Hatoful Boyfriend

Bird dating visual novel with branching school romances and secrets

Mediatonic, Hato Moa · Published by Epic Games · Released Sep 4, 2014

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 7,582
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 3; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Hatoful Boyfriend?

A single-player dating visual novel set at a school for birds, where you play the only human student. You spend time with bird characters, choose elective classes to raise stats, and pursue different relationships across branching stories and endings.

For you if...

+you like romance stories with multiple endings
+you enjoy bird jokes alongside darker story turns
+you want to replay routes to uncover hidden stories

Not for you if...

−you want action rather than reading character conversations
−you dislike replaying routes to see different endings
−you prefer comedy without serious story turns

What players say

94% of 7,582 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing for mixing bird jokes with more serious, interconnected stories. Some players find the school dating plot familiar or the choices limited, while others dislike the shift toward a serious tone.

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Hatoful Boyfriend system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP with SP2 or later; Windows 7 with SP1 or later; Windows 8
Graphics: Graphics card with DirectX 9 level (shader model 2.0) capabilities.
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0
Notes: Windows Vista is not supported.