Choose Hatoful Boyfriend
Choose Hatoful Boyfriend if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. 4,192 Steam reviews back the pick.
Hatoful Boyfriend vs Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Hatoful Boyfriend and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Hatoful Boyfriend (2014) is 1 year older than Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (2015). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Hatoful Boyfriend: 4,192 reviews, Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star: 348). 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 Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Choose Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star if you want an Adventure experience. Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star launched in 2015.
Both Hatoful Boyfriend and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.9% vs 95.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hatoful Boyfriend |  Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.9% positive (4,192 reviews) | 95.4% positive (348 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mediatonic, Hato Moa | Mediatonic |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Hatoful Boyfriend (2014) is 1 year older than Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (2015).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Hatoful Boyfriend: 4,192 reviews, Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star: 348).
- Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Hatoful Boyfriend (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Hatoful Boyfriend vs Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star — FAQ
- Which is better, Hatoful Boyfriend or Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Hatoful Boyfriend sits at 94.9% positive (4,192 reviews), Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star at 95.4% (348). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Hatoful Boyfriend or Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star first?
- If you want chronology, Hatoful Boyfriend (2014) came out before Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (2015). 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 Hatoful Boyfriend and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.