Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.
- Story and characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 142 sampled reviews
Based on 175 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 142 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Characters are expressive and full of personality, while exaggerated animations make every elimination feel dramatic and funny.
The core gameplay is remarkably easy to understand, which is one of the reasons the game works so well in both casual and competitive settings.
King of the Hat is a wildly creative multiplayer party fighter that takes a simple idea and transforms it into an intensely competitive and consistently hilarious experience filled with chaos, strategy, and nonstop tension.
Visually, King of the Hat embraces a colorful cartoon-inspired art style that perfectly matches its absurd premise and energetic gameplay.
The hat mechanic itself is genuinely brilliant because it completely changes how players think about combat.
I have a couple of minor issues that don't detract from the overall fun of the game; the money you earn currently does nothing, the abilities of each character could be a bit better defined, and it could be a little clearer as to how to change your outfit with a controller (it uses the bumpers, but found out by watching some videos).
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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