A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time is a short but great spiritual successor to Super Mario 64 and the best 3D platformer released on PC this...

It seems like most games I review these days have been Kickstarted. I think it really shows what a positive force the gaming community can be when pulled together over a common goal. This time around it was for A Hat in Time, a throwback to old-school...

Charming, playful, and scrappy as a sweep's stovepipe, A Hat in Time has its ups and downs, but if it can win your heart, it's well worth the ride. A modern platformer that can truly hold its...

Most of A Hat in Time feels like a modge podge of creative ideas only amateurly stitched together. The game teeters between delightful charm (like the time I encountered a Mafiosa who wanted to play patty-cake then deceptively punched me across Mafia...

MAFIA TOWN A Hat in Time wears its inspirations on its sleeve: from ‘collectathon’ platformers such as Banjo-Kazooie to the humorous, character-driven Psychonauts, A Hat in Time takes these influences and turns them into a finely tuned, smoothly...

Aside from its creative hats and hat-based abilities, A Hat in Time never exactly feels like an inventive platformer. But it does its job well, even while suffering from the occasionally awkward camera issues that 3D platformers are often known for. It...

I have played many 3D platformers in my day. The N64 and PS2 eras were ripe with them, and I loved every minute of it. After a while, they began to die down in releases, and I always wondered why. Sure, people can get fatigued with the same genre or...

With witty writing, colorful presentation and smooth and varied gameplay, A Hat in Time is one of the best platform games released in recent years. While the game wears its influences right in the open, it's never bound to them, offering features that...

A Hat in TimeSome scuff-marks aside, A Hat in Time is a creative, playful, and polished tribute to a genre that doesn't get nearly enough love on PC.See commentsLoad...

I am probably very wrong. But there is a palpable sense of discovery to the game, nonetheless, a sense of a design team unlocking the confidence to try the kinds of things the game increasingly tries to do. Whatever's really at work, A Hat in Time starts as a warm curio, and by its conclusion it is hitting some surprisingly high notes.

Though it's not apparent at first, A Hat in Time has all the best ingredients of an N64-era 3D platformer. It's cute and colorful with a wacky cast of characters; it offers a variety of collectibles to find on each level, some far easier to get than...

Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash. How we score:  The destructoid reviews...