Hokko Life

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 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]

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]