A Hat in Time
Last updated: 2025-12-28
- Unique and varied level design impresses players
- Strong character writing and voice acting praised
- Smooth and satisfying movement enhances gameplay
- Bugs and performance problems frustrate users
- Short game length disappoints many players
- Camera issues hinder smooth gameplay experience
Emotions
Frustration13%Excitement9%Satisfaction9%Admiration9%Nostalgia8%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 52,531
- Positive
- 51,38697.8%
- Negative
- 1,1452.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 3,657,071
- Estimated revenue
- $109,675,559
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 281.05%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,949
- Estimated revenue lost
- $58,451
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 281% Avg playtime 0.9h | 421.6% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 652.4% Avg playtime 21.4h | 2,53494.9% Avg playtime 49.1h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.9 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 7 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 57.4 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,005.4 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,669 total
Organic purchasers2,18281.8%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations48718.2%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,669 total
First impression0-2h1033.86%
Voted up: 70%
Mid game2-10h62723.5%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h73627.6%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+1,20345.1%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
89.5%
Global baseline 96.5%
76 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 52,531 total.