A Hat in Time

Colorful 3D collectathon with acrobatic movement and ability-granting hats

Gears for Breakfast · Published by Gears for Breakfast, Balor Games · Released Oct 5, 2017

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 53K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 125 in 30 days
Playing now: 77; peak 24h 206
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 month ago; Jul 29, 2026

What is A Hat in Time?

A third-person 3D platformer set across five worlds on an alien planet. As Hat Kid, a space-traveling girl whose fuel has scattered, you take on varied missions, jumping, climbing, fighting, and exploring to recover Time Pieces while collecting yarn for hats with new abilities.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring colorful 3D collectathons
+you value fluid movement, varied missions, and playful humor
+you want solo or shared-screen cooperative platforming

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear stages with little exploration or collecting
−you want a serious tone without cute or comic elements

What players say

98% of 53,493 reviews are positive · 98% of 125 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the movement, creative levels, soundtrack, and comic characters. Common complaints cite uneven performance, crashes or loading failures on some systems, along with camera and control problems.

Screenshots and trailer

A Hat in Time system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64-bit only
Processor: 3.0 GHz processor
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 46
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: German, Korean, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America.