Hokko Life
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| Hokko Life | |
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| Developer | Wonderscope |
| Publisher | Team17 |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Release | 27 September 2022 |
| Genre | Social simulation |
| Mode | 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.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC: 54/100[12] NS: 62/100[13] PS4: 73/100[14] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Nintendo Life | 5/10[16] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 48/100[10] |
| TouchArcade | 3.5/5[15] |
| 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.[15]
References
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