A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time

Steam Deck Verified

Gears for Breakfast · Cute · Oct 5, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
53k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 53k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise27% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Controls, music, theming, story, dialogue, and more are all excellent.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This game was an absolute blast to play, I loved the story and the gameplay of it, it didn't overstay its welcome and the new DLC offered a ton more to enjoy.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is a work of art in itself and I found myself listening to it between play sessions.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are solid for an indie developer.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
But death wish is an amazing addition for the people who think the game is too easy at times (including myself) and the bonuses make you go out of your way to do something that makes the level even harder. and the death wish stamps are very varied. there's buffed versions of levels, bosses, levels but with a twist, speedrun levels and even things you have to do in normal levels.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
On steam, I’ve played the entirety in co-op, played the 2 DLC chapters, made good use of the official mod support (fully integrated in the game) and got all the achievements.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters117 reviews
Gameplay60 reviews
Audio57 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance12 reviews
75%
Crashes9 reviews
89%
Controls6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
91%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
46
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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