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A Hat in Time

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First release
Oct 05, 2017
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

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!

Also known as HatinTimeGame.exe

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Storyline
A Hat in Time is a colorful 3D platformer starring Hat Kid, a young alien girl journeying home aboard her spaceship. Her trip is derailed when a dispute with a passing planet's Mafia bursts open her ship's door, scattering her precious Time Pieces, the magical hourglasses that fuel her vessel, across the world below. Now stranded, Hat Kid must explore vibrant and varied lands to recover the lost Time Pieces one by one. Along the way she meets a cast of quirky characters and rivals, solving puzzles and leaping through obstacle-filled worlds in her quest to gather every last hourglass and finally continue her voyage.Read more

A Hat in Time is a colorful 3D platformer starring Hat Kid, a young alien girl journeying home aboard her spaceship. Her trip is derailed when a dispute with a passing planet's Mafia bursts open her ship's door, scattering her precious Time Pieces, the magical hourglasses that fuel her vessel, across the world below. Now stranded, Hat Kid must explore vibrant and varied lands to recover the lost Time Pieces one by one. Along the way she meets a cast of quirky characters and rivals, solving puzzles and leaping through obstacle-filled worlds in her quest to gather every last hourglass and finally continue her voyage.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 05, 2017
Mac
Oct 05, 2017
PlayStation 4
Dec 05, 2017
All 7 release dates
Xbox One
Dec 05, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Oct 18, 2019
PlayStation 5
Mar 31, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
Mar 31, 2021
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
13h
Completionist
36h
Game modes
Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
time travel, spaceship, female protagonist, action-adventure, cute
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At a Glance

Critic Score
80
Main + Extras (IGDB)
13h
Completionist (IGDB)
36h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 42,983 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Shared or split screenSteam · 16 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 16 Oct

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