The Hustler

Prospectus

The Hustler is a fun Simulator game where you start with nothing and work your way to the very top! You start poor and build your wealth. As you get faster, you can start your own cool businesses. You will have to rush around to stack supplies, keep long lines of happy customers moving, and collect big piles of cash. The more you work, the bigger your empire grows! You can use your money to move faster, carry more items, and unlock awesome new shops. Manage your shops, lead your workers and make the most profit. It is a non-stop race to see how much you can build. Do you have what it takes to be the best hustler in town?

How it plays

Desktop: Use WASD / arrow keys / drag the Mouse to move around the restaurant and complete tasks Mobile: Swipe your finger on the screen to move

Opening an account with this game takes one press: Open the holding, above, and it loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first decision. It is drawn for a flexible screen and takes its instructions from mouse, keyboard or touch, as the game prefers. It adjusts itself to upright and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all present it properly. If a fullscreen control is offered, take it — a growing enterprise deserves the whole desk.

Analyst's notes for management holdings

• Fix the queue before the product. In management games the line out the door is rarely a quality problem; it is a staffing and layout problem wearing a quality costume.
• Hire for the hour you cannot cover. Your own attention is the scarcest employee in any management sim — spend money wherever it buys your attention back.
• Read the complaint, not the rating. Averages hide the one broken station that is quietly taxing every customer; the written grumble names it for free.

The Hustler — questions from the readership

What does it cost to open The Hustler?

Nothing, at any point. The holding is free from the first click to the last upgrade — no account to open, no download to wait for, no paywall filed anywhere in its pages. The advertising around this page is what pays the bookkeeping.

What kind of game is The Hustler, exactly?

We file it on the Management shelf of the ledger. It is a browser game through and through — the prospectus above is the publisher's own summary of what the game asks of you and what it gives back.

Can I play The Hustler on a phone or tablet?

Yes — it runs in the browser on phones and tablets just as it does on a computer. It adjusts itself to upright and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all present it properly.

Is there anything to download or install first?

Nothing at all. The Hustler is an HTML5 game: press the open button and it loads on this very page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind on your device.

Closing entry

Finished the audit, or still mid-season? The full Management shelf is one click away — One hundred and eighty-one exercises in being in charge: rotas, stock, queues, budgets and the eternal discovery that the bottleneck was you. Management games for people who enjoy a tidy operation.