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{{Disambig|the 2015 remake|the original game|[[Hatoful Kareshi HolidayStar]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mediatonic}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mediatonic}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Devolver Digital}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Devolver Digital|Former}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Epic Games|Current}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=2018-05-10}}</ref>|build=5.2.1p4}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 15, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 15, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 15, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 15, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 15, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 15, 2015}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star|54}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1602/hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star|56}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star|54}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Visual novel }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Hatoful Boyfriend }}
 
|steam appid  = 377080
 
|steam appid  = 377080
|gogcom page  = hatoful_boyfriend_holiday_star,hatoful_boyfriend_holiday_star_collectors_pack
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|gogcom id    = 1450092067
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|gogcom id side = 1450100911
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|hltb        = 32817
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star
 
|wikipedia    = Hatoful Boyfriend#Sequel
 
|wikipedia    = Hatoful Boyfriend#Sequel
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Hatoful Boyfriend}}
 
{{Disambig|the 2015 remake|the original game|[[Hatoful Kareshi HolidayStar]]}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://vndb.org/v10570 Visual Novel Database article]
 
{{mm}} [https://vndb.org/v10570 Visual Novel Database article]
 
{{GOG.com links|1450092067|hatoful_boyfriend|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1450092067|hatoful_boyfriend|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/377080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/377080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | hatoful_boyfriend_holiday_star | DRM-Free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | hatoful_boyfriend_holiday_star | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable}}
{{Availability/row| Humble | hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star | DRM-Free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | hatoful-boyfriend-holiday-star | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable}}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 377080 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 377080 | DRM-free | Game can be run without Steam open.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Lunaterra|date=2019-03-14}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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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|
{{DLC/row| Dove, Actually | Also known as '''Collector's pack''' | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
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{{DLC/row| Dove, Actually | Also known as '''Collector's pack''' | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Mediatonic\Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Mediatonic\Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star\HB2_Data\SavedGames\HB2\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star\HB2_Data\SavedGames\HB2\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher.}}
 
{{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = false
|borderless windowed notes  = Enable windowed mode and use the {{code|-popupwindow}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = false
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = always on
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|touchscreen              = true
 
|touchscreen              = true
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|button prompts            = unknown
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star - General.png|General settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and effects.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and effects.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Japanese
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  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = Japanese
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Can't start game on Linux/SteamDeck===
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{{Fixbox|description=Linux/Steamdeck download an empty folder| |fix=
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Right-click the game's name in your 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)
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}}
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 7, 11
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 04:38, 18 August 2023

This page is for the 2015 remake. For the original game, see Hatoful Kareshi HolidayStar.

Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star cover
Developers
PigeoNation
Mediatonic
Publishers
Former Devolver Digital
Current Epic Games
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows December 15, 2015
macOS (OS X) December 15, 2015
Linux December 15, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 54
OpenCritic 56
IGDB 54
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Visual novel
Series Hatoful Boyfriend
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star on HowLongToBeat
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star on IGDB
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star on MobyGames
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star on Wikipedia
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 for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store (unavailable)
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Game can be run without Steam open.[2]
Windows
The native Linux and OS X versions were removed around July 2023 (as reflected on the Steam page).

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Dove, Actually Also known as Collector's pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mediatonic\Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377080/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star\HB2_Data\SavedGames\HB2\[Note 3]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377080/pfx/[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Unity launcher.
Unity launcher.

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
OS cursor used.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support

Audio

General settings.
General settings.

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

Localizations

Language settings.
Language settings.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese

Issues fixed

Can't start game on Linux/SteamDeck

Linux/Steamdeck download an empty folder

Right-click the game's name in your 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 11
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, 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
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Shader model 2.0 support


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.2.1p4[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  3. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-05-10
  2. Verified by User:Lunaterra on 2019-03-14