Storage Hustle Review

Storage Hustle is a simulation RPG developed by Broken Clock and released on 8 November 2023. I’ve spent a good amount of time watching Storage Wars and it’s been a fun distraction from time to time. 

The way they would bid on the storage, go through it in the hopes of finding something valuable, and then the whole “drama/fighting” between buyers was always entertaining. Also, all of us who watched it, at some point had the same thought. It sure would be fun to go to one of those auctions and compete and buy some storages. 

Unfortunately in real life, it’s easier said than done. This is where Storage Hustle is supposed to come to the rescue. It’s supposed to give you an experience of how it feels to be a storage buyer.  Once I heard about this game, I had to try it for myself.

Gameplay

Storage Hustle gameplay consists of a couple of things. The first one would be going to a designated storage auction. Once you get there, you’ll have an option to bid on storages that are up for sale. 

You can’t enter those storages until you buy them. So you’ll need to make a judgment call from a distance. If you manage to secure one or more storages, now you’ll need to inspect your goods and repair them if there is anything broken. 

After that task is completed, you’ll need to load all your stuff into your vehicle and take it to your garage. Once all the stuff that you got from storage is put into the garage, it can be put for sale on your laptop. 

An item’s value is based on its rarity. The better the rarity, the price of the item is usually higher. When you post those items, you can also enter a higher value than what it’s actually worth. Most of the time customers will try to bargain and bring the price down. Your task is to get as much money as possible before they lose their patience and leave. 

Now, for the rest of the gameplay. Things get repetitive very fast and you’re left with a pointless grind. If I’m being honest, after 5 hours into the game, I bought everything that there is to buy. And no matter what I did, I still had a ton of money left. There was no point in hustling anymore. This must be how rich people feel. 

When it comes to the graphics part of the game, I would describe it as mediocre as best. But for this type of simulation game, it’s pretty much the standard. The map design is fairly small, hopefully it will get bigger in the future. For the audio part of the game, the best way to describe it is if you searched on YouTube for random nature sounds and added them. And the auction part is the same. Just searched for a random auction guy talking fast with a random mumbling in between.

Final thoughts 

All in all, I did have those 5 hours. Is the Storage Hustle worth 11,79€ for those 5 hours? Well, it depends on the person. I had no regrets about buying it, even though I wish it was a longer game. For that to happen, it would need to have a lot of changes. Which I’m doubtful is going to happen but who knows. I would love nothing more than to be proved wrong. Now you know what to expect when buying this game. If you are not sure if it’s worth it, I suggest you wait and see if they improve it. It costs nothing to put it on a wishlist and wait for a finished product.