radio so I can't compare. There's a game called Antigrav for PS2 Eye Toy which I'd recommend if you can find the hardware to run it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good fun, eye candy visuals, smooth movement. Seems its dead as of 2023 which is sad, back when i first played it seeing dozens of players light trails around was very cool. Now it feels a bit lonely.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I've almost got it down, almost. You will never truly master the game; with the right mindset, there'll always be something to do. Admittedly, the playerbase is dying. However there's a dedicated core of players, and regular new influx of players every time it goes on offer. The game features steam workshop, so you can create your own races and games, or try other great creations. PVP Gameball specifically is my main focus, in which the skill ceiling can go beyond the map height.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best way I can describe this game is as cyberfunk. The aesthetics and energies of the game maintain a fun, funky, and upbeat vibe, while still maintaining some of the cyberpunk themes of fighting oppression in a dystopian, authoritarian, and technologically advanced future. In it's glass half-full demeanor, it almost is more punk than some of the more dismal cyberpunk games out there- as punk is doing what make you and others happy and thriving at the disdain and inconvenience of authority…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm really sorry but it's just not fun. Coming from Bomb Rush Cyberfunk it's such a downgrade in terms of mechanics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a great time playing this: exploring the open world, upgrading characters and optimizing them for different mission types, perfecting missions I thought were particularly fun and getting collectibles (which double as upgrades) for it, and watching other players do their own different races in the same world. There's missions of various kinds (platforming, racing, some mix), and a strong feeling of progression. Downside: if you don't like a particular mission type you'll have to at least…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →coming back to this game after a few years and post BRC, this game is clearly still great to just turn off your brain to and its very clear it not only takes inspiration from JSR but other things too, while trying to stand as its own thing. its a shame that this game seemingly just dunked on now? apparently??? i don't think hover is perfect but other JSR-likes exist and they can all very much co-exist as their own spin. the JSR drought made people innovate with the thing they like, and hover…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“Full Controller Support” This game didn’t work in tv mode on steam deck. It wouldn’t recognize my controller. Ah well. I was so excited to play this!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The movement doesn't feel that great and the rest is just average on average. Progression is locked behind MMO-styled level grind and skilltree, which isn't fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No direction in the story. Online portion is pretty dead so with the lack of a real directed single player experience it really sucks. The feel/flow of movement feels really bad too. I got this because it seemed to be a spirited successor of jet set radio and it falls flat in that department, really disappointed with this buy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great jsr type of game. cool soundtracks that were made by the legend himself, Hideki Nagamuma. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100% The first area, played through the story. finished the story, started completing side missions and unlocking all the characters, started making builds for said characters to use when needed. decide to make a new character but all team slots full. go to delete character but accidently delete whole team, panic and Alt + F4 game. realise cant get back progress but kept all my characters. have to start all over again completing missions + rank + story. 10/10 game would do again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got 20+ hours in this on Switch so don't mind the low playtime. This game is often, perhaps inevitably, associated with Jet Set Radio - and sure enough, if you vibe with the anti-authoritarian themes, cel shaded styling and a degree of high-speed platforming, you'll find overlap in your enjoyment here. But Hover is very much a different game from JSR/BRC, one focused on parkour, climbing and movement versus grinding, tricks and graffiti. Platforming is very much at the core of Hover and you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing the game Hover on Windows 95 - those were the days
positive · AI labelView post →TL;DR- If it wasn't for the movement, this would be at least a 9.5/10 game for me. Great art style, maps are amazing, love the soundtrack, would play more if it wasn't for the movement. Movement feels awkward, clunky, and overall sluggish.I think the momentum side of the movement is good, but my main problems are with the slow acceleration, difficulty to turn, and small objects having full collision.I often find myself trying to turn a small corner, hitting a arrow sign or small ledge and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two words: Wasted Potential Waited too long to get a refund Tried to enjoy Play Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just buy Bomb Rush Cyberfunk if You want to play a good spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: This game is fun and worth the money This game has so much too it and is worth the $30 ish that i paid for it. I first had it on gamepass and enjoyed it and have since bought it on pc. Though the game says it has crossplay it does not have crossplay invites meaning you need to find each other in a server, (there are not many people playing so its not hard) but it does take away from the game a bit but not to make a negative review. The lower levels of playing a character when you have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright but it could have been more. Also warning for those who want to play this on steam deck or linux. The game in these platforms run on an outdated version of the game and if you mess with the settings the game wont run ever again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, but don't come in expecting content. Last update was likely 2018-2019. Joined the game's Discord and it's about as dead as the game itself. Dev doesn't seem to recognize the game anymore (his last post in the Discord was somewhere mid-2020, talk about abandonment). Honestly, if you're looking to get into games like Jet Set Radio, this is a GREAT place to start. It gets the basic concept down and is decently fun to play. However, at this point of time, there are FAR BETTER games…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No idea why so many people like to associate it with Jet Set Radio, this game is so far from the quality those games offer it is insane. Only good part of this game is the soundtrack, just skip it and go buy/emulate the JSR games and buy BRC.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very good It has a pretty short main story, but it is one of the best 15 hours you will find on Steam! Jumping and running through the city feels so smooth. Not many people play this game anymore so don't expect to find random people to play multiplayer with, but if you do have friends, the multiplayer is very good as well. I highly recommend getting this game, it goes on sale for $5.00 every few months. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Throughout this entire game, I could really summarize it as "Jet Set Radio ran so that this game could walk". Sometimes, a peaceful walk is what you want though. It is odd. I feel like I should absolutely adore this game. It really just is ok though. The music ranges from alright to Hideki Naganuma, which is really cool that he did songs for this indie game. Movement is... fine. It is like half of the game, but it really is just fine. I guess it never clicked with me, which is odd since Jet…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bruh, I twerked in front of NPC's with my best friend. 10/10 this is the best game ever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I blink the game will disappear!! Control day 4 live now :D Hover click pfp to join!
neutral · AI labelView post →I cannot understand how anyone can enjoy this game with its lousy controls.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed my time with this game, super sleek gameplay and visual style. 8/10 recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its like webfishing except if the fishing was bad and there was no one to talk to
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The short of it: Hover is a disaster from the get go, but the gameplay does have potential. The long: The second I start the game, it asks me to delete corrupted save files or something-not a great sign. Then it asks me to do it again seconds after doing it the first time-really not a great sign. Start a new game, which was counter-intuitive, and not perfectly obvious what to do- we're striking out here. I get to character selection and get stuck there. I make my character but can't proceed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm sorry but it feels like somebody tried to make Jet Set Radio in Roblox and it lacks a lot of what made that game good and the music isn't awful but it feels very boring for the environment it was put in
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just genuine fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bomb rush cyberfunk is out what are You doing here?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was SURELY made by some of the TOTALLY unskilled, hex injector using, called everyone who WAS skilled at the games "cheaters/glitchers", but even with perfect balance for manuals/rails turned ON couldn't beat ANY of us (because we actually learned HOW to make those 2.4 billion point combos WITHOUT cheating) Tony Hawk game players from the late 90's early ott's! Everything about this game like the sounds, maps, moves, tricks, controls, etc. SHOULD add up to an awesome game... instead…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there are 6 areas and the game gets you real good by making the first 2 super fun so you'll be excited to play more but once you get to the 3rd area there isn't a single ounce of fun to be had for the rest of the game
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neutral · AI labelView post →If I had three wishes, I'd use my first two so I could play this game again for the first time. I'd save my third wish for a billion dollars.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This games movement is very clunky, which is an issue with the game its inspired by jsr and jsrf. It was fine for those games as legacy titles but having clunky controls in a modern game isnt very fun. I would only recommend you buy this game when its often on sale for very cheap. Definitley not worth $20.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hover is really addictive with constant objectives, very sleek movement and sensible upgrades that make you feel really powerful in such a vertical environment. It always gives you rewards for every single action you do, from the simplest of tricks to collecting many hidden things around the world. Just a friendly reminder － the native Linux version is outdated, you have to play with Proton to get the full experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game, addicting movement, crazy good soundtrack, amazing game for any parkour lover
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