Hate Plus

About

Hate Plus drops you into a three day trip back to Earth that quickly spirals into a tangled mystery. You’re paired with an AI who’s equal parts resourceful and emotionally scarred, navigating logs and conversations to piece together why a generation ship’s society collapsed into oppressive traditions. The visual novel format leans into branching choices and dense dialogue, with a focus on figuring out how systemic corruption and ideology led to cultural regression. The game stands out for its unflinching look at societal decay and the weight of its moral questions. With a 82% on community reviews, players often cite the AI’s awkwardly endearing personality and the slow burn reveal of historical parallels. Available on PC Linux and Mac since 2013, it’s a talky but tightly written follow up to its predecessor that prioritizes narrative over action.

Storyline

I can't believe it! My mission was supposed to be routine data recovery on an old derelict generation ship, but instead, I ended up rescuing an adorable AI girl who grew up in a tremendously patriarchal Neo-Confucian society? And now she's discovered a bunch of messages left by the mysterious Old *Mute... and wants me to uncover with her the slow enactment of a regressive political program that caused her society to regress to Joseon Dynasty social mores?! I wasn't expecting this at all! I thought the three day trip back to Earth would be peaceful and lonely and not at all filled with reading about tragedy! And so began my hateful days...