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A Hat in Time (2017)

Gears for Breakfast

Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

4.04 from 887 ratings

3417 members have it in their collection · 104 playing now · 1207 backlogged · 514 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h · with extras 17h · 100% 18h (from 43 logged playthroughs)

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
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Details

Developers
Gears for Breakfast
Publishers
Gears for Breakfast, Humble Games
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Platform
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Events
Humble Games Showcase 2023, PC Gaming Show 2017
Steam
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Release dates

  • Oct 05, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 05, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • Oct 18, 2019 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Mar 31, 2021 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

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Rating distribution

5 stars
325
4 stars
353
3 stars
147
2 stars
44
1 star
18
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Community All Reviews Statuses

PyramidHeadcrab

Status PyramidHeadcrab Jun 15, 2025

You know, I think I just plain don't enjoy 3D platformers. Been playing this one for around an hour, and I can see that it's remarkably well-made, but I'm just not enjoying it. The bouncy, colourful aesthetic isn't interesting to me, and the open structure of the levels is overwhelming for me.

I actually really recommend this one for people …

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You know, I think I just plain don't enjoy 3D platformers. Been playing this one for around an hour, and I can see that it's remarkably well-made, but I'm just not enjoying it. The bouncy, colourful aesthetic isn't interesting to me, and the open structure of the levels is overwhelming for me.

I actually really recommend this one for people that like 3D Mario and games of that ilk, but for me personally... Think I've seen enough to know it just ain't what I want right now.

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KyushuTrail

Status KyushuTrail Mar 22, 2024

I tried A Hat in Time.
(I’m pretty new to gaming and trying out random games and famous franchises. Also going through my backlog from A-Z giving each game at least an hour)
I played just over an hour. I liked the characters - especially the girl with a mustache. Voice acting was nice.
However the gameplay didn’t really gel …

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I tried A Hat in Time.
(I’m pretty new to gaming and trying out random games and famous franchises. Also going through my backlog from A-Z giving each game at least an hour)
I played just over an hour. I liked the characters - especially the girl with a mustache. Voice acting was nice.
However the gameplay didn’t really gel with me. The camera was tricky to master and making precise jumps were frustrating. If I give it more time, I’m sure I could get used to it, but it doesn’t hold my attention well enough. To be honest I don’t think platformers are for me. I’m sure someone who likes them would really like this game.
I’m glad I tried it out!

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maeday

Status maeday Nov 12, 2022

It's remarkable to me when developers add unnecessary things to a children's game that in turn ruin the game outright and all the enjoyment that was to be taken from said game. Death Wish is right up there with the Little Nightmares DLC as a perfect example of knowing when to stop developing something for fear of wrecking your goodwill. …

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It's remarkable to me when developers add unnecessary things to a children's game that in turn ruin the game outright and all the enjoyment that was to be taken from said game. Death Wish is right up there with the Little Nightmares DLC as a perfect example of knowing when to stop developing something for fear of wrecking your goodwill. Both titles were easily 4-5 stars and now they are 3 at most with severe caveats because of the DLC released for them. Truly remarkable.

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maeday

Status maeday Nov 10, 2022

Alright, that's 52 death wish stamps collected out of 111. So close yet so far, but I will add this game to my 100% list.

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maeday

Status maeday Nov 10, 2022

Trying to wrap up the Death Wishes so I can 100% this and move on, and boy is the game great and all but that vague ass directional arrow sucks. It should be helpful, but it's more like "eh, it's somewhere over in that direction maybe". Stupid useless arrow.

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maeday

Status maeday Aug 23, 2022

Death Wish is so fundamentally broken that it may cause me to give up entirely on finishing the DLC. It's not about difficulty either, I want to reiterate that as often as I can. It's actually just flat out bad and broken. I'd rather stick my face into a blender.

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maeday

Status maeday Aug 23, 2022

It's not even that Death Wish is difficult, cause it actually kinda isn't, it's moreso that it just sucks any joy out of the game whatsoever. It's just bad DLC, plain and simple. Exact same issue the Little Nightmares DLC has.

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maeday

Status maeday Aug 22, 2022

Wow. People actually weren't being hyperbolic. The "Seal The Deal" DLC fucking blows. Another example, just like the Little Nightmares DLC, that somehow makes me like the base game less. Just wow, man.

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maeday

Status maeday Jul 28, 2022

Nyakuza Metro is easily one of my favorite DLC releases ever, and makes me like Hat in Time overall a lot more. So cute and original.

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maeday

Status maeday May 11, 2022

Well that was a blast and I got every retail achievement in one run. Nice to know I have the two DLC to look forward to, but I'm not gonna do that right now. I'll save them for a bit later in the year when I get the itch to revisit it. Definitely worth the 15 bucks I paid, despite …

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Well that was a blast and I got every retail achievement in one run. Nice to know I have the two DLC to look forward to, but I'm not gonna do that right now. I'll save them for a bit later in the year when I get the itch to revisit it. Definitely worth the 15 bucks I paid, despite its few flaws.

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maeday

Status maeday May 11, 2022

The game might be great 90% of the way through - despite its early stages not helping the world have any cohesive theming - but goddamn if Battle of the Birds isn't one of the worst stages in 3d platformers I've ever played. Just awful through and through.

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maeday

Status maeday May 10, 2022

No matter what other opinions I may on this game, one fact will forever remain true, and that is that the way Hat Girl says "Clang!" everytime she hooks onto something will always be goddamned adorable. 10/10 kid, would recommend.

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maeday

Status maeday May 7, 2022

While the last two worlds definitely finally start to carve out a theme for the game overall, the first two still feel like a jumbled mess of leftover assets from bad levels out of worse games in the same genre. Subcon Forest is still ugly, certainly, but it's at least original and neat, and Alpine is amazing all around, no …

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While the last two worlds definitely finally start to carve out a theme for the game overall, the first two still feel like a jumbled mess of leftover assets from bad levels out of worse games in the same genre. Subcon Forest is still ugly, certainly, but it's at least original and neat, and Alpine is amazing all around, no complaints whatsoever outside of some tricky platforming. If only the entire game had this much cohesive theming. Alas, it's not the case.

Still, the soundtrack is exceptional, the ideas overall are cute and fun, and it's nice to have a platforming collectathon that isn't fucking pixel art for the first time in what feels like twenty years. A Hat In Time may not be perfect, but it's definitely worth its praise, because despite its faults - which aren't many nor are they game breaking in any way - it manages to have such a good concept and attitude about itself that it's hard not to be overjoyed while playing it, even if you get frustrated at times.

The thing is...it's not great and it's not bad. It just kinda...is. It's the most game "game" I've ever played lol

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maeday

Status maeday May 6, 2022

Honestly, once the cuteness and the overall nostalgia for the genre wears off a bit, what you're ultimately left with is a very well made game with no real flaws that doesn't really make much of an impact either. Fun enough to play, but I wish it had more cohesive theming and perhaps just a more idea than it does. …

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Honestly, once the cuteness and the overall nostalgia for the genre wears off a bit, what you're ultimately left with is a very well made game with no real flaws that doesn't really make much of an impact either. Fun enough to play, but I wish it had more cohesive theming and perhaps just a more idea than it does. Still worth it though I guess, especially if you like stuff like this.

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