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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

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 48K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 141 in 30 days
Players
113
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 28, 2026
Minimum PC
4 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

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 47,523 reviews are positive · 90% of 141 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.

Players over time

▼ -48% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 225 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 24, 2026179
Sep 23, 202677
Sep 23, 2026206
Sep 22, 2026209
Sep 21, 2026225

Screenshots and trailer

A Hat in Time screenshot 1

A Hat in Time system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run A Hat in Time?

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64-bit only
Processor
3.5 GHz processor
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does A Hat in Time have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does A Hat in Time run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
46
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Korean, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America.

Does A Hat in Time use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

6 DLC available.

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