A Hat in Time - wikipedia A Hat in Time A Hat in Time Developer ( s ) Gears for Breakfast Publisher ( s ) PC : Gears for Breakfast Consoles : Humble Bundle Director ( s ) Jonas Kaerlev Designer ( s ) Jonas Kaerlev Aaron Lomas Programmer ( s ) Jonas Kaerlev Artist ( s ) Jenna Brown William T. Nicholls Luigi Lucarelli Sieger Vink Writer ( s ) Jonas Kaerlev Aaron Lomas Composer ( s ) Pascal Michael Stiefel Engine Unreal Engine 3 Platform ( s ) macOS Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Release Microsoft Windows, macOS WW : October 5, 2017 PlayStation 4 NA : December 5, 2017 EU : December 6, 2017 Xbox One WW : December 7, 2017 Genre ( s ) Platform, action - adventure Mode ( s ) Single - player, multiplayer A Hat in Time is a platform action - adventure video game developed by Gears for Breakfast for macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game was developed using Unreal Engine 3 and funded through a Kickstarter campaign, which doubled its fundraising goals within its first two days. It is inspired by earlier 3D platformers in the late 1990s and early 2000s such as Super Mario 64, Banjo - Kazooie, Psychonauts, and Super Mario Sunshine. The game was self - released for Microsoft Windows and macOS in October 2017, and was published by Humble Bundle for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles two months later. Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Development 4 Reception 4.1 Sales 5 References 6 External links Plot A Hat in Time follows Hat Kid, a young girl trying to return to her home world via spaceship. While on her journey, she passes over a planet, and a member of the planet 's Mafia comes to collect a toll for the Mafia Town government. The Mafia man busts the spaceship door open, causing Hat Kid and all of her `` Time Pieces '', magical hourglasses that power her ship, to fall to the planet below. Hat Kid lands in Mafia Town and meets Mustache Girl, a local troublemaker who hates `` bad guys ''. Mustache Girl agrees to look for the missing Time Pieces in exchange for Hat Kid 's help fighting the Mafia, and the two defeat the Mafia Boss. When Mustache Girl realizes the Time Pieces can rewind time, she wants to use them to become a time - traveling superhero, but Hat Kid refuses due to the dangers of manipulating time. Angered, Mustache Girl declares the two enemies and sets off to find the Time Pieces on her own. Hat Kid ventures across the planet looking for Time Pieces and encounters many foes, including two birds competing for a movie award, a malevolent spirit that steals Hat Kid 's soul, and a group of mountain villagers infected by a dangerous plague, ultimately befriending them all. While Hat Kid is exploring, Mustache Girl breaks into her ship and steals her Time Pieces, using them to turn the planet into a fiery inferno where her word is law. Hat Kid confronts her, but Mustache Girl uses the Time Pieces to open a time rift and make herself all - powerful. The enemies Hat Kid has fought come to her aid in battle, ultimately deciding to destroy themselves so that Hat Kid can use the Pons they drop to power herself up. Hat Kid finally defeats Mustache Girl and uses the Time Pieces to restore the planet to normal and revive all those who were killed. Though her former foes are sad to see her leave, Hat Kid restores the Time Pieces to her vault and resumes her voyage home. Gameplay A Hat in Time is a platform action - adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third - person perspective. The gameplay style has been described by several editors to be similar to Nintendo 64 platformers such as Super Mario 64 and Banjo - Kazooie. The player travel between four open levels, which can be freely explored without time limits. The player can collect various items, solve puzzles, and use an umbrella to combat enemies. The primary objective is to collect `` Time Pieces '', 40 of which can be found in the game, which unlock additional levels as more are collected. After being defeated, the enemies drop `` Pons '', currency that can be used to unlock additional challenges and purchase badges that increase Hat Kid 's abilities. The player can collect Yarn Balls in each level, which can be stitched into new hats to wear. Each hat grants Hat Kid a different ability, such as a faster sprint or brewing explosive potions. Other collectibles include `` Relics '', which can be used to unlock `` Time Rift '' bonus levels, and `` Rift Tokens '', which can be exchanged at a machine for bonus materials such as music remixes and additional cosmetics. Initial actions taken earlier in the game have an effect on later levels, as the main character revisits each area several times before the game is finished. Development The initial idea for A Hat in Time was started by director Jonas Kaerlev, who launched the project as an answer to his feeling of an ongoing shortage of 3D platformers, specifically developed by Nintendo. In an interview with Polygon, Kaerlev revealed that he and Gears for Breakfast initially did not expect the Kickstarter success A Hat in Time eventually received. Kaerlev concluded that there would be little demand for the game due to Donkey Kong 64 's effects on the genre, which he perceived as overwhelming the player with too much collecting. Development for the game started in August 2012 and was planned for a Q2 2013 release but has been significantly delayed. At the start of development, Kaerlev was the sole developer of the game but over time the development grew into Gears for Breakfast, a team spanning four countries and entirely volunteer - based. Through the Kickstarter campaign the game surpassed the initial goal of $30,000 with a final total of $296,360. In July 2013, it was announced that the game had been greenlit for release via Steam. Several guest composers contributed tracks to the game, including Grant Kirkhope. Reception A Hat in Time received `` generally favorable '' reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Chris Carter from Destructoid gave the game an 8.5 out of 10 calling it an `` Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. '' PC Gamer 's Dominic Tarason rated the game 86 / 100 saying, `` Some scuff - marks aside, A Hat in Time is a creative, playful, and polished tribute to a genre that does n't get nearly enough love on PC. '' Sales Two weeks after its release, A Hat in Time had sold 50,000 copies. By the beginning of 2018, that number had risen to over 150,000. References Jump up ^ `` Humble Bundle Becomes a Games Publisher ''. IGN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ANNOUNCEMENT : A Hat in Time coming to PS4 and XBOX ONE this Fall ! ''. Kickstarter. Retrieved October 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Team ''. Hatintime.com. Gears for Breakfast. Retrieved March 18, 2014. Jump up ^ Toyad, Jonathan ( June 2, 2013 ). `` Denmark studio opens Kickstarter for A Hat in Time ''. GameSpot. Retrieved June 25, 2013. Jump up ^ Mitchell, Richard ( May 30, 2013 ). `` A Hat in Time winds up on Kickstarter, wakes memories of games gone by ''. Joystiq. Retrieved June 25, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Matulef, Jeffrey ( November 16, 2012 ). `` A Hat in Time channels Wind Waker 's aesthetic for a PC and Mac platformer ''. Eurogamer. Retrieved June 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Hat in Time - Quirky 3D Platformer ! ''. Gears for Breakfast. Retrieved September 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Glagowski, Peter ( November 27, 2017 ). `` A Hat in Time lands on PS4 and Xbox One next week ''. Destructoid. Retrieved December 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Matulef, Jeffrey ( May 31, 2012 ). `` Wind Waker-esque platformer A Hat in Time soars on Kickstarter ''. Eurogamer. Retrieved June 25, 2013. Jump up ^ Hancock, Patrick ( January 17, 2013 ). `` A Hat in Time needs to be on your radar ''. Destructoid. Retrieved June 25, 2013. Jump up ^ Hernandez, Patricia ( May 30, 2013 ). `` It Looks Like Wind Waker and Plays Like Super Mario 64. Fantastic ''. Kotaku. Retrieved June 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Petitte, Omri ( November 16, 2012 ). `` A Hat in Time is a collect - a-thon platformer with familiar roots ''. PC Gamer. Retrieved July 5, 2013. Jump up ^ Cook, Dave ( May 30, 2013 ). `` A Hat in Time : Kickstarter platform game gives off a Wind Waker vibe ''. VG247. Retrieved June 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Ba - oh, Jorge ( July 2, 2013 ). `` Interview : Gears for Breakfast Talk A Hat in Time ''. Cubed3. Retrieved July 5, 2013. ^ Jump up to : McElroy, Griffin ( June 9, 2013 ). `` A Hat in Time hopes to atone for the platforming sins of Donkey Kong 64 ''. Polygon. Retrieved June 29, 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Hat in Time Kickstarter data ''. Kicktraq. Retrieved June 29, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sixteen More Titles Greenlit Today ''. Steam. July 24, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` A Hat in Time for PC Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Carter, Chris ( October 3, 2017 ). `` Review : A Hat in Time ''. Destructoid. Retrieved October 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Tarason, Dominic ( October 11, 2017 ). `` A Hat in Time Review ''. PC Gamer. Retrieved October 13, 2017. Jump up ^ @ HatInTime ( October 18, 2017 ). `` A Hat in Time has officially sold 50,000 units '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved October 18, 2017 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ @ HatInTime ( January 2, 2018 ). `` 150,000 copies sold '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved January 2, 2018 -- via Twitter. 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Question: when does a hat in time come out
Answer: Microsoft Windows, macOS

WW: October 5, 2017