Animal Crossing has paved the way for relaxing, community-based life simulation games to exist. Nothing can replace an Animal Crossing game, but there are many different independently developed games with a similar play style that are worth checking out. One of these is, of course, Hokko Life.
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Hokko Life and Animal Crossing are two vastly different games, and yet they hold similarities. They both have positives and negatives regarding which one you should invest in purchasing and playing. Not everyone has a Nintendo Switch, but not everyone has a Steam account either. Below is a detailed list of the good parts of each game, so you can perhaps make that definitive decision yourself.
11 Hokko Life: More Creativity
There is more room for creativity in Hokko Life. Yes, you can decorate the heck out of your house in Animal Crossing, but Hokko Life allows you to literally pick up pieces of wood, paint them and connect them to create different pieces of furniture.
This aspect of Hokko Life has a steep learning curve because of the possibilities for creation and the fact that you're truly making something from scratch. But once mastered, it allows you to indulge your inner architect.
10 Animal Crossing New Horizons: Better Animal NPCs
It has been noted by both communities that the animal NPCs in Hokko Life look a bit awkward and even scary sometimes.
In Animal Crossing, their physical appearance is more friendly and endearing. Hokko Life is a fairly new game, and they are still working out the kinks for their animal NPCs, but for now, Animal Crossing definitely has the better-looking animals.
9 Hokko Life: Small Community
Animal Crossing is a huge and popular franchise. Everyone knows about the game. Hokko Life was made by a small indie developer and has just been released from Early Access. The game is pretty new and still working out some kinks. Naturally, the fanbase and gaming community for Hokko Life is quite small and humble.
The bigger the fanbase is, the more toxic they get. You may enjoy a smaller community of people where not everyone in the world knows about your mutually enjoyed video game.
8 Animal Crossing New Horizons: DLC
There are some great DLCs out for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. They partnered with Sanrio to include some Sanrio-inspired characters and whole new themed sets of furniture for each character. Collecting the best furniture is part of what makes Animal Crossing thrilling at times.
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Aside from this, there is also DLC for New Horizons, where you can further edit and change interior housing. This expands the creativity and design possible within the base game. Hokko Life currently does not have DLC; it is a fairly new game.
7 Hokko Life: More Activities To Do
Hokko Life isn't just a relaxing life simulator. Your villagers will constantly need help crafting furniture and requiring help. You will also need to collect many resources to expand your village, create furniture, and more.
Aside from fishing and bug catching, you can go mining in caves in the game, which is a stark difference from Animal Crossing.
6 Animal Crossing New Horizons: No Quests
This is why some people can't get into Animal Crossing. There is nothing to do. You simply exist and do as you please. At the beginning of New Horizons, there is a tutorial phase where you must complete tasks, but after that, you're on your own.
This is an intended part of Animal Crossing and offers a lot of peace and relaxation to those who play.
5 Hokko Life: Not Time-Gated
Time-gated games are a big controversy for regular gamers. Let's face it, many of us are growing up and have less and less time to make sure we are playing a game at a specific time of day.
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Hokko Life is not time-gated. You cycle through days within minutes and hours as you choose. Animal Crossing is a time-gated game, so if you can only play during the night, it will only ever be nighttime in the game.
4 Animal Crossing New Horizons: More Personalized
Animal Crossing feels more personal. The villagers remember your birthday every year. If you have not played the game in a long time and then return, all your villagers will wonder where you have gone. In some of the older games, if you were gone for a while and returned, some villagers will have moved out while you were away.
The game is made to feel like everyone cares about you and your presence in the game truly matters.
3 Hokko Life: Available On Steam
Not everyone has the latest Nintendo device to play the widely popular Animal Crossing games. Animal Crossing is exclusive to Nintendo consoles such as the Gamecube, 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. Not everyone can have these devices. Steam is free, and almost everyone has a computer.
You don't need a gaming PC to run a game such as Hokko Life, so off the bat, Hokko Life is more accessible.
2 Animal Crossing New Horizons: Multiplayer
This could be the big decision-maker for certain people. Animal Crossing has multiplayer, while Hokko Life does not. There is no traditional versus or co-op in Animal Crossing, but there is multiplayer. This means that you can invite your friends to your island or visit other friends' islands.
You can trade items, encourage moving villagers, or simply have a good time fishing and emoting together. This is another layer that makes Animal Crossing feel more personal.
