This project is is my own creation. It started with a YouTube tutorial for Godot, I took years ago, and then evolved well past that tutorial into three different versions of match 3. I start over from scratch each time and write the whole game and try new techniques. The most recent version in progress is a visual novel. I’ve been writing and editing a couple of fantasy romance novels for years, and I’ve always been fascinated with the choose your adventure books. I decided I’d like to take one of my romance stores and build it as a game instead of a book. I’m using Godot 4.4.1 and C#.
🎯 PROJECT OVERVIEW: HatTrick
Genre: Visual Novel + Cozy Match-3 Hybrid
Theme: Hockey Romance featuring fantasy shifters
Core Scenes:
- Title
- Main Menu
- Settings / Options
- Character Creator
- Match-3 Grid
- Dialogue (monologue + 2-character)
- Win/Lose (3-star results)
- About Us
- End Game (character animations)
Key Assets:
- Characters (human + animal forms)
- Backgrounds (local map, US map, venues, dates, workplaces)
- UI & icons (menus, dialogue boxes, match-3 elements)
- Music & SFX (later phase)
Hat Trick Milestones
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Hat Trick Developer Blog
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Hat Trick 2026 Sales
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Hat Trick 10 YR Sales
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Socials Discussion
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