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Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star

A holiday visual novel with bird romance and surreal side stories

Mediatonic · Published by Epic Games · Released Dec 5, 2015

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 514
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Dec 7, 2022
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 54/100 (critic reviews)

What is Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star?

This single-player visual novel follows returning and new bird characters through winter adventures. You read stories about lab-grown birds stealing Christmas and a mysterious king, alongside episodic side stories such as Ryouta’s radio show.

For you if...

  • +you want more time with the original game's characters

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action-focused games over reading dialogue and narration
  • −you want a story that needs no previous-game context

What players say

95% of 514 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of absurd comedy, darker drama, and added character depth. A recent reviewer criticizes its shorter length compared with the original.

Screenshots and trailer

Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star screenshot 1

Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
13
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, French, German.

Does Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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