Hokko Life has a very cutesy art style, not offering much in the way of detail but it certainly has a cartoonish charm to the presentation, with a bright colour palette that enhances this.

The story is quite minimal, and mainly just serves to give you more jobs to take on, although having some interaction with the other members of the town was always a nice addition even if I did come across a plethora of spelling and grammatical errors. There is quite a lot of back-and-forth busywork in the opening portions of the game that tends to drag on a little too long, but once it opens up more you’ll find plenty of variety in both how you spend your time, and the types of tasks given to you to progress the story. With how difficult it is to buy a house these days, how can you say no? You’ll quickly settle down here and meet the various townsfolk, picking up quests as you go from day to day. The town's population has dwindled and you’re offered a ramshackle house to call your own - providing you renovate it yourself. Hokko Life begins with your created character arriving at the town of Hokko (after falling asleep on a train and missing your original stop) full of human-like animal residents.

Now that it’s fresh out of Early Access, does it do enough to differentiate itself from the more well-established series? Hokko Life is - in its simplest form - an Animal Crossing title in all but name. This charming series full of anthropomorphic animal villagers has often been imitated, but no developer has been able to come close to capturing the unique feel that these games have. Those of you who are fans of a small videogame company called Nintendo have probably heard of a franchise called Animal Crossing. Reviews // 26th Sep 2022 - 8 months ago // By Mike Crewe Hokko Life Review

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