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WHAT THE BAT?

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WHAT THE BAT?

From the creators of the award-winning comedy games WHAT THE GOLF? and WHAT THE CAR? comes a wacky game about having baseball bats for hands. It's a sweet, silly, and absurd coming-of-age story that can be enjoyed by both newcomers and experienced VR fans.

Simulation VR Casual Physics First-Person
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From the creators of the award-winning comedy games WHAT THE GOLF? and WHAT THE CAR? comes a wacky game about having baseball bats for hands. It's a sweet, silly, and absurd coming-of-age story that can be enjoyed by both newcomers and experienced VR fans.

FEATURES

  • 100+ unique levels of slapstick comedy and craziness!
  • Ten chapters filled with surprising challenges:

⚾ Right off the bat
🍼 Baby Steps
⏰ Teen Years
☕ Batville
🚽 Fixing the Home
🚗 Back to Batville
🎨 Museum of Bat Art
🚜 Country Living
🏝️ Island
🚀 Space
+ THE BATTYWOOD CHAPTERS 🎥

  • Great for newcomers, kids, and VR fans
  • Beautiful musical score recorded with a real symphony orchestra
  • Disclaimer: This game will not make you good at baseball

⭐ FREE HOLLYWOOD EPISODE OUT NOW ⭐

Three extra chapters with 18 new levels containing 100+ new physical puzzles where they get a chance to make Western movies, jump the shark, meet the stunt sheep, disarm bombs, solve crimes, throw a ring into a volcano, cook ratatouille, almost cross the Atlantic and find love.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS


Everyday life with baseball bats for hands…


Launch into space…


For love and baseball…


And of course there will be cats…


AWARD-WINNING COMEDY


MEDIA


“WHAT THE BAT? is the casual hit VR has been waiting for”
- Ed Nightingale, Eurogamer

”Very few games have ever made me smile the way WHAT THE BAT? did”
- Charlie Wacholz, UploadVR

“Best random novelty game that defies description”
- Scott Stein, CNET

“It’s brilliant, it’s brilliant, highly recommended”
- David Turner, The Computer Game Show Podcast

"WHAT THE BAT? is another eccentric hit for Triband”
- Giovanni Colantonio, digitaltrends




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WHAT THE BAT? is a part of the Laughs & Smiles Game Festival event on Steam! WHAT THE CAR? IS OUT NOW WHAT THE BAT? goes to Hollywood
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • VR Support: OpenXR. Standing Only

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 6700 / AMD Ryzen 3600 or greater
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • VR Support: OpenXR, Quest, Rift, Vive and Valve Index
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Triband
USK rating
0
Brazilian rating
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Achievements
17
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Structured language support (9)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
GermanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
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Value Score

Great Value — 88th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 88th percentile. Priced as Market at $14.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 25%
Value Ratio Top 12%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is WHAT THE BAT? worth buying right now?
Wait — $14.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does WHAT THE BAT? go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is WHAT THE BAT? free to play?
WHAT THE BAT? costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is WHAT THE BAT??
WHAT THE BAT? is a Casual, Indie, Simulation game.
Who developed WHAT THE BAT??
WHAT THE BAT? was developed by Triband and published by Triband.
What platforms does WHAT THE BAT? support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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