Hokko Life

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Hokko Life
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Developer(s) Wonderscope
Publisher(s) Team17
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
Release27 September 2022
Genre(s) Social simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

Hokko Life is a 2022 social simulation video game developed by Swedish studio Wonderscope and published by Team17. It was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 27 September 2022.

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Gameplay

Gameplay is generally compared to that of Animal Crossing. [1] The player is given the ability to customize the look of in game items. [2] [3]

Development

Work on the game began in 2017 by Wonderscope Games. [4] [5] Early versions of the game were compared to Transport Tycoon by the developer, with the game later shifting to resemble a social simulation game like the Animal Crossing series as development progressed. [3] Unity was used as a game engine. [6]

In 2020 it was announced that Team17 would publish the game. [5] [4]

On 2 June 2021, Hokko Life was published as an early access title on Steam. [7] [8] At the start of the early access period Kotaku Australia claimed that the game was too buggy to be playable [9] though by launch PC Gamer only noted graphical issues with the UI. [10] While in early access, a version of the game for Amazon Luna was released on January 6, 2022. [11]

The full version released for Windows, alongside versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Amazon Luna occurred on September 27, 2022. [7]

Reception

Hokko Life received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic. [12] [13] [14]

PC Gamer noted that the game could run on lower end hardware, while critiquing graphical quality on lower settings, as well as UI issues in the game. [10]

TouchArcade praised the creativity options, while noting poor performance on Switch hardware. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Zheng, Jenny (11 February 2020). "New Animal Crossing-Like Game Hokko Life Is Coming To PC". GameSpot. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Kent, Emma (10 February 2020). "Hokko Life is basically Animal Crossing for PC". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 Beckhelling, Imogen (2 June 2021). "Animal Crossing 'em up Hokko Life started out more like Transport Tycoon". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 Watts, Rachel (23 April 2020). "Hokko Life is an Animal Crossing-like that offers everything I love about cosy community sims". PC Gamer. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 Romano, Sal (8 April 2020). "Hokko Life to be published by Team17". Gematsu. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 Patil, Siddharth (12 October 2022). "Hokko Life review - Animal Crossing's rookie pupil". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. 1 2 Romano, Sal (2 August 2022). "Hokko Life launches September 27 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Egan, Toussaint (2 August 2022). "Cozy Animal Crossing-like Hokko Life comes to PS4, Switch, and Xbox One in September". Polygon. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ↑ Says, Louie (28 May 2021). "Hokko Life Isn't Ready For Early Access". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 Brunskill, Kerry (26 September 2022). "Hokko Life review". pcgamer. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. ↑ New on Luna+: Hokko Life, 6 January 2022, retrieved 18 December 2022
  12. 1 2 "Hokko Life". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Hokko Life". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Hokko Life". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Phillips, Kara (26 September 2022). "Review: Hokko Life - An Animal Crossing-Like That Lacks Charm And Originality". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  16. 1 2 Madnani, Mikhail (29 September 2022). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Hokko Life', Plus 'Skyrim Anniversary Edition' and Today's Other Releases – TouchArcade". Touch Arcade. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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