Choose A Hat in Time
Choose A Hat in Time if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. 29,107 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Hat in Time vs Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game
A Hat in Time and Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. A Hat in Time (2017) is 6 years older than Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game (2023). Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than A Hat in Time (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game
Choose Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game launched in 2023.
Both A Hat in Time and Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Hat in Time |  Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.1% positive (29,107 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Gears for Breakfast | Drakhar Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- A Hat in Time (2017) is 6 years older than Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game (2023).
- Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than A Hat in Time (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
A Hat in Time vs Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game — FAQ
- Should I play A Hat in Time or Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game first?
- If you want chronology, A Hat in Time (2017) came out before Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are A Hat in Time and Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both A Hat in Time and Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: A Hat in Time ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Do A Hat in Time and Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.