A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time
Developer(s)Gears for Breakfast
Publisher(s)Humble Bundle[a]
Director(s)Jonas Kaerlev
Producer(s)Simon Roth
Designer(s)
  • Jonas Kaerlev
  • Briar Sovereign
Artist(s)
  • Jenna Brown
  • William T. Nicholls
  • Luigi Lucarelli
  • Sieger Vink
Writer(s)
  • Jonas Kaerlev
  • Briar Sovereign
Composer(s)Pascal Michael Stiefel
EngineUnreal Engine 3[1]
Platform(s)
ReleasemacOS, Windows
  • WW: October 5, 2017
PlayStation 4
  • NA: December 5, 2017
  • EU: December 6, 2017
Xbox One
  • WW: December 7, 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: October 18, 2019
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

A Hat in Time is a platform game developed by Danish game studio Gears for Breakfast.[2] The game was developed using Unreal Engine 3. It was funded through a Kickstarter campaign, which was very successful.[3] The game was self-published for macOS and Windows in October 2017. It was published by Humble Bundle for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One two months later.[4][5] A version for the Nintendo Switch was released in October 2019.[6]

The game is about Hat Kid, an alien girl trying to get back to her home by recovering lost "Time Pieces". The gameplay is mostly running through an open world environment by platforming, going around obstacles, and getting collectibles. It is inspired by earlier 3D platformers like Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Spyro the Dragon, and Psychonauts.[7][8][9] The game was liked by a lot of people, who said it was similar to older platformers.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ PC versions were self-published by Gears for Breakfast

References

  1. ↑ Zauch, Eric (September 23, 2018). "[Interview] A Hat in Time dev talks five-year development, Switch port, and what's next". NintendoEverything. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ Toyad, Jonathan (June 2, 2013). "Denmark studio opens Kickstarter for A Hat in Time". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Richard (May 30, 2013). "A Hat in Time winds up on Kickstarter, wakes memories of games gone by". Engadget (Joystiq). Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Evan (February 9, 2017). "Humble Bundle Becomes a Games Publisher". IGN. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Glagowski, Peter (November 27, 2017). "A Hat in Time lands on PS4 and Xbox One next week". Destructoid. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Devore, Jordan (August 15, 2019). "At last! A Hat in Time hits Nintendo Switch on October 18". Destructoid. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (November 16, 2012). "A Hat in Time channels Wind Waker's aesthetic for a PC and Mac platformer". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ "A Hat in Time - Quirky 3D Platformer!". Gears for Breakfast. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gears for Breakfast's Jenna Brown on Designing her First Video Game". code.likeagirl.io. 2018-02-15.
  10. ↑ Schoon, Eric (July 4, 2021). "What We're Playing: 'A Hat in Time' Brought Back 3D Platformers". Reviewgeek. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.