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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Developer Sukeban Games
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (stylized as VA-11 HALL-A) is a 2016 visual novel developed by Venezuelan studio Sukeban Games and published by Ysbryd Games. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on June 21, 2016, and ports were later released for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, with the Vita port developed by Wolfgame and published by Limited Run… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
421 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
252 positive · 25 negative
95% range 87–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 252 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 46 | 2 | 58 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
14,041 of 14,554 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 230 yes, 23 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 253 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (37,751 of 38,813 positive).
Players describe the game as a deeply personal, life-changing experience that reshaped their outlook. [1][2][3] Many praise its cozy atmosphere, great music, and charming characters. [4][5][6] Some criticize the writing as juvenile or poorly executed. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
I understand that I am in the minority with this review. The little mixing minigame is relaxing, and the music and art are great! However, the writing is the main problem. It seems as though this is possibly the writer's first script. There are occasional grammatical/spelling mistakes, the humor falls flat, and the girls just talk about their boobs all the time. The juvenile writing could possibly be excused if …
- [1]
This game had quite literally changed my life. I always thought about becoming a bartender in highschool because of this game (The vibes, listening to people, mixing drinks), but my main focus at the time was art as a career. I took college art classes and I later realized that art is purely a hobby for me, so then I thought about bartending again and decided to research about it. 6 months later, present, age 20: …
- [10]
It's difficult to effectively put into words why this game is so great. On the surface it might look like it doesn't have much to offer. The game play is little more than clicking, reading, and comprehending. But this isn't about the gameplay. The bartending part of this game feels more like a situation to tell a story from. And the story is phenomenal. I remember when I first experienced this game, via watching …
- [11]
Somewhere between the neon lights, cheap drinks, and late night conversations, this game started feeling painfully human. I didn’t expect to feel this connected to its world and characters
- [2]
Finally reviewing this on the 10th anniversary. VA-11 HALL-A is my favourite video game of all time. The story reached me when I was in my early 20s, when I needed it. Jill is 27 during the story, and I told myself I needed to make a lot of changes in my life to get to where I wanted to be once I reached that age. VA-11 HALL-A taught me the importance of facing my problems, no matter how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up they were, and …
Summarised from 34 of the 383 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action talk about life-changing and emotionally impactful story; those who didn't talk about juvenile writing with frequent boob talk. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
VA-11 Hall-A received positive pre-release reception. Carter Dotson of TouchArcade found VA-11 Hall-A to be "kind of an odd one" and "certainly something unique", writing that "I'm not completely sure what to make of it, and I'm interested to see how it works out when completed. After all, a game that's story-driven lives and dies on the quality of said story." He compared it to Her Story as something that could "prove to be [...] very cool." This sentiment was echoed by Kyle LeClair of Hardcore Gamer, writing that "VA-11 Hall-A sure looks great and has quite a unique hook to it, so we'll be sure to try and wet our whistles with it when it comes out on the PC". Jess Joho of Kill Screen said…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 421 · most liked firstWe're a small team developing a anime VR cyberpunk bartending game inspired by VA-11 Hall-A!1 #indiegame #virtualreality #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Active time action game .45 Parabellum Bloodhound from VA-11 Hall-A developer Sukeban Games is now content complete. A release date announcement in the coming months is possible if all goes well: www.rpgsite.net/news/19573-4...
neutral · AI labelView post →Jill Stingray from the game, VA-11 Hall-A! (2023)
neutral · AI labelView post →If you hadn't heard, the developers of VA-11 Hall-A (the cyberpunk bartending game) are working on .45 Parabellum Bloodhound next, a Galerians/Parasite Eve-inspired RPG. It looks exceptionally slick.
neutral · AI labelView post →"VA-11 Hall-A" writer IronicLark of Sukeban Games has released visual novel "Worms": sukebangames.itch.io/worms It is his first game-related work in 6 years, written as a callback to the start of the sound novel era. He explained its development here: sukeban.moe/index.php/20...
neutral · AI labelView post →VA-11 HALL-A is such a great game. Made this cover for a Fanzine that is currently in production!
positive · AI labelView post →I've been working on and off for the past 4 years with Fer (writer/coder of VA-11 Hall-A) on a new game. This is Yuri, our protagonist! It's been an honor and a pleasure to work on something I care about so much with a dear friend, so I hope you'll be able to look forward to what we have in store💚
neutral · AI labelView post →I could not draw something new in time, but I still wanted to celebrate a game that had such an impact on my life. To mixing drinks, changing lives and 10th anniversaries. Thank you VA-11 HALL-A🍸💜 #VA11HALLA
positive · AI labelView post →Characters from VA-11 Hall-A will be voiced for the first time via its collaboration with the Astral Party game. Jill Stingray will be voiced by Marika Kouno and Dorothy Haze will be voiced by Kanae Itou. news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/250921e
neutral · AI labelView post →Just FYI: While the launch discount is over, you can still get Demonschool for a discount if you already own Into the Breach, Look Outside, Birdcage, Kingdoms of the Dump, VA-11 Hall-A, or World of Horror, from our bundles page. store.steampowered.com/bundlelist/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 10th anniversary to my favorite game of all time, VA-11 Hall-A! #va11halla #jillstingray #dorothyhaze #pixelart
positive · AI labelView post →Dorothy Haze !!! Va-11 Hall-a is litterally my favorite video game!! I really enjoy drawing anime stuff! That's what I started to make when I was younger but then I moved towards furry stuff but id like to draw more anime/Humanoid manga pieces! #va11halla #dorothyhaze
positive · AI labelView post →More VA-11 HALL-A girls, this time chubby *Kira* Miki from the game! #chubby #VA11halla
neutral · AI labelView post →Time to mix drinks and change lives ✨🍹 VA-11 HALL-A is one of my fave games ever #va11halla #art @sukeban.moe
positive · AI labelView post →Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadline (Director/Creator: hcnone) (2023) (Switch) A charming and short game that's just oozing with charisma. As someone who absolutely loved VA-11 HALL-A, SIGNALIS, and Needy Girl Overdose... I can confidently say this game stands the best of narrative indie.
neutral · AI labelView post →[Va-11 Hall-A] Jill Stingray The charming bartender from the game Va-11 Hall-A, check it out if you have some free time! This was the result of a character poll on my Ko-Fi, available to be voted on free for public every third week of the month. #va11halla (i forgot to tag this sorry lol)
neutral · AI labelView post →GAME IDEA: CLOWN FUNERAL 🤡 This one is like “Banquet of Souls” but different theme: a Va-11 Hall-A type of game where you serve drink/food to characters while unraveling their stories. This one is what if a world made of clowns with their own clown society.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cyberpunk bartending sim VA-11 Hall-A devs' first game in 10 years finally launches this summer. .45 Parabellum Bloodhound is more my speed.
neutral · AI labelView post →@literalcatpod.bsky.social Making literal cats, eh? May I draw your attention to one of our DLC, I think you'll get the idea... Take a peek at Mixing Drinks, Changing Lives, our VA-11 HALL-A DLC, and keep your eye open for 'Extreme Biosculpting.' Have fun! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
neutral · AI labelView post →Let's spread some game love! VA-11 HALL-A is just a really special game. Getting a window into the lives of all the characters, the stunning pixel art, the chilled out vibes of the OST. And then there's Jill herself, a spectator to all these mini arcs, while her own simmers in the background.
positive · AI labelView post →Some Jill from VA-11 Hall-A game and some new character of my game, with leds and paint and pain~~
neutral · AI labelView post →'.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND', the next game from 'Va-11 Hall-A' dev Sukeban Gamew is now playable from start to end. log.sukeban.moe/2025/08/02/j... store.steampowered.com/app/3014650/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Played this game last spring after my long days of work far away from home, it appeased me somehow. Loved it #VA-11Hall-A
positive · AI labelView post →This game had quite literally changed my life. I always thought about becoming a bartender in highschool because of this game (The vibes, listening to people, mixing drinks), but my main focus at the time was art as a career. I took college art classes and I later realized that art is purely a hobby for me, so then I thought about bartending again and decided to research about it. 6 months later, present, age 20: I'm about 3 weeks in a really nice, above casual bar working as a barback and I've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grooving on some VA-11 Hall-A this morning! ☕️ 🎮 First impression is that it absolutely nails the Cyberpunk atmosphere. This game doesn’t sanitize its characters.. that’s for sure. 😅 Also, the soundtrack is really freaking good… 80s cyberpunk synthwave.
positive · AI labelView post →Finally reviewing this on the 10th anniversary. VA-11 HALL-A is my favourite video game of all time. The story reached me when I was in my early 20s, when I needed it. Jill is 27 during the story, and I told myself I needed to make a lot of changes in my life to get to where I wanted to be once I reached that age. VA-11 HALL-A taught me the importance of facing my problems, no matter how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up they were, and reminded me I couldn't run forever. Time is short, make amends where you can,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My attempt to draw the bar from the video game Va-11 HALL-A on my artstyle #va11halla #art
neutral · AI labelView post →VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender, but no action. Cyberpunk stories are often action filled and you as player are directly in the middle, deciding the fate of mega corporations and technological progress of humanity. But in this game? Here you prepare drinks and hear stories about the world outside the bar doors. What crazy stuff goes on, what happened to some celebrity and when the next riot is supposedly happening. It is a Deus Ex story, but you don't play JC Denton, you play a barkeeper and…
neutral · AI labelView post →with the 10th anniversary of VA-11-HALL-A, i wanted to make some fanart, because of how much this game means to me c: thank you @sukeban.moe for making my favourite game of all time ❤️ #art #pixelart #va11halla
positive · AI labelView post →Even setting aside the fact that it identifies me as the writer of well-known chaste and unhorny game VA-11 Hall-A, if you're gonna try to shame me for something at least shame me for something that's True. I give enough munition just by existing, my dude
neutral · AI labelView post →time flies when you've served drinks and changed lives, happy 10 years VA-11 Hall-A a very important game to me 🍻🚬
positive · AI labelView post →VA-11 Hall-A fans, this is the deepest dive and biggest celebration of the iconic game that's ever been assembled. In collaboration with the game's creators, for you, and for Glitch City. Come and raise a glass 🍸 #VA11HALLA lostincult.co.uk/va11halla
neutral · AI labelView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky #visualnovel Day #01. Va-11 Hall-a: Cyberpunk Bartender Simulator
neutral · AI labelView post →Every year, for the past five years, it has been a ritual of mine to play this game for Christmas. Feels special, every winter.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks to the VA-11 Hall-A DLC I finally tried out Rift of the Necrodancer. It's a cool game with a fun gimmick for its notes, but is it just me or is the timing oddly hard? I'll get Greats in odd places here and there, even with calibrating.
neutral · AI labelView post →New to the app looking for mutuals 💜 Interact/follow if interested in any of this stuff! -Fighting games -Street Fighter -Rivals 2 -GG Strive -JRPGs -Metaphor -Kingdom Hearts -Video Game Academics -Wrestling -Game Dev -Pokemon -VA-11 Hall-A -Celeste #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →A pretty chill VN that you shouldn't be playing while the sun is still out. Every play session of mine was late at night and it felt like the optimal way to enjoy the game, as well as a great wind-down before bed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 12 Couldn't draw the hand well but oh well! Jill from VA-11 Hall-A, I really love the chill and visual atmosphere the game has. @sukeban.moe
positive · AI labelView post →Top 10 MUST PLAY Visual Novels On SWITCH!. I bumped into this video in another site, and since according to [@[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/u/slimerancher) I'm the community’s "unofficial head of VNs" I figured I should post it here. :D I've played most of these so I'm adding my comments below. * [AI: The Somnium Files](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/ai-the-somnium-files-switch/) Status: Finished. I think this one is more of a point-and-click adventure game…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey, so, I noticed I got up to 3K followers on this app😆 So, hi, I'm the guy who makes a game about judo on a minefield😝 And (somehow) it has Dana Zane from VA-11 Hall-A as playable character too☺️
neutral · AI labelView post →It's difficult to effectively put into words why this game is so great. On the surface it might look like it doesn't have much to offer. The game play is little more than clicking, reading, and comprehending. But this isn't about the gameplay. The bartending part of this game feels more like a situation to tell a story from. And the story is phenomenal. I remember when I first experienced this game, via watching someone play it. I thought "oh I'll just listen and not pay much attention." And…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VA-11 Hall-A is a game that hath brought much enjoyment throughout the years, and a particular favorite of mine. If you end up visiting, be sure to seeketh out all the hidden game references throughout the home. Enjoy, and a most celebratory New Year.
positive · AI labelView post →VA-11 HALL-A is a very important game to me in my evolution and coming out and my own creative work, and I'll love it, its characters, and Garoad's music for the rest of my life
positive · AI labelView post →VA-11 Hall-A is a cyberpunk game where the most powerful weapon isn’t a gun, but pouring the wrong drink on purpose. You play as a bartender who listens to people trauma-dump while you decide whether they get something strong enough to forget or mild enough to keep talking. The world is collapsing outside, but inside the bar you’re arguing about rent, relationships, and whether this customer needs sugar or just therapy. The writing is so good you’ll start caring deeply about characters whose…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm really happy to see so much interest in a VR game. Folks are real hungry (thirsty?) for a VA-11 Hall-A successor!
neutral · AI labelView post →Starting my first calender-accurate playthrough of a very special little game Happy Va-11 Hall-a day
positive · AI labelView post →I played video games before VA-11 Hall-A, but this game was the first time I was so deeply moved. By its sense of place, time and of people. It will forever be THAT game for me. Thank you @sukeban.moe, @ysbryd.net and @lostincult.co.uk for making this gorgeous collector’s piece.
positive · AI labelView post →This game amazed me for 10 years straight. And it will continue to amaze me for the next 10. Happy anniversary.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I knew the game was excellent when I finished it and felt an odd longing. "Wow, it's over. I can't be a part of this story anymore"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I understand that I am in the minority with this review. The little mixing minigame is relaxing, and the music and art are great! However, the writing is the main problem. It seems as though this is possibly the writer's first script. There are occasional grammatical/spelling mistakes, the humor falls flat, and the girls just talk about their boobs all the time. The juvenile writing could possibly be excused if reading wasn't the main focus of the game, but as things are, it's just mediocre.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VA-11 Hall-A developer Sukeban Games announces ‘Active Time Action’ game .45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND for PC.
neutral · AI labelView post →Played this game for the first time almost 10 years ago, forgot to leave a positive review. I have replayed it several times since then, it's a perfect read just before Christmas. I don't celebrate it personally, but it's a perfect excuse to replay this game. Very pleasing setting, atmosphere. Charming cast of characters that you can treat differently and see new interactions and dialogue. Insanely good soundtrack, Garoad recently posted a new album for the 10th anniversary, please check it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somewhere between the neon lights, cheap drinks, and late night conversations, this game started feeling painfully human. I didn’t expect to feel this connected to its world and characters
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Main points: Okay game---great visuals, not-so-great storytelling. Let me make something abundantly clear: by no means is this a *terrible* game. But, additionally, by no means is this a *good* game. My friend gave this for me as a holiday present because he saw one of his friends play through part of it and he thought it would check all my boxes--LGBTQ+ content, bartending/drink-making, cyberpunk content, pretty girls, etc. I'm a raging sapphic and a huge cyberpunk/sci-fi enjoyer, so again,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A relaxing game about making drinks to a well design set of characters. The soundtrack is really good and the pixel art is gorgeous.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like our indie game if you've played these games: - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 🔪 - Ace Attorney 💼 - Persona 5 Royal 🃏 - Va-11 Hall-A 🍹
neutral · AI labelView post →Alma is the baddest looking bih in the game. Words cannot describe how fine she is bruh
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know a game was good when i look up if a sequel is coming and im devastated that its in development hell. Got nothing else to say, Absolute PEAK.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →after that game, I started drinking, the best story I've ever read
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was excited to play this game because I knew that some of my friends really like it, but as I played, I was overcome with an emotion I can only describe as... The Ick. Starting with what I did like-- the art was what originally drew me to this title! The PC-98 inspired graphics, including the chunky UI, are great, and I love the stylish portraits and character designs. The dark and brooding color palette mixed with pops of bright neon color capture the cyberpunk atmosphere well. The music is…
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