Hi-Fi RUSH

Hi-Fi RUSH is a real-time third-person hack and slash music/rhythm game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks.

The game follows amateur rockstar Chai, a young man who had a portable music player mistakenly fused with his heart following a corporate experiment, as he rebels against a megacorporation with his ragtag team of friends.

The game was announced at the Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct on January 25, 2023, and was released the same day.

Post-launch patches fixed several bugs and crashes, while adding a photo mode.^[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences

Deluxe Edition contains two Chai outfits, seven bonus Chai t-shirts, an 808-Themed Guitar Skin, an 808 Alternate Skin and Gears Starter Pack with 20,000 Gears for unlocking combat skills and other upgrades. (Note: Gears are obtained through combat and exploration in-game and not available as a purchasable currency.)

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Deluxe Edition contains exclusive cosmetic outfits and T-shirts for Chai and skins for 808.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Hi-Fi RUSH has no microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Edition

Essential improvements

Skip intro logos

Manually rename, move or remove the intro videos^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Hibiki\Content\Movies`. Rename, move or remove `Bethesda_Splashcreen_4K_Stereo_White.bk2` and `Bethesda_Tango_Logo.bk2`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\Hi-Fi RUSH (EGS)\Saved\Condig\WindowsNoEditor
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\Hi-Fi RUSH (Xbox)\Saved\Config\WinGDK
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\Hi-Fi RUSH (STEAM)\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1817230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\Hi-Fi RUSH (EGS)\Saved\SaveGames
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.Hibiki_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\Hi-Fi RUSH (STEAM)\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1817230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher		The launcher does not appear to sync any saves for this game. The game is listed as having cloud saves, but the functionality is not present.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Set Screen Mode to Windowed in Graphics Options and use Borderless Gaming as a workaround.^[3] FMVs, in-game cutscenes, menus and certain sections of the game are pillarboxed to 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen		FMVs, in-game cutscenes, menus and certain sections of the game are pillarboxed to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		8x.^[4]^{[dubious – discuss]}
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Available options: Off, FXAA and TAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 1.0, DLSS 2.4, XeSS , TSR
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS by default, but can be adjusted in the graphics settings menu. Cutscenes are capped at 60 FPS irrespective of settings.^[5]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Deuteranopia, Protanopia and Tritanopia filters available. Option available to adjust strength of the filters through a slider.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Colorblind settings

Input

Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Labelled Mouse Smoothing.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two presets are available, labelled Type A and Type B. Controls can alternatively be remapped to a custom layout.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	wired, wireless(official dongle)

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Button prompts flicker during regular gameplay.

Keyboard and mouse bindings
Controller layout (Type A)
Controller layout (Type B)
Controller layout (Custom)

Dualshock button prompts

Patch game exe with UTOC Signature Bypass and install Playstation Icons mod.

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Seperate volume sliders available for Master, Music, Voice, Sound Effects and Musical Effects.
Surround sound		Option between Stereo or Multi-Channel. Multi-Channel plays up to 7.1.^[6]
Subtitles		Options available to adjust Font Size and Background Transparency, as well as toggle Speaker Name, Subtitle Background, Context Subtitles and Action Voice Subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Available under Gameplay Options and labeled as Streamer Mode.

Localizations

2D Texture and Voice languages cannot be changed while in-game.

Accessibility settings

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise, Xaudio 2
Cutscenes	Bink 2 Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6500 AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i7-6700 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon RX 560 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 AMD Radeon RX 6600 Intel Arc A750 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1817230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1817230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Hi-Fi RUSH – Photo Mode Update - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-16
↑ Verified by User:Somewhatviable on 2023-01-27
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2023-02-01
Tested by attempting the hack with Borderless Gaming at 2560x1080 resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-01-26
GameUserSettings.ini shows sg.texturequality is set to 3, indicating 8x anisotropic filtering, per Unreal Engine 4 documentation.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-01-26
Checked by playing at 120 FPS and observing that the frame rate lowers to 60 during story events.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2023-02-01
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.

[1] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1817230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1817230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Hi-Fi RUSH – Photo Mode Update - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-16

[3] Verified by User:Somewhatviable on 2023-01-27

[5] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2023-02-01
Tested by attempting the hack with Borderless Gaming at 2560x1080 resolution.

[6] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-01-26
GameUserSettings.ini shows sg.texturequality is set to 3, indicating 8x anisotropic filtering, per Unreal Engine 4 documentation.

[7] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-01-26
Checked by playing at 120 FPS and observing that the frame rate lowers to 60 during story events.

[8] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2023-02-01
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.

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Developers

	Tango Gameworks
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	January 25, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	89
OpenCritic	90
IGDB	95
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Music/rhythm
Art styles	Cartoon, Cel-shaded
Themes	Sci-fi