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Hamster

Hamster is an arcade button-masher where you play as the meanest cowboy hamster on this side of the Mississippi!

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Developer
Tonia Sanzo
Publisher
Tonia Sanzo
Release
May 17, 2021
5 years and 78 days ago
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Mixed85 reviews55.3%

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Hamster is an arcade button-masher where you play as the meanest cowboy hamster on this side of the Mississippi! Run as fast as possible inside you hamster wheel to get the most loops possible before time runs out! Hamster is an extremely simple arcade game that is just about hitting as many keys as fast as you can. Hamster also introduces a global leader board as well as a local high score. Hamster also introduces different achievements. This game contains sound effects and music, which you can mute in the settings menu. It is a fixed size window of 1280px x 760px and does not support resizing.
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