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.
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November 17, 2022
3 years and 259 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive92 reviews84.8%
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13 itemsAbout the Game
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.
⚾ 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 🎥
⭐ 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.
Everyday life with baseball bats for hands…
Launch into space…
For love and baseball…
And of course there will be cats…
“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
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
