A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time is, as of the time of writing and according to my formula, the 13th best game on Steam. Considering that, I'd imagine most people who would want to play it have already played it and my opinion on it isn't all too relevant. And in a way, I'm glad that this is the case, as I must now tell you how I dislike one of the most liked games on Steam. In foresight, maybe this is not so much the fault of the game as it's just the fact that all people don't like all kinds of games. But maybe my opinion at least matters for people like myself. You decide.

Fair warning: I didn't make it to the end, so I might be slightly off in some things, but I'm not making any of it up.
A Hat in Time is a very cutesy 3D platformer with a focus on collecting stuff. It has maybe 20 hours worth of content, which could be seen as not overly much, but the content itself is, as far as I know, very compact, i.e. avoiding repetition. You got 40 levels to complete and some hats and other platforming tools to help you.

In my somewhat brief experience, I found all the platforming and running around collecting stuff an absolute snoozefest. I felt no incentive or joy whatsoever doing it. That's all the excuse I need, but then again, I've never liked platformers I guess.
My best subjective-objective comments about it would be that they've put a ton of work in so very many little details and that the cute and happy art style and atmosphere could be appealing to some people. The game is on the short side and caters more towards the casual (or "relaxed", if you prefer) audience, having easy and/or forgiving gameplay.

As I said in the beginning - if you like this game, you've probably already played it, or at least know about it. If not, and if platformers seem like really your thing, don't let my opinion keep you from it. I'm sure there's a reason it's the 13th highest rated game on Steam. On the other hand, if you feel your taste in games maybe aligns more with mine, then there's really nothing about this game I can recommend. It was dead boring.