Achievements are extra challenges within A Hat In Time, posing odd or intense stipulations the player can accomplish as a trophy of their performance.
There are currently 46 total achievements in the game, 37 achievements for the PC version and 28 for Console versions, with four achievements exclusive to PC and one exclusive to Console. Six total achievements are limited to Seal the Deal, while eight are limited to Nyakuza Metro (DLC).
Make it through Murder on the Owl Express without finding any clues (you suck)!
The player only needs to play the act normally, just without collecting the clues, as time will still pass without them once you enter the rooms they're in.
Go to the Mail Room with the Hookshot Badge equipped and hook onto the fan. The Mail Room requires the Ice Hat to be accessed; thus, so does the achievement.
Get a total of 2000 points in Battle of the Birds!
Most of the main Acts can provide high point gains without items or badges from other areas. Train Rush is not recommended for gaining points in this regard due to its generally small point pool, but be sure to get a decent score on it anyway.
There are several chairs Hat Kid can sit on in the game. Find and sit on three of them for this achievement. It can be achieved before entering the first act.
Defeat any boss with the 1-hit hero badge equipped!
There are four viable bosses in the game, and they are found in the acts Down with the Mafia!, Award Ceremony, Toilet of Doom, and The Finale (Your Contract has Expired does not count for unknown reasons). It is recommended to fight the Mafia Boss unless you personally find one of the others easier, as he has simple attack patterns and low health. Further strategies for each boss are found on the achievement's page.
Do 5 homing attacks in a row, without touching the ground!
The segment before the Lava Cake in Alpine Skyline is recommended, as it is fairly simple to do this with the spiders there. Large crowds of enemies are also pretty straightforward.
In the bedroom of Hat Kid's Spaceship, where the access to Subcon Forest can be found, there is a big pile of pillows. The player will need the Ice Hat to dive into the pillows and find the secret hideout. Once the player obtains the Ice Hat, a small pillar of light appears where the player needs to dive.
Make it through Dead Bird Studio without being seen at all!
The player must be very careful when getting this achievement, as they need not only to remain uncaught but also to not accidentally wander into the C.A.W Agents' visions at all. The Ice Hat is highly recommended since its ability grants invisibility from the birds' sight, and the Time Stop Hat can be exceptionally useful for avoiding mobile birds if you have it.
Never meet Mustache Girl in the first act. One can accomplish this by jumping over the wall immediately to the left when you start and completing the level normally without activating events with Mustache Girl.
Collect 30 Mod Rift Tokens from Steam Workshop levels
One Mod Rift Token is earned when the player collects a Time Piece in a Steam Workshop level for the first time. They can also find any Rift Tokens that may be hidden in the levels themselves.
There is one piece of evidence that can be missed: if the player leaves the room where they need to save the pet's pet, the player will need to restart the act.
The collected time pieces must be new ones (Time Pieces from mods not completed before count).
The achievement can be simply earned by enabling Co-op 3 times at the end of a level, right before collecting the Time Piece.
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Prepare to Die
Clear All Objectives In a Single Death Wish!
All three objectives can be completed over multiple attempts. Peace and Tranquility can be used if you don't care about legitimacy, as beating a challenge after activating it will count as beating all 3 objectives.
Again, Peace and Tranquility mode can be used to make the challenges easier and count as triple their value if you don't care about legitimacy and are struggling.
When a holographic sticker is spawned, a message will appear saying the name of the act it's in. With the Compass Badge, a rainbow arrow will point towards the sticker, overriding everything but Snatcher Coins. However, this arrow is shaky and vague, so be careful.
ANY
Culinary Creativity
Discover a secret food combination!
List of combinations can be found on the Food page.
Clear an act in Online Party as the person in lead!
Achieve the number one rank in an Online Party act. The scores are tallied when the Time Piece is collected, meaning the first person to reach the Time Piece will generally win.
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Party Planner
Participate in an Online Party with 10 or more total players!
