<s>
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Danish	O
game	O
studio	O
Gears	B-Application
for	I-Application
Breakfast	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
self-published	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
,	O
an	O
alien	O
girl	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
to	O
her	O
home	O
by	O
recovering	O
lost	O
"	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
collectible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
earlier	O
3D	O
platformers	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
also	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansions	O
with	O
different	O
modes	O
and	O
custom	O
levels	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
mods	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
style	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
several	O
editors	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
platformers	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
travels	O
between	O
four	O
open	O
levels	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
2	O
extra	O
levels	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
explored	O
without	O
time	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
drop	O
"	O
Pons	O
"	O
,	O
currency	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
additional	O
challenges	O
and	O
purchase	O
badges	O
that	O
increase	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
's	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
hat	O
grants	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
a	O
different	O
ability	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
faster	O
sprint	O
or	O
brewing	O
explosive	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
Wish	O
is	O
a	O
challenge	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Seal	O
the	O
Deal	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
111	O
Death	O
Wish	O
stamps	O
,	O
and	O
114	O
with	O
the	O
Nyakuza	O
Metro	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
follows	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
,	O
a	O
little	O
alien	O
girl	O
wearing	O
a	O
top	O
hat	O
trying	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
her	O
home	O
world	O
via	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
her	O
journey	O
,	O
she	O
passes	O
over	O
a	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
Mafia	B-Application
comes	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
toll	O
for	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
Town	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
refuses	O
to	O
pay	O
,	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
man	O
busts	O
the	O
spaceship	O
door	O
open	O
,	O
causing	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
and	O
all	O
of	O
her	O
"	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
"	O
,	O
magical	O
hourglasses	O
that	O
power	O
her	O
ship	O
,	O
to	O
fall	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
lands	O
in	O
Mafia	B-Application
Town	O
and	O
meets	O
Mustache	O
Girl	O
,	O
a	O
local	O
troublemaker	O
who	O
hates	O
"	O
bad	O
guys	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mustache	O
Girl	O
agrees	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
missing	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
's	O
help	O
fighting	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
defeat	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
Boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mustache	O
Girl	O
realizes	O
the	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
can	O
rewind	O
time	O
,	O
she	O
wants	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
time-traveling	O
superhero	O
,	O
but	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
refuses	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
is	O
aware	O
that	O
messing	O
with	O
time	O
is	O
dangerous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
ventures	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
looking	O
for	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
,	O
encountering	O
and	O
befriending	O
many	O
foes	O
that	O
included	O
two	O
rival	O
bird	O
directors	O
DJ	O
Grooves	O
and	O
the	O
Conductor	O
competing	O
for	O
a	O
movie	O
award	O
in	O
a	O
movie	O
studio	O
called	O
Dead	O
Bird	O
Studio	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mountain	O
villagers	O
called	O
Nomads	O
infected	O
by	O
a	O
dangerous	O
plague	O
,	O
ultimately	O
befriending	O
them	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
also	O
outwits	O
a	O
malevolent	O
spirit	O
called	O
the	O
Snatcher	O
into	O
becoming	O
her	O
best	O
friend	O
after	O
he	O
temporarily	O
stole	O
her	O
soul	O
,	O
tricked	O
her	O
into	O
doing	O
his	O
dirty	O
work	O
in	O
Subcon	O
Forest	O
,	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
murder	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
have	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
searching	O
for	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
while	O
working	O
in	O
an	O
ocean	O
liner	O
called	O
the	O
Arctic	O
Cruise	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Walrus	O
Captain	O
and	O
under	O
the	O
employ	O
of	O
the	O
Nyakuza	O
crime	O
boss	O
called	O
the	O
Empress	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
city	O
called	O
Nyakuza	O
Metro	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
ending	O
with	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
being	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
city	O
after	O
a	O
bounty	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
her	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mustache	O
Girl	O
exploits	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
's	O
absence	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
her	O
ship	O
and	O
steals	O
the	O
collected	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
,	O
using	O
them	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
planet	O
into	O
a	O
fiery	O
inferno	O
where	O
her	O
word	O
is	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
confronts	O
her	O
,	O
but	O
Mustache	O
Girl	O
uses	O
the	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
time	O
rift	O
and	O
make	O
herself	O
all-powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemies	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
has	O
fought	O
come	O
to	O
her	O
aid	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
some	O
sacrificing	O
themselves	O
so	O
that	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
can	O
use	O
their	O
dropped	O
Heart	O
Pons	O
(	O
the	O
healing	O
collectible	O
)	O
to	O
power	O
herself	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
finally	O
defeats	O
Mustache	O
Girl	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
to	O
reset	O
the	O
timeline	O
,	O
restoring	O
the	O
planet	O
to	O
normal	O
and	O
reviving	O
all	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
choose	O
whether	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
should	O
hand	O
over	O
a	O
Time	O
Piece	O
to	O
Mustache	O
Girl	O
(	O
so	O
she	O
can	O
defeat	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
and	O
free	O
her	O
town	O
from	O
their	O
control	O
as	O
was	O
her	O
desire	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
her	O
former	O
foes	O
are	O
sad	O
to	O
see	O
her	O
leave	O
,	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
restores	O
the	O
Time	O
Pieces	O
to	O
her	O
vault	O
and	O
resumes	O
her	O
voyage	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
shown	O
sleeping	O
in	O
bed	O
surrounded	O
by	O
toys	O
resembling	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
started	O
by	O
director	O
Jonas	O
Kærlev	O
,	O
who	O
graduated	O
with	O
a	O
master	O
's	O
degree	O
in	O
computer	O
science	O
at	O
Aalborg	O
University	O
in	O
Denmark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
inspirations	O
include	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Kærlev	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
for	I-Application
Breakfast	I-Application
initially	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
success	O
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
eventually	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kærlev	O
thought	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
little	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
's	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
perceived	O
as	O
overwhelming	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
too	O
much	O
collecting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Kærlev	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
over	O
time	O
the	O
development	O
grew	O
into	O
Gears	B-Application
for	I-Application
Breakfast	I-Application
,	O
a	O
team	O
spanning	O
four	O
countries	O
and	O
entirely	O
volunteer-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
greenlit	O
for	O
release	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
minds	O
ever	O
since	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Nintendo-published	O
platformers	O
,	O
but	O
actual	O
development	O
did	O
not	O
materialize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
various	O
requests	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Gears	B-Application
For	I-Application
Breakfast	I-Application
initially	O
claimed	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
port	O
will	O
not	O
happen	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
confirmed	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
released	O
for	O
PC	O
were	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
added	O
mod	O
support	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Seal	O
the	O
Deal	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
for	O
24	O
hours	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
later	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
launch	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Nyakuza	O
Metro	O
+	O
Online	O
Party	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
new	O
,	O
titular	O
chapter	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
Japan-inspired	O
underground	O
city	O
,	O
where	O
Hat	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
becomes	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
cat-themed	O
street	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
Party	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
premiere	O
"	O
using	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
Networking	O
API	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
for	O
those	O
that	O
had	O
backed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
for	I-Application
Breakfast	I-Application
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
both	O
Seal	O
the	O
Deal	O
and	O
Nyakuza	O
Metro	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
Q1	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
60	O
FPS	O
when	O
playing	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
using	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
receiving	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
Dominic	O
Tarason	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
86/100	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Some	O
scuff-marks	O
aside	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
creative	O
,	O
playful	O
,	O
and	O
polished	O
tribute	O
to	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
get	O
nearly	O
enough	O
love	O
on	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
50,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
