Sunblink will release a special physical Deluxe Edition of open-world adventure game Hello Kitty Island Adventure for Switch this spring for $59.99 / £52.99 / €59.99, the developer announced. Pre-orders are available now at retailers across North America and Europe, including Amazon.
The Deluxe Edition will include the Hello Kitty Island Adventure base game and three Deluxe Bundles offering convenient starter and legacy items:
- Deluxe Event Bundle – over 330 unique items and rewards including one year of Legacy Event clothing and furniture and other cosmetics from seasonal events.
- Deluxe Starter Bundle – including friendship blossoms, bouquets and strawberry crates
- Deluxe Crafting Bundle – a bundle of crafting items including dye, sticks, iron ore and rubber.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure first launched for Apple Arcade on July 28, 2023. Switch and PC (Steam) versions launched digitally today. PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions are planned for release in 2025.
Here is an overview of the game, via Sunblink:
About
Hello Kitty invites you to join her and her friends at Big Adventures Park, where My Melody is opening a brand new gift shop. As soon as the plane arrives, it’s clear more is happening at this tropical island getaway than first meets the eye. Adventure abounds as you find lost friends and explore the abandoned park. Join forces with Hello Kitty to restore the island and the desolate theme part to their former glory!
Key Features
- Explore a Massive World – Meet Hello Kitty and Friends across distinct biomes with more than 100 hours of adventure and affecting stories to experience. 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 so much more.
- Be Who You Want – Express yourself as an original, Sanrio-style avatar with a wide range of adorable character customization options. Select from dozens of faces, features, and body shapes, then collect hundreds of clothing items. Change your appearance at any time.
- Craft, Create, Collect – Bake delicious recipes with Hello Kitty, brew magic potions with Kuromi, collect critters with Keroppi, learn to fish from Badtz-maru, and so much more. Share gifts and complete quests to deepen your friendship with even more beloved characters. Decorate your own dream space or attract new friends to the island with the right furniture pieces. Scour the island for collectibles, like the dozens of hidden gudetama, sometimes locked behind devious puzzles.
- Team Up in Multiplayer – Everything is better with friends. Invite other players to your island and complete multiplayer challenges to boost each other’s stamina, solve the island’s trickiest puzzles, chase new high scores, or build beautiful vacation homes together. Multiplayer guests can even decorate their own Friendship Cabins on your island.
- NO Microtransactions – There is no premium currency to earn, purchase, or spend in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Enjoy the sights, customize your island vacation, and unlock everything just by playing the game.