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.