Hatoful Boyfriend

Hatoful Boyfriend

Steam Deck Playable

Mediatonic · Visual Novel · Sep 4, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

94%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 152 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 8k 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
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
fun fleshed out characters, silly look, good music, amazing writing, multiple endings, and [CAR CRASH] [GLASS SHATTERING] 'GOOD LORD!'
152 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Once you played a decent amount of times, you can "unlock" new options, so the replayability is there.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Fully completing this game takes about 10 hours (16+ if you're voice acting the game with friends), and its charm and intrigue fade far before you'll see any "true ending" that resolves overarching plotlines.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters152 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.