Hokko Life
Developer(s)Wonderscope
Publisher(s)Team17
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
ReleaseSeptember 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

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 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]

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 (Feb 11, 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 (October 12, 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. 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, retrieved 2022-12-18
  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 (September 29, 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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