Mr. Sun's Hatbox (2023)

Developer: Kenny Sun
Publisher: Raw Fury
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 511 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 8.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A chaotic cooperative heist game with a comedic tone, where you build a team of thieves to pull off stealthy or explosive missions.

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What players say

Players call it a fun, chaotic 2D platformer with a base-building loop and short missions, not a metroidvania despite its tags. The base game runs about 4 to 5 hours, but opinions split on new game plus: some praise the added difficulty and rent system, others find the progress-resetting payment punishing. Co-op is popular and lowers the difficulty.

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