I began playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure the day it launched for Nintendo Switch back in January, and it remains in my top GOTY spot for the year. It first launched for Apple Arcade before being released digitally for PC and Nintendo Switch. Two physical versions dropped soon after, one standard and one deluxe, which includes lots of previous event items to get players started. Today, developer Sunblink announced that Hello Kitty Island Adventure will launch physically for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch in a new standard edition. It also announced another Nintendo Switch version, which is something I will purchase immediately despite owning the game: the Gift Box Edition!
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a cozy adventure game featuring relaxed activities like crafting and decorating, set in a large explorable world filled with quests, platforming challenges, puzzle-solving challenges, and other “adventure” aspects. Hello Kitty invites you on vacation with her and her friends at Big Adventure Park. Create and dress an original, Sanrio-style avatar, cook food, craft items, share gifts, complete quests, and become best friends with everyone!
The world and its distinct biomes are big, but not so big that you can’t run around the entire place in a short amount of time. Brave Kuromi’s haunted mansion in the Spooky Swamp, unearth ancient secrets with Retsuko in fiery Mount Hothead, grow rare flowers with Wish me mell in the Merry Meadows, discover new treasures underwater in Rainbow Reef, and… okay, I won’t spoil it all for you! Becoming friends with characters allows them to help you bake (Hello Kitty), brew potions (Kuromi), catch critters (Kerropi), fish (Badtz-Maru), and more. There are lots of collectibles, including dozens of cheeky hidden gudetama to photograph.
The Hello Kitty Island Adventure Gift Box Edition contains the physical Deluxe Edition, a printed Critter and Fish guide, a set of 18 plus one foil exclusive collectable cards, Tophat’s Memories, and a double-sided poster, packed into a Collector’s Box.
Developed and published by Sunblink, Hello Kitty Island Adventure will be released physically as a standard version for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on August 29. The Hello Kitty Island Adventure Gift Box Edition will be released on November 7. The game is currently available digitally for Apple Arcade, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch; it is also available physically for Nintendo Switch.
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