Hat Trick – Hockey Hearts
Hat Trick – Hockey Hearts is a cozy visual novel and match-3 mashup set in a 1920s paranormal romance world, featuring a hockey-playing wolf shifter and a love story shaped entirely by player choice.
Create your own character, choose your species, career, and hometown, and decide who you want to romance—and when. Relationships develop at your pace, with no forced outcomes. Whether love blooms quickly or slowly, every choice is yours.
Match-3 gameplay is woven into the story, letting you earn high scores while progressing through heartfelt scenes and dialogue.
✦ Features
Visual Novel + Match-3 Gameplay
Player Choice Matters
Choose if and when romance happens—no mandatory endingsCharacter Creation Options
Choose your species, job, and location
Available player careers: Waitress, Attorney, Librarian
Romance Options
Hockey player love interests (various positions)
Or a mysterious hockey coach
3 Save Slots – Jump back in anytime
High Score System – Replay match-3 rounds to beat your best score
2D Cottage-core Chibi Art Style
Jewel-tone color palette
Mouse-Driven Gameplay
Dialogue selection and match-3 rounds
✦ Story Summary
Cleveland, 1920.
Streetcars rattle through the city streets, tea shops buzz with whispered gossip, and quiet magic slips between brick walls and iron rails. At a local rink tucked inside a city park, a hockey player with a secret meets someone who feels like destiny itself.
A paranormal wolf shifter and their potential soulmate cross paths—but love is never guaranteed.
Will they fall in love and build a future together…
or will the moment pass them by forever?