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Is Hate Plus worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Visual novel readers who want a mystery centered on recovered data
- Science-fiction players interested in transhumanism and artificial intelligence
- Players who prefer story-focused games about political and social history
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking action, combat, or movement-based gameplay rather than text-led investigation
- Players who want a short, self-contained session instead of a three-day narrative structure
- Players looking for a light or conventional science-fiction tone
Our take on Hate Plus
Rather than treating a derelict ship as a setting for action or survival systems, the game turns its abandoned records and social history into the central investigation. Its AI companion and thematic focus replace conventional combat-driven progression with a slow examination of political decline.
What is Hate Plus?
Hate Plus is a dark visual novel set aboard a derelict generation ship.
Over three real-time days, the player investigates what caused the ship’s society to deteriorate while recovering its remaining data. An AI companion joins the investigation, bringing her own history and trauma to the unfolding mystery. The story addresses transhumanism, cosplay, cake-baking, patriarchal control, and the erosion of civil freedoms. It continues the setting of Analogue: A Hate Story while presenting a separate story. Players with completed Analogue save files can continue from that point, while new players can begin directly with Hate Plus.
How Hate Plus plays
- 01Three-day investigation
- The mystery unfolds across three real-time days during the journey back to Earth.
- 02AI companion
- A traumatized artificial intelligence assists with examining the ship’s history and messages.
- 03Save-file continuation
- Completed saves from Analogue: A Hate Story can carry progress into this sequel.
- 04Societal history
- The narrative examines a regressive political program and the return of Joseon Dynasty social mores.
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Hate Plus: platforms & release
Is Hate Plus worth it?
It is worth it if: visual novel readers who want a mystery centered on recovered data. Skip it if: players seeking action, combat, or movement-based gameplay rather than text-led investigation.
Where can I download Hate Plus?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hate Plus's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hate Plus on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
