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 endings Character 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?
