| Hello Kitty Island Adventure | |
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| Developer(s) | Sunblink |
| Publisher(s) | Sunblink |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, Platformer, Life simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a 2023 video game. Based on the Hello Kitty brand, it was released for Apple Arcade on June 28, 2023. A version for consoles and PC is set to be released in 2025.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure takes place on an island inhabited by Sanrio characters. The gameplay involves adventuring and puzzle solving, with new areas being added regularly. The quests involve 3D platforming with occasional puzzles, with many new quests unlocked by becoming better friends with the Sanrio chracters. Optional quests include platform time attacks, house furnishing and Gudetama photography.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure was developed by Boulder-based game studio Sunblink entertainment. In an interview with TouchArcade, two of the employees, Chelsea Howe and Tom Blind, stated that they wanted a game that combined cozy simulators such as Animal Crossing with more exploration based gameplay. [1]
Critics and fans noted that the game shares its name with a fictional one that Butters from South Park mentions playing as part of a gag in the 2006 episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft", which became an Internet meme used as shorthand to refer to a casual game. Sanrio later used the meme in practical jokes. [2] However, the game was stated to not be associated with or a tie-in to South Park. [3]
The original game was released on June 28, 2023 as an Apple Arcade exclusive.
In the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, a version for Nintendo Switch and Windows, as well as PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, were announced, set to released in 2025. [4]
According to review aggregator Metacritic, the game received "generally favourable" reviews based on 13 reviews. [5]
It was awarded Apple Arcade Game of the Year at the 2023 App Store Awards. [6] It was also nominated for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2023, [7] as well as Mobile Game of the Year and Family Game of the Year at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. [8]
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