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WHAT THE BAT?

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.

Released Nov 17, 2022 Developer Triband Platforms Windows SimulationVRCasualPhysicsFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

84.9%positive93 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“what the balls?”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Very short for a 25 dollar price tag. Never buy at full price”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

17achievements
29.5%median completion
12.4%rarest: Battywood Part 3
88.3% of players 81.8% of players 71.2% of players 57.5% of players 53.4% of players 48.7% of players 43.3% of players 36.2% of players 29.5% of players 25.0% of players 24.8% of players 22.9% of players 22.9% of players 22.0% of players 18.2% of players 14.6% of players 12.4% of players 88.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.3%Right off the Bat — Complete the chapter “Right off the Bat”.
81.8%Baby Steps — Complete the chapter “Baby Steps”.
71.2%Teen Years — Complete the chapter “Teen Years”.
Rarest badges of honor
12.4%Battywood Part 3 — Complete the chapter "Part 3" in the "Battywood" episode.
14.6%Battywood Part 2 — Complete the chapter "Part 2" in the "Battywood" episode.
18.2%Battywood Part 2 — Complete the chapter "Part 1" in the "Battywood" episode.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 03, 2025
WHAT THE BAT? is a part of the Laughs & Smiles Game Festival event on Steam!

WHAT THE BAT? is a part of Laughs & Smiles Game Festival, a digital showcase celebrating games that will make you laugh and/or smile!

Sep 09, 2024
WHAT THE CAR? IS OUT NOW

IT'S REAL! IT'S OUT! ITS TIME TO WRECK HAVOC AS A SILLY CAR! This is what the excited people are saying about the car game already: A racing game with a ‘complete disregard for actual vehicles’ - The

Jul 02, 2024
WHAT THE BAT? goes to Hollywood

The unhinged slapstick comedy VR game WHAT THE BAT? is not only the winner of UploadVR's GOTY 2022 award but also getting its first major update today with fresh movie-inspired levels! For FREE! The u

Jun 11, 2024
WHAT THE CAR? Demo is in Next Fest

Our silly game about a car with legs is part of Next Fest this week with a very fun demo. You should check it out! And please wishlist it would mean a lot to us 💖

Jun 05, 2024
WHAT THE CAR? New demo is live!!!

WHAT THE CAR? will be part of June's Next Fest but there's no need to wait. We have a shiny new demo which you can play now. Head to the Car Steam page to play the demo and wishlist! 🤙 💖 https://clan.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · VR · Casual · Physics · First-Person · Indie · Funny · Comedy · Singleplayer · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements17
Official sitehttps://whatthegames.com/bat
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR. Standing Only