The time has finally come. After an original debut as an Apple arcade game on July 28, 2023, Hello Kitty Island Adventure will be available for Nintendo Switch and PC on Thursday, January 30, 2025. It will also be coming to PS4 and PS5 at a later date to be disclosed.
At first glance, the game may remind you of Animal Crossing, what with its adorable characters and immersive simulation. However, it goes a little deeper than that.
In Hello Kitty Island Adventure, you'll be able to travel through an open world of wonder, using everything from mermaid fins to balloons, decorate your homes, and create your own Sanrio characters.
The game will have over 30 hours of content at launch, and it will continue to grow.
CNET spoke with Chelsea Howe, the chief product officer at Sunblink, who said "We see this as the start, not the end. This is a live game. We've got at least two years of roadmap ahead of us," Howe said. "As long as people are enjoying it and loving it and playing it, we intend to keep on maintaining it."
Oh the places you will go. ∙ Graphics courtesy of Sanrio Co., LTD
These changes will come without the threat of microtransactions, instead you'll have a mix of free + paid updates available.
A price for the game has not been shared at this time.
