| Hokko Life | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Wonderscope |
| Publisher(s) | Team17 |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | September 27, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Social simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Hokko Life is a 2022 video game developed by Wonderscope Games and published by Team17.
| Hokko Life | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Developer(s) | Wonderscope |
| Publisher(s) | Team17 |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | September 27, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Social simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Hokko Life is a 2022 video game developed by Wonderscope Games and published by Team17.
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]
Work on the game began in 2017 by developer Robert Tatnell / 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 June 2, 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]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 54/100 [12] NS: 62/100 [13] PS4: 73/100 [14] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Life |   [15] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 48/100 [10] |
| TouchArcade | 3.5/5 [16] |
| Sportskeeda | 6/10 [6] |
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]
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