Difference between revisions of "Hatoful Boyfriend"

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This page is for the 2014 remake. For the original game, see Hatoful Kareshi.

Hatoful Boyfriend
Hatoful Kareshi	2011
Hatoful Kareshi HolidayStar	2011
Hatoful Boyfriend	2014
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star	2015

General information

Visual Novel Database article

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)		Collector's Edition also available.
Microsoft Store (unavailable)
Steam		Game can be played without Steam running.^[2]
Mac App Store (unavailable)

The native Linux and OS X versions were removed around July 2023 (as reflected on the steam page).

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Hatoful Boyfriend Collector's Edition	Includes the game's soundtrack, a 10-page manga from the game's original creator (Hato Moa), the St Pigeonation's Yearbook with notes and artwork, Okosan wallpaper, and a copy of the original game. (Not available for GOG.com version.)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mediatonic\HatofulBoyfriend\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/310080/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mediatonic\HatofulBoyfriend\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/310080/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Unity launcher.

In-game general preferences menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration		Uses OS cursor.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game language selection (bottom-left corner of main menu).

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Not available in the GOG.com version.
German				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Italian				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Japanese				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Russian				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Spanish				Not available in the GOG.com version.

Issues fixed

Game Won't Start on Linux/SteamDeck

Linux/Steamdeck download an empty folder
Right-click "Hatoful Boyfriend" in your steam library and open the game's properties, in the 'Compatibility' tab, Force (any) version of proton, as this will cause steam to download the Windows version. (instead of an empty Linux folder)

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, 7 SP1, 8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 2.0 support

Windows Vista is not supported.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	Shader model 2.0 support

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	Shader model 2.0 support

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.3.4f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (310080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-25
↑ Verified by User:Lunaterra on 2017-06-30

[2] Unity engine build: 5.3.4f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (310080) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (310080) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-25

[steam-3] Verified by User:Lunaterra on 2017-06-30

[Note 1]

[2]

[Note 2]

[1]

Developers

	PigeoNation
	Mediatonic
Publishers
Former	Devolver Digital
Current	Epic Games
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	September 4, 2014
macOS (OS X)	September 4, 2014
Linux	September 4, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	71
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Genres	Visual novel
Themes	Romance
Series	Hatoful Boyfriend

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+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|hatoful-boyfriend|68}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      |  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          |  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Visual novel }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        |  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Romance }}
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 '''General information'''
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-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | hatoful_boyfriend | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | hatoful_boyfriend | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| Humble | hatoful-boyfriend | DRM-free | [https://www.humblebundle.com/store/hatoful-boyfriend-collectors-edition Collector's Edition] | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | hatoful-boyfriend | DRM-free | {{store link|Humble|hatoful-boyfriend-collectors-edition|Collector's Edition}} also available. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1029374601 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9ncpxwlm4152 | Microsoft Store | | | Windows | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 310080 | DRM-free | Game can be played without Steam running.<ref name="steam">{{Refcheck|user=Lunaterra|date=2017-06-30}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 310080 | DRM-free | Game can be played without Steam running.<ref name="steam">{{Refcheck|user=Lunaterra|date=2017-06-30}}</ref> | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1029374601 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
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+{{ii}} The native Linux and OS X versions were removed around July 2023 (as reflected on the steam page).
 {{DLC|
-{{DLC/row| Summer of Dove Collector's Edition | Includes copy of the [[Hatoful Kareshi|original game]]. Not available for GOG.com version. | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Hatoful Boyfriend Collector's Edition | Includes the game's soundtrack, a 10-page manga from the game's original creator (Hato Moa), the St Pigeonation's Yearbook with notes and artwork, Okosan wallpaper, and a copy of the [[Hatoful Kareshi|original game]]. (Not available for GOG.com version.) | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 44: / Line 61: @@
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 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Mediatonic\HatofulBoyfriend\}}
+{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
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 {{Game data/config|Linux|}}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Mediatonic\HatofulBoyfriend\}}
+{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
@@ Line 58: / Line 77: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                = false
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend - Unity Launcher.png|Unity launcher.}}
 {{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend - Preferences Menu.png|In-game general preferences menu.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 79: / Line 102: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = yes
+|widescreen resolution      = true
 |widescreen resolution notes=
 |multimonitor               = unknown
@@ Line 89: / Line 112: @@
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = yes
+|windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
 |borderless windowed        = unknown
@@ Line 97: / Line 120: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 105: / Line 131: @@
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = no
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = no
+|acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes = Uses OS cursor.
 |mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = yes
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = n/a
@@ Line 131: / Line 157: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|touchscreen               = yes
+|touchscreen               = true
 |touchscreen notes         =
 |controller hotplug        = unknown
@@ Line 151: / Line 177: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend - Language Selection.png|In-game language selection (bottom-left corner of main menu).}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
-|separate volume          = yes
+|separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music and effects.
 |surround sound           = unknown
@@ Line 160: / Line 186: @@
 |subtitles                = n/a
 |subtitles notes          = All speech is text-only.
-|closed captions          = no
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = no
+|mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 171: / Line 199: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 179: / Line 207: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = French
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Not available in the GOG.com version.
   |fan       =
@@ Line 187: / Line 215: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = German
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Not available in the GOG.com version.
   |fan       =
@@ Line 195: / Line 223: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Not available in the GOG.com version.
   |fan       =
@@ Line 203: / Line 231: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Japanese
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Not available in the GOG.com version.
   |fan       =
@@ Line 211: / Line 239: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Not available in the GOG.com version.
   |fan       =
@@ Line 219: / Line 247: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Spanish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     = Not available in the GOG.com version.
   |fan       =
 }}
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Game Won't Start on Linux/SteamDeck===
+{{Fixbox|description=Linux/Steamdeck download an empty folder| |fix=
+Right-click "Hatoful Boyfriend" in your steam library and open the game's properties, in the 'Compatibility' tab, Force (any) version of proton, as this will cause steam to download the Windows version. (instead of an empty Linux folder)
 }}
@@ Line 230: / Line 266: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 248: / Line 284: @@
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
-|shader model versions  =
+|shader model versions  = 2.0
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          =
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}