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Best Indie PC Game, Digital Dragons 2014. Top Hat is a 2D action adventure platformer, just like old NES games. If you are tired of “games” in which you get hit by heavy machine gun and grenades, and all you need to do is cover behind the wall to replenish HP, then Top Hat is a perfect game for you!

Release DateJul 31, 2014
Price$ 0.99  Bottom 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 60.3%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59% Bottom 30% / 57.4%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)20  Bottom 25% / 63
Curators11 reviews
Median Play Time51 min  Bottom 25%
Play Time per Dollar52 minutes  Top 30%
Followers268 
Owners± 22.4K 
Copies Sold± 1.7K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Top Hat steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Top Hat's Steam rating and reviews between August 2014 and October 2022. Steam's rating is in a range going from 80% (February 2015) to 59% (April 2020).

With 63 reviews, Top Hat might be a minor indie success if it was made quickly. The October 2015 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Top Hat and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Top Hat's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (54%), followed by Polish (16%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 10 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Polish). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Top Hat percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Top Hat, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 299 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.4 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good music
  • fun gameplay
  • well-designed levels
  • retro graphics
  • variety of weapons
  • casual dialogue
  • humorous jokes
  • worth buying on sale
  • challenging
  • cute enemies
  • lag/freezing
  • limited replayability
  • bosses are underwhelming
  • frustrating save system
  • clunky music looping
  • poor screen resolution options
  • ingame Steam interface issues
  • not genuinely difficult
  • no savegame slots
  • unforgiving mistakes

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 65%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Top Hat's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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