Hokko Life
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.
Hokko Life
- Date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Team17
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- life simulation game
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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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• Title — Hokko Life • Developer — Wonderscope • Publisher — Team17 • Engine — Unity • Platforms — * Windows • Nintendo Switch • PlayStation 4 • Xbox One • Amazon Luna • Released — 27 September 2022 • Genre — Social simulation • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
Gameplay is generally compared to that of Animal Crossing. The player is given the ability to customize the look of in game items.
Development
Development
Work on the game began in 2017 by Wonderscope Games. 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. Unity was used as a game engine. In 2020 it was announced that Team17 would publish the game. On 2 June 2021, Hokko Life was published as an early access title on Steam. At the start of the early access period Kotaku Australia claimed that the game was too buggy to be playable though by launch PC Gamer only noted graphical issues with the UI. While in early access, a version of the game for Amazon Luna was released on January 6, 2022. The full version released for Windows, alongside versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Amazon Luna occurred on September 27, 2022.
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Reception
Hokko Life received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic. 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. TouchArcade praised the creativity options, while noting poor performance on Switch hardware.
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- 1.Zheng, Jenny. New Animal Crossing-Like Game Hokko Life Is Coming To PC. GameSpot. Feb 11, 2020.
- 2.Kent, Emma. Hokko Life is basically Animal Crossing for PC. Eurogamer.net. 10 February 2020.
- 3.Watts, Rachel. Hokko Life is an Animal Crossing-like that offers everything I love about cosy community sims. PC Gamer. 23 April 2020.
- 4.Beckhelling, Imogen. Animal Crossing 'em up Hokko Life started out more like Transport Tycoon. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 2 June 2021.
- 5.Patil, Siddharth. Hokko Life review - Animal Crossing's rookie pupil. www.sportskeeda.com. October 12, 2022.
- 6.Romano, Sal. Hokko Life to be published by Team17. Gematsu. 8 April 2020.
- 7.Romano, Sal. Hokko Life launches September 27 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. Gematsu. 2 August 2022.
- 8.Egan, Toussaint. Cozy Animal Crossing-like Hokko Life comes to PS4, Switch, and Xbox One in September. Polygon. 2 August 2022.
- 9.Says, Louie. Hokko Life Isn't Ready For Early Access. Kotaku Australia. 28 May 2021.
- 10.New on Luna+: Hokko Life. 6 January 2022.
- 11.Phillips, Kara. Review: Hokko Life - An Animal Crossing-Like That Lacks Charm And Originality. Nintendo Life. 26 September 2022.
- 12.Hokko Life. Metacritic.
- 13.Hokko Life. Metacritic.
- 14.Hokko Life. Metacritic.
- 15.Brunskill, Kerry. Hokko Life review. pcgamer. 26 September 2022.
- 16.Madnani, Mikhail. SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Hokko Life', Plus 'Skyrim Anniversary Edition' and Today's Other Releases – TouchArcade. Touch Arcade. September 29, 2022.
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