As part of the Nintendo Direct, Sunblink announced that their hit Apple Arcade gameHello Kitty: Island Adventureis leaving behind its mobile exclusivity and coming to Switch and PC (followed later by PS4/PS5 a bit later) in 2025.
If you’re unfamiliar withHello Kitty Island Adventure, it’s a life simulator starring Sanrio’s ubiquitous cast of cute characters. It’s maybe in the same wheelhouse asAnimal Crossing, but not entirely. My Melody (that’s a character) is opening a store in a theme park on a tropical island, and you have been brought along to help. But the park is abandoned, and the trip can only be saved with the power of friendship.
There’s a character creator. you’re able to decorate your friendship cabin. There’s baking. The press blurb says it’s over 100 hours, and I believe them. More importantly: there are no microtransactions. It’s been getting updated with new content since it was first released on iOS.
Hello Kitty: Island Adventurewas really well received on Apple Arcade. It was nominated atThe Game Awards 2023for Best Mobile Game, if you remember. It lost toHonkai Star Railbecause there’s no justice in our world, but it did win the Webby People’s Choice award as well as the Apple Arcade Game of the Year Award. Kitty’s got papers.
Hello Kitty: Island Adventureis coming to Switch and PC sometime in 2025. It will also arrive on PS4 and PS5 sometime later.
